Category: Entrepreneurship and Self Employment

Canada One
Canada one is a Canadian Small Business hub, full of articles and resources on a variety of topics. Subjects include starting up, writing a business plan, sales, public relations, and more!

Interactive Business Planner (IBP)
Is it possible to create your business plan directly on the Web? Yes! This site will show you how. Log on and this site will allow you to create your plan step by step, whether you are starting a business or making one grow. The stie uses quesitons and answer format and provides examples and templates to guide you along the way. It will also direct you to sources of relevant information and facilitate financial projections. Everything you need to impress the banker!

Online Small Business Workshop
This site is a must! Produced by CBSC British Columbia, this is a truly comprehensive guide to starting a small business, covering everything from the original business idea to the actual start-up, from financing to planning to marketing. Each section is full of excellent advice and information. Its thouroughness will astonish!

Youth Business.com
Produced by the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) this site offers technical advice and support for youtn entrepreneurs. The "Resource" section is full of useful articles on important topics to new entrepreneurs like start-up, financing, franchises, legal issues, human resources and more. Registered users can access the "Business Builder" for help with business planning and development. Click on the map of Canada to quickly access a list of programs and services in your province. Also offers a chat room for young entrepreneurs and an experimental online counseling service that offers access to expert advisors. A great site with lots of usefull and innovative features.

EnterWeb
A Canadian site, EnterWeb is an Internet Virtual Library with an international perspective. It has information on all aspects of entrepreneurship, self-employment and small business management. The site is organized into broad topics, such as international commerce, economic development, financing, small business management, e-commerce, and many others! Comprehensive, well developed and rocks, check this one out for sure!

Community Future Development Corporation of the Central Kootenays
Community Futures is a non-profit organization that provides entrepreneurial assistance to residents of the Central Kootenay region of British Columbia. Whether you are just starting out or you are already operating a business, we have a broad range of programs and services that may be able to help you. Located on Vernon Street In Nelson!

Self-Employment For People With Disabilities
This is a great starting point if you are a person with dissabilities and would like to start your own business. Get your idea off the ground with some great info available on this website and the links suggested. Check it Out!

YouthLink: Canada's Best Website for Youth Employment Options
This site has everything from summer employment to volunteering, to working abroad and starting your own business. Check it out - it's great!

Small Businesses
The resources presented on this website include the "best of" links, according to About.com. Get information on set-up, financing, puchasing existing businesses and so forth!

Canadian Business Service Centres
Network of business information and services including information on each province and links to online business workshops, business start up assistant and toolbox! Interesting concepts and neat ideas to help you online.

British Columbia's Small Business Services
Where you can register your business name, take part in online small business workshops, access an interactive business planner, link to additional business related websites and also get all the scoop on financing, marketing, start-up registration, taxes and much more!

BEST WEBSITE FOR YOUTH WANTING TO START OWN BUSINESS: The Canada Small Business Financing Program
This is the mighty youth self-employment site, giving you the basic 4 options youth have to starting their own businesses in Canada. Entrepreneurship may be the way for you, to explore your options click onto this website and choose Youth Options.

Canada / British Columbia Business Service Centre
This is an excellent business and entrepreneurship based website offering tutorials on starting your own business, developing your ideas and learning how to maximize your potential for success. This is a great site!