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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 - Strategis www.strategis.gc.ca
Royal Bank Business Planning Guide www.rbcroyalbank.com/sme
Economic Development Commission of Central Okanagan www.investkelowna.com
Source Canada www.sourcecan.gc.ca
E-Business Information www.e-bc.ca
Small Business Planning Centre www.bplans.com
Aboriginal Business Canada www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/eac-abd
BC Government Home Page www.gov.bc.ca
Canada Business www.canadabusiness.ca
Statistics Canada www.statcan.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
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.org
Okanagan Nation Alliance Bus. Dev www.syilx.org
Okanagan Innovation Fund www.oifund.ca National Research Council Canada http://irap-pari.nrc.cnrc.gc.ca
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 Taxation Branch - PST www.gov.bc.ca/sbr 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
Chambers of Commerce
Okanagan French Employment Services Center www.cfseo.ca
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 Export Development Canada www.edc.ca Canada Border Services Agency www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters www.cme.mec.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 Business Law Clinic www.business.law.uvic.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
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