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RESEARCH AND PLANNING Western Economic Diversification Canada www.wd.gc.ca Service Canada www.servicecanada.gc.ca Small Business BC www.smallbusinessbc.ca Industry Canada Stats www.ic.gc.ca/sbstatistics Royal Bank Business Planning Guide www.rbcroyalbank.com/sme Economic Development Commission of Central Okanagan www.investkelowna.com Source Canada www.sourcecan.com E-Business Information www.e-bc.ca Small Business Planning Centre www.bplans.com Aboriginal Business Canada www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ecd/ab/abc/index-eng.asp BC Government Home Page www.gov.bc.ca Canada Business www.canadabusiness.ca Statistics Canada www.statcan.gc.ca BC Stats www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program www.cf-edp.ca Self Employment Explorer for youth with disabilities www.toolkit.cf-edp.ca The Small Business Accelerator www.sba-bc.ca National Research Council Canada http://irap-pari.nrc.cnrc.gc.ca Are You an Entrepreneur? www.canadabusiness.ca.eng/125/107
SOURCES OF ALTERNATE FINANCING Women’s Enterprise Centre www.womensenterprise.ca Canadian Youth Business Foundation www.cybf.ca Business Development Bank www.bdc.ca Okanagan Angel Network www.okangels.org Steps to Growth Capital www.growth.ic.gc.ca Private Equity Investors – Angel Forum www.angelforum.org Vancouver Enterprise Forum – Technology Community www.vef.orgOkanagan Nation Alliance Bus. Dev www.syilx.org Venture Okanagan www.ventureokanagan.com
BUSINESS REGISTRATION Info on permits, licences & more www.BizPaL.ca One Stop Business Registration www.bcbusinessregistry.ca Canada Revenue Agency www.cra.gc.ca Consumer Taxes www.sbr.gov.bc.ca Workers’ Compensation www.worksafebc.com Employment Standards www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb Employers’ Advisors Office www.labour.gov.bc.ca/eao Website Registration www.domainsatcost.ca (CIRA Certified Registrar - .ca names)
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS Economic Development Commission of Central Okanagan www.investkelowna.com Accelerate Okanagan www.accelerateokanagan.com Our Okanagan www.ourokanagan.ca Chambers of Commerces: Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society www.kfs.bc.ca Central Okanagan Immigrant Emp. www.vdiss.com
OTHER SITES OF INTEREST Export Information www.exportsource.gc.ca
The Intellectual Property Institute Of Canada www.ipic.ca BC Manufacturer’s Directory www.made-in-bc.gov.bc.ca Access to Employment www.accesstoemployment.ca Leadership Management Council of BC www.leadershipmanagement.bc.ca Small Business Check up www.smallbusinesscheckup.com Performance Plus www.sme.ic.gc.ca Youth Entrepreneurial Information www.youth.gc.ca Aboriginal Youth Business Council www.aybc.org Equifax-personal credit info. www.equifax.ca or 1-800-465-7166 Export Development Canada www.edc.ca Canada Border Services Agency www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca Canadian Intellectual Property Office http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca |