In a move that should signal an increase in the number of people looking toward Canadian government grants to start their own small businesses, a new report has stated that Canadian consumer confidence has grown in the fourth quarter to an extent that should boost small business opportunity. "Over the past six months, Canadian consumers have stopped talking about recession and changed the conversation to recovery," said a spokesman for Nielsen Canada. "We're more optimistic about our job prospects and personal finances, and are ready to open our wallets and put the recession behind us." All the experts in the financial field look to indicators like the consumer confidence level so small business can get a good indicator of the best times to get available grants. With consumer confidence spiking, it's understandably a good time to start looking into these Canadian grants and loans.