Canadian Small Business Resources

Business Guides, Tips and How To's

• CanadaOne - Tips on anything and everything that small and medium- sized enterprises need to succed. This site contains a Canadian business directory, events, financial calculators, how to's and much more useful business information.
• Canada Business Service Centres - an excellent resource. The CBSCs reduce the complexity of dealing with various levels of government by providing a single point of contact to a wide range of information on government services, programs and regulations. The following are links for the CBSC centres in every province and territory: [AB] [BC] [MAN] [NB][NFLD][NWT] [NUNAVUT] [NS] [ONT] [PEI] [QUE] [SASK] [YUKON]
• Interactive Business Planner - Create a 3 year business plan on the web
• Internet News Bureau: Tips on Writing & Media Relations - a series of articles on how to write and send an effective press release.
• Visa - Visa - Small Business Guide, Articles, Tools
• Western Economic Diversification Canada - Business Tools and Guides - Canadian Government - Labor market information, workshops by province, Custom and Revenue Agency information, Interactive business planner, and much more.

Business News

• Forbes - Small Business News

Calculators

• Canadian Bankers Association - Financial Calculators
• Foreign Exchange Calculator
• Loan Calculator - Calculate your monthly loan payments

Financial Information

• About: Small Business Canada - Small Business Tax Information
• Canadian Small Business Funding Center - Canadian SME grants and loan information
• Department of Finance - Glossary of Business Terms
• Yahoo Finance - Up to date global and local financial information

Small Business Statistics

• Industry Canada - Key Small Business Statistics
• Stats Can - Canadian Business, Market and Population Statistics
• Strategis - Industry Canada - resources, links, data, stats and much more.

Useful Small Biz Information

• Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) - a great resource for those running or wanting to run a small business
• Canadian Revenue Agency - Online Business Registration
• Choosing A Name - what you should know before choosing a business name in Canada. From Industry Canada.
• Small Business Guide to Federal Incorporation - a comprehensive guide to incorporation from Industry Canada.

Women Business Owner Information

• Canadian Women's Business Network - a support network for women to develop their businesses.
• Women Business Owners of Canada - a not-for-profit national business association, representing the collective interests of women entrepreneurs across Canada.