I was at the Halifax Business Awards last night, and it was really quite interesting to hear the chatter and get a sense of the overall vibe among the business owners.
There was a lot of talk, both by the chair of the chamber of commerce and in general chatter amongst the attendees, about a real business confidence about the next 5 years. Comments like "The last couple of years were about surviving, but the next few years are going to be all about growth." were noticeable. People were listing off the shipbuilding contract, Shell's billion dollar exploration deal, Deep Panuke coming on line etc etc etc and really talking in excited tones about what they felt were opportunities for the growth of their own businesses.
It was really quite refreshing to see/hear... there was none of the negativity surrounding things, relative to what the CH seems to portray sometimes, and there was a genuine feeling that things are growing in multiple sectors and things look good.
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