
B.C.’s business owners face the worst cost-of-living squeeze in the country
71 per cent of founders in British Columbia say the cost of living makes entrepreneurship difficult. So why are they staying put?
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Adrienne Matei is a Vancouver-based freelance journalist who examines how we live now, covering a broad range of topics including wellness, environment and culture. Her work appears regularly in The Guardian and has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal and The Globe and Mail, among other publications.

71 per cent of founders in British Columbia say the cost of living makes entrepreneurship difficult. So why are they staying put?

71 per cent of founders in British Columbia say the cost of living makes entrepreneurship difficult. So why are they staying put?

71 per cent of founders in British Columbia say the cost of living makes entrepreneurship difficult. So why are they staying put?