Each of our partners are companies who have gone above and beyond to provide products and services that help small businesses grow. We personally use their products or services at Silver Lining and as we have gotten to know each of them, continue to believe that they are walking the walk in their companies. The Committed to Growing Small Business coalition is not just a marketing strategy- it is a partnership with a real desire to see change in how big and small businesses are working together.

The partners who are Committed to growing small business with Silver Lining are:

Citi Cards Canada Inc.

Every small business struggles with getting credit and finding a credit card with offerings that cater to our unique challenges. Citi has worked long and hard to put together the brand new and completely unique Citi STAPLES easyRewards Business MasterCard. This new card has really amazing offers for small businesses, including an incredibly rich rewards program with STAPLES, WestJet and Petro-Canada as redemption partners, the option to delay payment on large purchases for 2 months interest free to help with cash flow, free online expense management tools, and access to benefits programs for you and your employees.
Find out more about what Citi is doing to help small businesses grow at www.businessownersgetit.com

Hewlett Packard (Canada) Co.

We all need good laptops and printers that are stable, reliable and cost effective. We know technology is important but we do not have unlimited budgets for these types of things.
HP has been working hard to help small businesses for many years. Both their laptops and printers are leaders in the small business space. Small businesses own more HP printers than any other type of printer out there. HP is also very committed to the environment and they have a whole section on their website teaching people how to be more environmentally conscious.
Find out more about what HP is doing to help small businesses grow at www.hp.com/canada/portal/smb

Intuit (makers of QuickBooks)

Cash flow is the primary concern of small businesses. We are not accountants by trade and we want to ensure we are starting our business off on the right path using the best accounting tools.

Intuit- the makers of QuickBooks is world renowned for creating financial management software for consumers and small business . QuickBooks is an easy to use accounting software program that can save time and help you work faster. You can track your accounts payable and receivable, process payroll and with the strong reporting tools it will help you understand how your business is actually doing. Intuit, also supports a fantastic small business online forum to help you grow your business..
Find out more about what Intuit is doing to help small businesses grow at www.community.intuit.ca/quickbooks

Rogers Cable Communications Inc.

We all need a phone and internet, yet struggle with finding service providers who have come up with packages that make sense for us. Often times big technology companies provide services that make sense for a regular consumer or for larger enterprises and we get lost in the middle.
Rogers Cable has developed an entire team focused on providing packages for TV, Phone and Internet that cater directly to small businesses and have the flexibility to grow and change as you grow and change. They are always working on value add offerings to help you grow your business including new things like website development and hosting.
Find out more about what Rogers is doing to help small businesses grow at www.easytomanage.ca

STAPLES Canada

Time is of the essence for entrepreneurs and we need a place to go where we can find almost everything on our list.
STAPLES is working to become the leader in delivering on the needs we have as small businesses. They are not just office supplies like they have been thought of for so long. They are leaders in technology solutions for small business and the place to go to buy the furniture to set up your home office, to get all of your copy and print needs met at their Copy & Print Centers and even to learn about how to grow your small business through their BizLaunch Seminar Series.
Find out more about what Staples is doing to help small businesses grow at www.staples.ca/easy