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💡 Maximize Your Cash Flow: Essential Strategies for Business Owners In today’s dynamic economic landscape, maintaining liquidity is more crucial than ever. This insightful article from The Globe and Mail highlights effective liquidity strategies that can help businesses navigate challenges and seize opportunities. From optimizing cash flow to enhancing financial resilience, these strategies are essential for sustaining growth and ensuring long-term success. At CIBC, we are committed to supporting Canadian businesses and their owners in achieving their financial goals. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gzJZSnx5 #CIBC #CommercialBanking #BusinessStrategy #Liquidity #CanadianBusiness

We’re proud to partner with Community Foundations of Canada | Fondations communautaires du Canada as a Catalyst Partner for Illuminate 2025 — Canada’s national conference for community foundations and changemakers. As a Catalyst partner, we’re supporting a platform for connection, collaboration, and bold ideas that spark community-led impact. Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) is the national leadership organization for Canada’s over 200 local community foundations. “We are excited to engage in collaboration and conversation with the powerful network of community leaders who make up the CFC family. I have been struck by the creativity, enthusiasm, and ability to partner and I am grateful to be able to spend a few days in Halifax immersed in such an environment.” – Kyle McLean, Market Vice-President, Public Sector and Not-for-Profit Group 🔗cfc-illuminate.ca

CIBC is proud to be a sponsor of Canada’s Best Managed. Since its inception in 1993, Canada’s Best Managed Companies has set the standard for excellence among private Canadian-owned and managed companies. The program continues to inspire and recognize the entrepreneurial spirit that drives our economy forward. Alan Frew, a keynote speaker at this year’s upcoming Canada’s Best Managed Awards ceremony has just released this song to inspire us all. https://lnkd.in/gj6erzMJ #BestManaged2025

As a proud long-time sponsor of Canada's Best Managed, CIBC stands alongside Deloitte in celebrating the incredible achievements of privately owned businesses. As we prepare to announce the 2025 Best Managed winners on May 7, let’s explore what it takes to join the Best Managed community through the inspiring stories of past winners. The Best Managed designation symbolizes Canadian corporate success: companies focused on their core vision, creating stakeholder value, and excelling in the global economy. We’re excited to feature one of our past winners, Montreal-based end-to-end supply chain solution provider Metro Supply Chain. The Nanji family started their company in the early 1970s, and the company grew quickly, leading Chiko Nanji to purchase the business in 1988. Today, they operate 14 million square feet of warehouse space across North America and Europe with a team of more than 6,000 staff and nearly 100 locations across the globe. They’ve achieved this exponential growth by adopting a strong company culture of trust in the leadership of each business unit and encouraging employee engagement. The company prioritizes its staff and invests in learning and development programs. These internal training programs further empower and bolster engagement levels. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gCwuaXcT Pre-registration for 2026 application is open now!

Roman Dubczak is joined by the Hon. Lisa Raitt, Avery Shenfeld and Ian Pollick, to discuss the recent economic upheaval triggered by President Trump’s announcement of tariffs on US trading partners. They delve into the immediate and longer-term impacts of these tariffs, and provide valuable insights into the economic landscape, the political ramifications of the tariffs, and the role of the upcoming Canadian federal election. Watch the video here: https://lnkd.in/eT_5C6qS #Tariffs #TradeRelations #EconomicForecast

Although Canada avoided new reciprocal tariffs on April 2 beyond those already announced, our economy remains susceptible to a global economic downturn. CIBC Chief Economist Avery Shenfeld shares insights on what might help mitigate those risks to global trade. https://lnkd.in/e8KKVRP2

CIBC is committed to responding to Call to Action Number 92 through our Truth and Reconciliation Action Plan. This initiative outlines measurable commitments to support Indigenous communities and enhance our services for Indigenous clients in the financial sector. Fostering greater Indigenous participation in our economy presents a tremendous opportunity. Join us this year at the First Nations Major Projects Coalition annual conference, 'Valuing Reconciliation in Global Markets', April 28 and 29, 2025 in Toronto. https://lnkd.in/gpFzxngx Jaimie Lickers

The global trading system has been sitting on eggshells since the US election in November, and now, like Humpty Dumpty, it’s had a great fall. Chief Economist, Avery Shenfeld, examines the reaction of the equity market in recent days and implications for the global economy going forward in the Week Ahead report, available here - https://lnkd.in/gsqNUdhJ #EquityMarket #GlobalTrade #WeekAhead #Tariffs

So proud of our CIBC Indigenous Trust dream team for their incredibly informative and engaging presentation this morning at the NATOA annual conference in Winnipeg.

While Canada was not listed among countries subjected to new “reciprocal” tariffs announced by President Trump, previously announced tariffs on autos, steel, aluminum and lumber, alongside the 25% fentanyl-related tariffs remain intact for non-USMCA compliant goods. CIBC Economists, Andrew Grantham and Ali Jaffery explore how these developments could shape Canada's economy and the broader implications for trade relations. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eCq86_7M #Tariffs #TradeRelations #EconomicForecast