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Business/Marketing Plan Research and Development
Business Plan Template
IBP - the Interactive Business Planner
Statistics Canada
Retail Council of Canada (RCC)
Business Startup Information
Business Startup Assistant
BusinessGateway.ca
Starting a Small Business in Ontario - Online Book
Revenue Canada Small Business Page
Government Programs and Services
Ontario Business Connects HRDC's
Human Resources Management Site
Strategis Canada-Ontario
Business Service Center
Ministry of Labour
Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB)
Innovation
Canadian Innovation Centre
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
Import/Export
Department
of Foreign Affairs & International Trade (DFAIT)
Export Development Canada
E-commerce Tools
ebiz.enable
Sources of Financing
Everything
you ever wanted to know about financing Temfund
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Small
Business Loans Administration
Aboriginal Business Canada
Community Economic Development Organizations
Federal Government Resources
Provincial Government Resources
Community Economic Development Resources
A business plan is a critical step in developing a successful business. Prepared for you is a presentation that can be downloaded. The presentation offers an easy look at the key elements that make up a business plan.
The IBP is the first business planning software product designed specifically to operate on the World Wide Web. The IBP uses the capabilities of the Internet to assist entrepreneurs prepare a 3-year business plan for their new or existing business.
Your business resource for online statistics, publications, statistical tables, analysis and more.
RCC is a not-for-profit, industry-funded association with more than 8,500 members comprised of all retail formats including department, specialty, discount and independent stores, and online merchants. They put together packages of programs that significantly lower the costs of some essential business services for retailers.
The Business Start-up Assistant is a gateway to information on starting a business in Canada. It is a product developed and managed by the Canada Business Service Centres.
BusinessGateway.ca is a Federal website that provides a single access point to all the government services and information needed to start, run and grow a business.
The purpose of the Province of Ontario's online book is to make prospective business people aware of the basic requirements, and assist them in evaluating both themselves and the business being contemplated. In short, this is not a "how to" book, but concentrates rather on "what to do" before making any investment of time or money.
Revenue Canada's small business page provides links to information specific to small businesses relating to payroll remittances, Goods and Services tax and Exise tax.
The OBC web site provides business clients with the opportunity to register or renew their business, change their business information, apply for provincial and federal programs, and subscribe to a business information service.
The site refers you to many sources of human resources management information including provincial & federal websites. You can also access local market information in your area as well as information specific to an industrial sector.
Strategis is produced by Industry Canada a department of the Federal government. It makes use of new technologies to offer interactive applications such as customizable benchmarking tools, cost calculators, and online business planning. Many of Industry Canada's services (such as filing an application for patent) can now be completed online through Strategis.
The CBSCs provide a wide range of information on government services, programs and regulations and are there to answer your questions about starting a new business or improving an existing one.
Employment Standards for Ontario.
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) oversees Ontario's workplace safety education and training system, provides disability benefits, monitors the quality of health care, and assists in early and safe return to work.
The Canadian Innovation Centre (CIC) is an organization dedicated to assisting inventors and innovative companies. Their range of services includes invention evaluation, technology due diligence, market research, and education programs.
CIPO is a Special Operating Agency (SOA) associated with Industry
Canada responsible for the administration and processing of the greater
part of intellectual
property in Canada. CIPO's areas of activity include: Patents,
Trade-marks,
Copyrights,
Industrial
designs, Integrated
circuit topographies
The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade is responsible for the day-to-day management of our trading relations with other countries. Our negotiators work through multilateral organizations such as the World Trade Organization to defend Canada's interests, and participate in major international talks leading to such agreements as the North American Free Trade Agreement. Once these agreements are negotiated, we ensure that our trading partners live up to their obligations and work to educate Canadian businesses about the advantages and new opportunities created by the agreements.
EDC is a Canadian financial institution devoted exclusively to providing trade finance services to support Canadian exporters and investors in some 200 markets, 130 of which are in developing markets.
This e-business portal is designed specifically to guide commercial organizations through the issues and options encountered in implementing e-business strategies. ebiz.enable is a comprehensive on-line resource that allows you to explore the questions, answers and solutions relevant to your company and its success in the global on-line environment.
This site can help you locate traditional or alternative sources of financing for your small business. You will find an extensive directory of Canadian financial providers, a powerful search engine of financial providers, information on different types of financing and financial providers, as well as tips to help you secure financing.
Temfund is an aggressive, yet selective lender to new and existing businesses and tourism related organizations within the District of Temiskaming.
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is Canada's small business bank. BDC plays a leadership role in delivering timely and relevant financial and management services, with a particular focus on the emerging and exporting sectors of the economy. The BDC's services are available across Canada in both English and French through a network of more than 80 branches, and its head office in Montreal.
The Canada Small Business Financing program is a loan guarantee program delivered by financial institutions across Canada. We therefore encourage you to communicate directly with the financial institution of your choice to discuss how this program can respond to your specific financial requirements.
Aboriginal Business Canada is an Industry Canada program, which promotes the growth of commerce as one means towards economic self-sufficiency for all Aboriginal people.