# @cityofcalgary on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B37LtffDaQe
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/15734220-cityofcalgary-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2019-10-22T15:00:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** City of Calgary (@cityofcalgary) — https://gondola.cc/cityofcalgary

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This week is Small Business Week, Canada’s largest celebration of small businesses. Calgary has been through some tough times, but we are resilient and we have a lot of positive things going on in our city.⁣ ⁣⁣
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We’ve heard from Calgary’s businesses that we need to improve how we support those looking to start, grow and maintain a business in Calgary during these challenging economic times, and we’re acting on this feedback. We are leading the way in several areas.⁣ ⁣⁣
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• We became the first city in Canada to provide a virtual, one-window approach for permitting, now available online with the support of our live chat.⁣⁣
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• We are focused on financial relief for the business community. We’ve held development & construction permit fees at 2016 levels until 2020. ⁣⁣
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• We became the first city to accept developer surety bonds as an alternative to letters of credit, while also reducing the overall dollar amount held for securities by 10%. ⁣ ⁣⁣
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Further work is underway with our partners to bring business and residents back to our downtown core and reduce barriers for businesses to be successful. ⁣
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Find out what we can do for your business or business-to-be at calgary.ca/businessfriendly (link in bio). #yyccomeback ⁣
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