RESEARCH AND PLANNING
Community Futures Development Corporation of Central Okanagan www.cfdcco.com
BDC Entrepreneurial Self Assessment Quiz www.bdc.ca/en/articles-tools/entrepreneur-toolkit/business-assessments/pages/self-assessment-test-your-entrepreneurial-potential.aspx
Business Development Bank of Canada Entrepreneur Resources https://www.bdc.ca/en/articles-tools
Business Plan Canvas Free Download www.strategyzer.com
Pacific Economic Development Canada www.canada.ca/en/pacific-economic-development.html
Service Canada www.servicecanada.gc.ca
Small Business BC www.smallbusinessbc.ca
Industry Canada Stats www.ic.gc.ca/sbstatistics
Economic Development Commission of Central Okanagan www.investkelowna.com
Aboriginal Business Canada www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca
BC Government Home Page www.gov.bc.ca
Innovation Science Economic Development https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/innovation-canada/en/first-things-first/looking-business-advice-start-government
Statistics Canada www.statcan.gc.ca
BC Stats www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca
Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program https://www.communityfutures.ca/services/entrepreneurs-with-disabilities
UBC Library - Entrepreneurship Resources http://guides.library.ubc.ca/entrepreneurship
National Research Council Canada www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Labour Market Information www.workbc.ca
Canada Revenue Agency Small Business Checklist https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed-income/checklist-small-businesses.html
Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) www.totabc.org
SOURCES OF ALTERNATE FINANCING
WeBC (Formerly Women's Enterprise Centre) www.we-bc.ca
Futurpreneur www.futurpreneur.ca
Business Development Bank https://www.bdc.ca/en/financing?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7PXXofO1hgMVCTStBh26lw6YEAAYASAAEgK7HfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Private Equity Investors - Angel Forum www.angelforum.org
Vancouver Enterprise Forum - Technology Community www.vef.org
Economic Trust of the Southern Interior (ETSI) www.etsi-bc.cawww.etsi-bc.cawww.etsi-bc.ca
Crowd Funding www.crowdfunding.com
Canada Small Business Finance Program http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/csbfp-pfpec.nsf/eng/home
Lending Loop https://www.lendingloop.ca/
BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS
Info on Permits, Licenses & More www.BizPal.ca
Service BC www.servicebc.gov.bc.ca
Canada Revenue Agency www.cra.gc.ca
Consumer Taxes (PST) www.sbr.gov.bc.ca
WorkSafeBC www.worksafebc.com
Employment Standards https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards
Employers' Advisors Office https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employers/employers-advisers-office
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission www.investkelowna.com
Accelerate Okanagan www.accelerateokanagan.com
WeBC (Formerly Women's Enterprise Centre) www.we-bc.ca
Futurpreneur www.futurpreneur.ca
Business Development Bank www.bdc.ca
National Research Council Canada www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Export Development Canada www.edc.ca
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
Kelowna Chamber www.kelownachamber.org
West Kelowna Board of Trade www.gwboardoftrade.com
Peachland Chamber www.peachlandchamber.com
Lake Country Chamber www.lakecountrychamber.com
Kelowna Community Resources www.kcr.ca
WorkBC www.workbccentre-kelowna.ca
OTHER RESOURCES
The Intellectual Property Institute of Canada www.ipic.ca
ACCES Employment www.accesemployment.ca
Financial Performance Data www.sme.ic.gc.ca
Equifax - To obtain your personal credit report www.equifax.ca or 1-800-465-7166
Canada Border Services Agency www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
Canadian Intellectural Property Office www.cipo.ic.gc.ca
People in Motion www.pimbc.ca
Business Law Clinic www.uvic.ca/law/jd/lawclinics/businessclinic/index.php
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business www.ccab.com
For Services in French - La Societe de Developpement Economique www.sdecb.com
Canada Revenue Agency Info Videos www.cra-arc.gc.ca
BC Farmers Markets www.bcfarmersmarket.org
Small Business Guide to PST www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/taxes/sales-taxes/pst