Online tool helps small businesses measure productivity

Ottawa – Business Development Canada has a free productivity benchmarking tool that helps you find out in minutes where you stand compared to other Canadian businesses in your industry.

It’s the first step to making your business leaner, stronger and more profitable, the BDC website says.

The benchmarking tool will calculate and display your results online and allow you to download a printable report containing your results, recommended readings and information on best practices.

The data used in this benchmarking tool is provided by the Canadian Center for Data Development and Economic Research (CDER) of Statistics Canada.

To use the tool, click here.