Government Links

• General Information for Small Business
• Starting a Small Business - A Career Choice?
• Start-Up Information
• For Women
• For Youth
• Incorporating a Business Information
• Marketing Information
• Financing
• Hiring
• Business Research
• Exporting
• Research Services

General Information for Small Business

• Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
  Information from Revenue Canada, providing specific information for small businesses
• Industry Canada - Strategis
  An excellent place to do industry and market research, find Canadian companies, and use the various online tools that Industry Canada has created
• InfoEntrepreneurs
  An excellent Canada Business Service - Quebec site for business startup information
• Province of Ontario
  Index to services including Ontario Facts, access to all government Minitries and Agencies, and Publications Ontario
• U.S. Business Advisor
  A one-stop electronic link to all the information and services the U.S. government provides for the business community

Starting a Small Business - A Career Choice?

• Canada Business
  This Canadian government site has useful information for self employment including detailed coverage of topics for business start-up, an interactive tool for creating a business plan, and an online small business workshop with sessions on starting with a good idea, marketing basics, financing your business, planning fundamentals, and basic regulations for getting started

Start-Up Information

• Self Employment Assistance
  The Self Employment Assistance (SEA) program provides income support, training, and technical assistance to individuals to enable them to become self-employed. Eligible applicants must be qualified Unemployment Insurance Claimants
• CanadaOne
  A destination site for Canadian business owners with articles and workshops, a free Canadian business directory, and a Canadian business resources search engine
• ENTERWeb
  an excellent site for research information
• SmallbixXpress
  a guide to small business information on the Internet for Ontario

For Women

• Canadian Women's Foundation
• Women Business Owners of Canada Inc.

For Youth

• Canadian Youth Business Foundation
  The Canadian Youth Business Foundation is a non-profit, private-sector initiative designed to provide mentoring, business support and lending to young Canadian entrepreneurs who are creating new businesses
• Stats Canada - Educational Resources
  This section of Stats Canada's web site provides usful information and resources for students and teaches for understanding statistics and their use. May be useful for school projects and assignments, as well as for young business people when developing Business Plans

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Incorporating a Business Information

• Small Business
• Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
• SmallbizXpress
  A guide to small business information on the Internet for Ontario

Marketing Information

• E-Commerce
  In 1998, the Electronic Commerce Task Force was created to serve as a focal point and catalyst for th development of a comprehensive policy, regulatory, and legal framework, and to promote the growth and use of electronic commerce in Canada. This site provides information on Canada's Electronic Commerce Strategy, outlining the various initiatives which are helping make Canada a world leader in the adoption and use of electronic commerce

Financing

• Canada Small Business Financing Program
  The Canada Small Business Financing (CSBF) Act was enacted in April 1999 to build on the success of its predecessor, the Small Business Loans Act. The Program's objectives are to streamline loan administration, improve its ability to achieve cost recovery and to extend financing that would otherwise have been unavailable to small and medium-size enterprises. While Industry Canada is responsible for administration of the Program, financial institutions are responsible for all credit decisions and for making the loans
• Business Development Bank of Canada
  working Capital for Growth, Micro Business Program, Venture Loans, Patient Capital, Venture Capital, Strategic Alliance Between CIBC and BDC to support Aboriginal-owned small and medium-sized businesses, The Cultural Industries Development Fund Department of Canadian Heritage, Term Loans
• Financing Your Business
  Information and online worshop provided by Canada Business Service Centres

Hiring

• Employment Standards Act Information

Business Research

• CanadaOne
  A destination site for Canadian business owners with articles and worshops, a free Canadian business directory, and a Canadian business resources search engine
• EnterWeb
  An excellent site for research information
• Canadian Federation of Independent Business
• Inc. On Line Busines Magazine
• Canadian Company Capabilities Information
  Computerized databank that profiles over 25,000 Canadian companies. Canadian companies may register online so that others may easily find them. This database can be used to locate Canadian suppliers and distribution channels, to determine competition, to form partnerships and to uncover export ventures
• Statistics Canada
  Privides Canadian statistical information as well as details for communities from the 1996 Census
• SmallbizXpress
  a guide to small business information on the Internet for Ontario

Exporting

• Export Source
  Federal Links to assiste business in exporting goods and services. Complete workbook on exporting - 20 Chapters
• Canada's Electronic tendering Service - MERX
  Listing 1000s of tending opportunities with ublic and private setors throughout Canada. It is also the only electronic source of federal government opportunities
• U.S. Federal Government Business Opportunities
  The General Services Administration facilitates purchases by the U.S. government - "the world's largest consumer" - and the Electronic Posting System site

Research Services

• IntelliSearch
  Skilled researchers find the information you need, when you need it. IntelliSearch provides fee-based custom research with a 24 to 48 hour turnaround. Same day delivery is available at a small extra charge if you make your request before 2 p.m.