Shantelle_Manca

📚 Spicy books | 🌲 Cottage core dreams | 💻 Tech & hustle | 🧡 Community over everything

[Shantelle_Manca @Tell_Manca]

@albertaNDP Why do we need pride flags in school. We are failing in all areas but we continue to focus on social issues, instead of education. before you come for me, my child is gay and is loved more than anything. She didn't need a flag for that.

[Shantelle_Manca @Tell_Manca]

Remember when you bought software and then owned it?

No monthly fee.
No subscription tier.
No "your plan has changed."
You just owned the damn thing.

What a concept.

[Shantelle_Manca @Tell_Manca]

We're renting our lives for $14.99 a month.
Individually subscriptions always sound reasonable. "It's only $12/month." Sure. Until you have Microsoft 365, cloud storage, Netflix, Spotify, antivirus, some app you forgot existed .
Then one day you are PAYING $487 a month to exist?

[Shantelle_Manca @Tell_Manca]

@Forbes Amazon keeps getting bigger. Local retailers keep getting smaller. At some point we have to ask if consumers are really saving money when the long-term cost is empty storefronts and fewer local jobs

[Shantelle_Manca @Tell_Manca]

@CTVNews As a business owner, I am frustrated with paying lots of taxes.
Every Canadian has an equal say, students, seniors, tradespeople, entrepreneurs, or someone struggling.
We can debate tax policy. We shouldn't be debating whether some Canadians deserve a bigger vote than others.

[Shantelle_Manca @Tell_Manca]

@WeAreCanProud You don't have to buy every product that hits the shelves.

If you don't like it, don't support it.

If you do, enjoy it.

Voting with your wallet has always made more sense than demanding everyone else follow your preferences.

[Shantelle_Manca @Tell_Manca]

I was looking for conversations with other business owners & ended up in a sea of "I made $1M with AI while sleeping."

Meanwhile I'm dealing with customers on Amazon before they even walk through the door.

Where are the real business owners?

[Shantelle_Manca @Tell_Manca]

Government at every level should be buying from Alberta businesses whenever possible. Office supplies, IT, printing, furniture, if a local company can do the job, why send that money somewhere else? Let's keep Alberta dollars working in Alberta. #ShopLocal #AbBiz

[Shantelle_Manca @Tell_Manca]

Canada is one of the best places in the to build something from nothing.

Thousands of small businesses started with an idea around a kitchen table.

Some become family legacies.
Some change entire communities.

I still believe this is a country where entrepreneurs can dream big.

[Edmonton Journal @edmontonjournal]

'Treated as a crisis': Business leaders call on council to deal with Downtown construction, mayor says work has started https://t.co/r3Vdie4jMP

[Shantelle_Manca @Tell_Manca]

Running a small business means getting to know the people you serve.

You learn their names, their families, what they need and what matters to them.

That kind of connection is hard to put on a spreadsheet, but honestly, it is one of the best parts.

#shoplocal #smallbusiness

[Shantelle_Manca @Tell_Manca]

This is what so many small business owners have been trying to say.

It's rarely one big thing. It's rising costs, lower consumer spending, labour, insurance, taxes, and fewer people shopping locally.

One closure is a story. Six is a warning.

[Global Edmonton @GlobalEdmonton]

"Death by a thousand cuts": Six restaurants in downtown Edmonton have closed their doors in recent weeks or are in the process of shutting down — prompting concerns over the core's ability to sustain business.
#yeg
https://t.co/q6u3wCoSmW

[Shantelle_Manca @Tell_Manca]

Every time someone says, "I'll just order it online," they don't see what I see.

The empty parking spots.
The quieter storefronts.
The smaller payroll.

Small businesses don't disappear overnight.

They disappear one purchase at a time.

[Shantelle_Manca @Tell_Manca]

#Amazon does not sponsor your kids. It does not hire your neighbours. It does not donate to your fundraiser. It does not care if your Main Street dies.
So no, we do not give in.
We fight for local businesses before all we have left is a delivery truck and an empty downtown.

[Shantelle_Manca @Tell_Manca]

My heart is heavy, but I know I’m not alone.

Running a small business in Canada right now is brutal, while #Amazon keeps training people to value convenience over community.

[Shantelle_Manca @Tell_Manca]

@goodreads I love her writing.

[Shantelle_Manca @Tell_Manca]

France isn't banning people from buying #Shein.

They're going after the business model instead.

No influencer promotions. New environmental penalties. More accountability.

I love this! #fastfashion

[Shantelle_Manca @Tell_Manca]

This is why competition matters.

Whether it's beef, groceries, retail or anything else, consumers benefit when businesses have to compete for our dollars.

Too much market concentration rarely ends well.

[Global Edmonton @GlobalEdmonton]

ICYMI: Canadians who bought beef since 2015 may be eligible for part of a proposed class-action settlement worth nearly $8 million.

https://t.co/F1pyDBWUNv

[Shantelle_Manca @Tell_Manca]

@GlobalEdmonton If you've been following the proposed beef price-fixing settlement, it raises a bigger question.

Competition matters.

The more power that ends up in the hands of a few large companies, the easier it becomes for consumers to lose.

Healthy competition keeps prices honest.

[Shantelle_Manca @Tell_Manca]

We keep talking about how hard small business is right now, but I’m not sure we’re talking enough about what happens if this continues for another 10 years.
Fewer local stores.
Fewer local owners.
Fewer choices in our own communities.