Aboriginal Youth Business Council (www.aybc.org) Business Development Bank of Canada (www.bdc.ca )
- Aboriginal finance programs
- Links to other financial institution aboriginal finance programs
Accounting Firms
BDO Dunwoody (www.bdo.ca) Ernst & Young http://www.ey.com/global/vault.nsf/Canada/OutlineBusinessPlan/$file/OutlineBusinessPlan.pdf - Business Now Online Magazine
Assessing Your Personal Potential
Business Development Bank of Canada Entrepreneurial Self-Assessment
(www.bdc.ca/bdc/home/Default.asp )
- Online self-assessment test, gives immediate feedback and insight
The Business Link (www.cbsc.org/alberta ) Canada Business Service Centres (http://www.cbsc.org/ )
- Electronic commerce info-guide
- Interactive Business Planners
- Links to all the CBSCs, covering all areas of business
- Local information
Western Economic Diversification Canada (http://www.wd.gc.ca/eng/tools/default.htm )
- "Am I an entrepreneur?": Self-assessment quiz
- Links to the C/BCBSC Online Small Business Workshop
Associations and Other Organizations
Canadian Franchise Association (http://www.cfa.ca/ )
The following can be ordered from (http://www.cfa.ca/bookstore.html )
- 1999 Franchise Annual
- Canadian Business Franchise Magazine
- CFA Code of Ethics and Disclosure Document Guide
- CFA's Membership Directory
- Checklist for Franchisees
- Franchising Your Business (the law firm of Siskind, Cramery, Ivey, and Dowler)
- Franchising: So You Want to Be on the Leading Edge (Dennis Epstein, Horwath Orenstein, Chartered Accountants)
- Guide to Buying a Franchise Business
- How to Make Your Numbers Talk (Jason C. Orr)
- Legal Considerations of Franchising in Canada
- Protecting Trade Secrets
- So You Think You Need a Lawyer (Maureen F. Fitzgerald)
- So You Want to Buy a Franchise (Douglas Gray and Norman Friend)
- Starting a Successful Business in Canada
- The CFA "Guide to Buying a Franchise Business" Information Kit
- The latest issue of Canadian Business Franchise Magazine
- The Pros and Cons of Franchising in Canada
- What to Say When Your Customers Won't Pay (Judy Smith,Michael Shulman)
- Where to Go When the Bank Says No (Gary Fitchet with Kathleen Aldridge)
Canadian Venture Capital Association
Email: kryan@cvca.ca
Web: http://www.cvca.ca/ Dun and Bradstreet (www.dnb.ca ) International Franchise Association
Email: ifa@franchise.org
Web: http://www.franchise.org/ Banks
Bank of Montreal (http://www.bankofmontreal.com/ ) or (www.bmo.com ) Business Development Bank of Canada (http://www.bdc.ca/ ) CIBC (http://www.cibc.com/ ) CIBC Small Business Information Exchange
(www.cibc.com/SmallBusiness/sbie.html ) Royal Bank of Canada (www.royalbank.com ) Scotiabank (http://www.scotiabank.ca/ ) Toronto Dominion Bank (http://www.tdbank.ca/ ) Developing a Business Plan
BizPlanit (www.bizplanit.com/vplan.htm )
- Provides a complete guide to creating a business plan
Business Development Bank of Canada Business Plan
(www.bdc.ca/bdc/home/Default.asp )
- What is a business plan?
- Why do you need a business plan?
- Template
- Good especially if you are approaching BDC - they will want a well thought out business plan. You can make a business plan in literally thousands of different ways, so giving a plan to them in a format that they want is half the battle
Business Development Bank of Canada Business Plan template
(www.bdc.ca/en/business_tools/business_plan/default.htm )
- Has a well-developed business plan outline
CIBC Business Focus (www.cibc.com/SmallBusiness/EN307.html )
- A comprehensive business planning software package that can be previewed and/or ordered via this web site
Entrepreneurship Institute of Canada - Business Start-up Guides and
Resource Books (www.entinst.ca/prod01.html )
- A list of guides and paperback books covering everything from starting and financing your business to business plans for particular industries
Khera Communications, Inc. (www.morebusiness.com/templates_worksheets/bplans )
- An American site with good updated links and daily news about building a business, starting a business, getting more profit from your business, and business planning
Nova Scotia Economic Development and Tourism (www.gov.ns.ca/ecor/ced/busplan )
- How to prepare a business plan. A sample business plan with text explaining the purpose of each section of the plan
Palo Alto Software (www.bplans.com/samples/index.cfm?affiliate=pas )
- Site contains sample business plans for a variety of businesses such as a consulting firm, flower importer, furniture manufacturer, golf pro shop, a coffee shop, a medical equipment company and a number of others
Profit guide (http://www.profitguide.com/ )
- Links to business plan generators. All rated.
The Royal Bank's Big Idea for Small Business
(www.royalbank.com/business/tools/bigidea.html )
- A free, downloadable, interactive software program designed to help you create a rudimentary business plan
E-Commerce
CIBC Small Business Internet Commerce Solutions
(http://www.cibc.com/SmallBusiness/InternetCommerce/ )
- Tools and links to IBM's HomePage Creator
Ernst & Young eCommerce (www.ey.com/ecommerce )
- Case studies, alliances, solutions and descriptions of e-commerce
Exporting
Asia Week Online (http://cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/ )
- A good site if you are looking at getting into business in Asia or exporting to Asia and want to get some background info. on the marketplace, politics, and general news.
Export Development Corporation (www.edc.ca )
- Export risk profiler
- Foreign market information
- Links to other sites
ExportCanada.com (www.ExportCanada.com )
- A database of Canadian companies looking to expand into foreign markets
Profit guide (www.profitguide.com )
- Rated links to helpful export sites
Financing
Business Development Bank of Canada (www.bdc.ca )
- Links to location nearest you, entrepreneur awards, student business loans, Profit$ e-zine
Canadian Venture Capital Association (http://www.cvca.ca/opportunities/ ) Profit guide (http://www.profitguide.com/ )
- Rated links to small business banking sites
- Rated links to small business finance sites
Quicken Small Business Centre (http://www.quicken.ca/eng/soho/index.html/ )
- Easy to read and browse - appealing
- Free software, marketing hints, developing a home office, online advice about small business and taxation
- Links to financing
- Small Business Café
- The Quicken.ca Consultant
Strategis (Industry Canada)
(http://www.strategis.ic.gc.ca/ )
- An extensive database of links to financial providers for small and medium-sized business
Franchising
Be the Boss (www.betheboss.com )
- Provides detailed profiles of the franchises mentioned
- Reference to an extensive archive of articles on franchising
Canadian Franchise Association (http://www.cfa.ca/ )
- Excellent list of publications, access to associates, member lists
The Franchise Handbook On-Line (www.franchise1.com/ )
- Business opportunities
- Directory of franchise opportunities
- Expert advice
- Franchise information
- News from the franchise industry
Franchise Statistics (Canada) http://francon.com/CDNFACTS.htm FranNet: The Franchise Connection (http://www.frannet.com/ )
- An extensive on-line reference library on franchising
- A U.S. company but you can connect with their Canadian offices as well
Profit guide (http://www.profitguide.com/ )
- Rated links to franchise sites - helps you determine best sites to hit
General Information
Canadian Association of Family Enterprise (www.cafeuc.org )
The Canadian Industrial Innovation Centre (http://www.innovationcentre.ca/ )
- A site dedicated to helping inventors and innovators with information and resources related to market research, product and process engineering, international promotion, licensing and similar topics.
CCH Canadian Limited (http://www.ca.cch.com/frsub2a.html )
- Information on taxes affecting Canadian companies
- Links to accounting and law firms
CNN Small Business Website (http://www.cnnfn.com/smbusiness )
- Links to the CNN main site if you want to see what the headlines of the day are
Fortune Magazine
The Globe and Mail's Report on Business Magazine (www.robmagazine.com ) Human Resources Development Canada - Small Business Site
(www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/common/employr.shtml#market )
- Additional business links
- Human resources planning
- Market and industry information
- On-line Business Week Magazine
Khera Communications, Inc. (http://www.morebusiness.com/ )
- An American site with good updated links and daily news about building a business, starting a business, getting more profit from your business, and business planning
Profit guide (www.profitguide.com/ ) Quicken Small Business Centre (http://www.quicken.ca/eng/soho/index.html/ )
- Easy to read and browse - appealing
- Free software, marketing hints, developing a home office, online advice about small business and taxation
- Links to financing
- Small Business Café
- The Quicken.ca Consultant
The Small Business Journal (http://www.tsbj.com/ ) Strategis (www.strategis.ic.gc.ca/engdoc/main.html )
- Huge site contains information on everything you would ever want to know about business and markets. A must see, but don't get lost in the site.
- Main areas of interest are:
- Company Directories
- Trade and Investment
- Business Information by Sector
- Economic Analysis and Statistics
- Research Technology and Innovation
- Business Support and Financing
- Licences, Legislation, and Regulation
- Employment and Learning Resources
- Consumer Information
Wall Street Journal Online (www.wsj.com ) Western Economic Diversification Canada (www.wd.gc.ca/eng/ )
- General information of use to any small business owner
- Information on starting and planning a business
Government
Federal
Canada Business Service Centres (www.cbsc.org/ )
Email: olson.dave@cbsc.ic.gc.ca - Online workshop
- Small business planner
- Top 40 questions
Canada/Alberta Business Service Centre: The Business Link (http://www.cbsc.org/alberta/index.html ) Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre (www.cbsc.org/manitoba ) Canada/New Brunswick Business Service Centre (http://www.cbsc.org/nb )
Email: cbscnb@cbsc.ic.gc.ca Canada/Nunavut Business Service Centre (www.cbsc.org/nunavut/ ) Canada NWT Business Service Centre (www.cbsc.org/nwt )
Email: yel@cbsc.ic.gc.ca Canada/Ontario Business Service Centre (http://www.cbsc.org/ontario/ )
Email: info@cobsc.org Canada/Prince Edward Island Business Service Centre(http://www.cbsc.org/pe/ )
Email: pei@cbsc.ic.gc.ca Canada/Saskatchewan Business Service Centre(http://www.cbsc.org/sask/ )
Email: saskatooncsbsc@cbsc.ic.gc.ca Canada/Yukon Business Service Centre (http://www.cbsc.org/yukon/ )
Email: perry.debbie@cbsc.ic.gc.ca CanadExport Trade Newsletter
(http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/english/news/newsletr/canex/menu.htm ) Canadian Intellectual Property Office (www.ic.gc.ca )
Email: cipo.contact@ic.gc.ca Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (www.infoexport.gc.ca ) Guide for Canadian Exporters Series (http://www.infoexport.gc.ca/menu-e.asp/ ) Industry Canada (http://www.ic.gc.ca/ ) Info entrepreneurs (http://www.infoentrepreneurs.org/
Email: infoentrepreneurs@cbsc.ic.gc.ca Public Works and Government Services Canada (http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/ ) Revenue Canada - Customs and Excise (http://www.rc.gc.ca/ ) Revenue Canada Small Business Page
(http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/tax/business/smallbusiness/index-e.html ) Provincial
Alberta
Alberta Economic Development
Industry Development Division
Email: adrienne.brown@gov.ab.ca
Web: http://www.edt.gov.ab.ca/ Alberta Economic Development and Trade (www.edt.gov.ab.ca and
http://www.alberta-canada.com/index1.cfm ) The following can be downloaded from http://www.albertafirst.com/Alberta_Business/Small_Business_Guides/default.asp
- Financial Planning for a Small Business
- Managing a Small Business
- Marketing a Small Business
- Record Keeping for Small Business
- Starting a Home Based Business
- Starting a Small Business
British Columbia
Ministry of Small Business, Tourism, and Culture
Email: mike.cowley@gems4.gov.bc.ca
Web: www.sbtc.gov.bc.ca British Columbia Ministry of Small Business, Tourism, and Culture www.gov.bc.ca/sbtc/ The following can be downloaded from www.sbtc.gov.bc.ca/smallbus/publications/index.htm - An Overview of Mentoring and Existing Mentoring Programs
- BC Business Co-operatives
- Business Planning and Cash Flow Forecasting for Business
- Employee Share Ownership Program
- Equity Capital Program
- Exploring Business Opportunities: An Innovative Guide for BC Entrepreneurs
- Home-based Business Manual: Starting Your Home-based Business
- Overview of Government Assistance Programs
- Profile of Small and Medium Exporters
- Resource Guide for BC Businesses (English, Punjabi, Chinese)
- Resource Guide for British Columbia Businesses: Guidelines and Requirements for Business
- RU Y2K BC?
- Starting a Business in Canada: A Guide for New Canadians
- Starting Your Own Business: A Resource Guide for Women
Manitoba
Department of Industry, Trade, and Tourism
Small Business & Co-operative Development Branch
Email: manitoba@cbsc.ic.gc.ca
Web: www.gov.mb.ca/itt/ Manitoba Department of Industry, Trade, and Tourism
(http://www.gov.mb.ca/itt/index ) New Brunswick
Department of Economic Development, Tourism, and Culture
Email: wwwedt@gov.nb.ca
Web: www.gov.nb.ca/edt/ New Brunswick Department of Economic Development and Tourism (http://www.gov.nb.ca/ ) Newfoundland
Department of Industry, Trade, and Technology
Web: http://www.success.nfld.net/
Email: ittinfo@mail.gov.nf.ca Northwest Territories
Department of Resources, Wildlife, and Economic Development
Email: Paul_Jones@gov.nt.ca
Web: http://www.gov.nt.ca/ Nova Scotia
Department of Economic Development and Tourism
Email: econ.edt@gov.ns.ca
Web: www.gov.ns.ca/ecor/infocent/startbus.htm Nunavut
Resources, Wildife and Economic Development
Web: www.gov.nt.ca/RWED
Email: icon@nunanet.com Ontario
Ministry of Economic Development, Trade, and Tourism
Email: mcdtt-general@gov.on.ca
Web: http://www.ontario-canada.com/ Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (http://www.gov.on.ca/ ) Prince Edward Island
Department of Development and Technology
Email: invest@gov.pe.ca
Web: http://www.gov.pe.ca/development/index.php3 Quebec
Ministère de Développement èconomique, de I'Innovation et de I'Exportation
Email: info@mdeie.gouv.qc.ca
Web: www.mdeie.gouv.qc.ca/ The following can be downloaded from
http://www.mdeie.gouv.qc.ca/page/web/portail/entreprises - Entreprendre au féminin
- Fonder une enterprise
- Le démarrage d'entreprise et le plan d'affaires
- Profils des petites entreprises
Saskatchewan
Department of Economic Development
Email: bryon.burnett@ecd.gov.sk.ca
Web: http://www.gov.sk.ca/govt/econdev/ Saskatchewan Department of Economic and Co-operative Development
(http://www.gov.sk.ca/govt/econdev/ ) Market Information
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (www.acoa.ca )
- Financial Help
- Market trends and opportunities in Atlantic Canada
- Small Business Profiles
Canadian Federation of Independent Business Research
(www.cfib.ca/youth/links/Default_e.asp )
- Provincial outlooks, publications, research reports
Export Development Corporation (www.edc.ca )
- Export risk profiler
- Foreign market information
- Links to other sites
Export Source Foreign Market Research(www.exportsource.gc.ca - Country Information
- From government and other sources
- List of potential exporting partners
- Trade Statistics and Leads
Human Resources Development Canada - Market and Industry Information
(www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/common/employr.shtml#market )
- Links to other sites where you can gather information
Southam Online - Business (www.southam.com )
- This site provides links and search capabilities to look for past articles that may help you in the development of your business plan or market expansion
Strategis Business Information by Sector http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_indps/engdoc/homepage.html - Another section of the Strategis web site, contains information on business sectors, strategic information guides, guides to Canadian industries, changing articles
New Business Opportunities
Business Opportunities Handbook (http://www.busop1.com/ )
- Excellent links, although most in U.S.
- Links, opportunities, listings, articles, shows
Canadian Company Capabilities
(http://www.strategis.ic.gc.ca/ - Connecting buyers and sellers
- Links to other online directories
- Register your company
- Search for companies
- Update your company information
Protection of Intellectual Property
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
(www.strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/cipo/welcome/welcom-e.html )
- An excellent site for anyone considering the possibility of protecting their intellectual property
- Canadian and international links
- Copyrights
- Events
- Frequently asked questions, background on intellectual property
- Industrial designs
- News
- Search patents on-line
- Trade marks
Youth Entrepreneurs
Aboriginal Youth Business Council (www.aybc.org )
- Business profiles
- Directories
- Networking email directory
Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs (http://www.acecanada.ca/ )
- Links to other excellent sites for business start-ups and small business owners
- Site is dedicated to providing students with skills, resources, and contacts to make sure their ventures are successful
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency - Young Entrepreneur's Info Guide
(www.acoa.ca/english )
- Financial Help
- Market trends and opportunities in Atlantic Canada
- Small Business Profiles
Business Development Bank of Canada - Youth Business Site
http://www.bdc.ca/bdc/home/Default.asp - Descriptions and links to Young Entrepreneur financing and Youth Business programs
Canadian Federation of Independent Business - Links
(www.cfib.ca/youth/links/Default_e.asp ) Canadian Youth Business Foundation (www.cybf.ca )
- Includes the Intervision Extra! Newsletter
- Nicely laid out site dedicated to those considering starting a new business or young entrepreneurs with questions about improving their current business
L'Association des Services d'aide aux jeunes entrepreneurs du QuÄbec
(SAJE) (http://www.saje.qc.ca/ )
- The site describes the association and what they do. If you are a resident of QC, between the ages of 18 and 35, and an entrepreneur or small business owner, you might want to contact them and see how they can help you with your business
- Site is in English and French
Young Entrepreneur's Association (www.yea.ca )
- Simply describes the association and the benefits such as newsletter, networking, lower ticket prices for events
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