Resources - Business Planning

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Aboriginal Business Canada - Canadian Status and Non-Status Indians, Inuit and Métis between the ages of 18 and 35 years are eligible for support through the Youth Entrepreneurship Development program.
Better Business Bureau - BBB reports provide information on over two million organizations.
Blue Book of Canadian Business - Offers detailed profiles on over 50 Canadian Companies, a database with 2,500 of Canada's largest firms and all 3,500 TSX and TSX Venture listed firms and more than 40,000 contact names exportable with one click into your contact management software.

BizPlanIt - At over 100 pages and growing, BizPlanIt.com's web site includes free business plan information, advice, articles, links and resources, free monthly newsletter, the "Virtual Business Plan" to pinpoint information with just a few clicks of the mouse, and Ask Mr. BizPlanIt, providing free answers to business plan questions.
Breakthroughs and Resources for Women Entrepreneurs - The Royal Bank sponsors this site As part of a commitment to help Canadian women entrepreneurs achieve their aspirations. There is a forum for sharing news, contacts, experiences and resources for entrepreneurial champions like yourself.
Canada Business - by the government of Canada - this site includes an extensive database of research literature on the subject of small business and entrepreneurship, recent research reports on small business financing, small business statistics, a discussion forum, and lists of researchers and policy development offices across Canada.
Canadian Company Capabilities - searchable database of 50,000 Canadian businesses, including hundreds of specialized manufacturing, service and product-specific business directories.
Canadian Franchises - search the web's largest franchise database for available franchises for sale in Canada and worldwide.
The Canadian Resource Page
This site has numerous links that will help you find research material for your business plan, such as links to Canadian statistics, facts and figures, government services and information and so much more!
Center for Business Planning - This web site offers dozens of sample plans and a very in depth series of articles to assist you with all sections of your plan.
CIBC Business Planning - provides strategies for firms with revenue of less than $5 million.
Equifax Canada Inc. - consumer and commercial credit reporting, delivers sophisticated decisioning, data, fraud and e-commerce solutions to the business community.
Free mini business plan wizard
"From Start-Up to Stardom!" youngentrepreneur.com - A clean resourceful site which definately assists new business startups and young entrepreneurs. Free ask an expert section, biz 101 info, domain registration, hosting and much more! Come on in!
GD Sourcing - a Reference Point for FREE & Low Cost Canadian Statistics available on-line. It is designed to help Canadian entrepreneurs with limited research budgets assess their market potential and performance.
Growthink - offers business plan development , investment banking , strategic market research , and venture capital research services. You can now now download a complimentary copy of Growthink Business Plan Guide . Previous versions of the guide sold for $95, and over 20,000 copies have been downloaded to date. The Guide has also been required courseware at major universities. It is an excellent resource for creating a well-developed, realistic and comprehensive business plan
I dont flip burgers - Welcome to I Don't Flip Burgers!!, the entrepreneurial success website for students. Ever wanted to be your own boss rather than work for someone else? Or maybe you want a better way to pay for college than that dull minimum wage job? Then start now from our site! We want to give you the know-how, the useful resources and tools to help you get off the ground and be on your way to starting and running your own business.
Interactive Business Planner - The IBP offers a business planning software product designed specifically to operate on the World Wide Web. The IBP uses the capabilities of the Internet to assist entrepreneurs prepare a 3 year business plan for their new or existing business.
Kauffman Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership - an American website for entrepreneurs, including more than 1,000 articles, audio clips, tools, databases and even town-to-town small business event listings.
More Business - a comprehensive resource for small businesses, contains tips, articles, ideas, templates, worksheets, sample business plans, tools, financial benchmarks, sample contracts, and much more to help grow your business.
National Bank of Canada Business Plan - information for small business owners.
Peerspectives.org - Part of the Business Builders series of self-paced training modules.
The Online Business Advisor - The Online Business Advisor provides you with an abundance of excellent articles on small business management, marketing, and training.
RBC Financial Group - Market Trends - The latest developments and trends in the economy, financial markets and the fiscal policy arena. the
Royal Bank - The Big Idea - will guide you through the steps of developing and fine-tuning your business plan.
Small business knowledge base - a useful and information packed resource.
The Small Business Service - assessing your business skills - Online help from our friends at the small business centre.
Statistics Canada - resource of Canadian statistics.
Tale'awtxw Aboriginal Capital Corporation - This web site provides a thorough understanding of how to start the process for funding for aboriginals.
tdctrade.com - Developed by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, this site a gateway to information about doing business in China and Hong Kong. Here you'll find market intelligence, trade contacts, product catalogues, trade fair information, news, cargo tracking, stock quotes and exchange rates, and thousands of links to Web resources that will help you achieve success in this market.
Toolkit for small business - Free tools to help you build and market your business.
Toward Excellence Inc. - a company that provides webinars, online classes, business diagnostic tools as well as business advising for entrepreneurs.
Western Economic Diversification Canada - Our programs and services support three strategic directions: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Communities.
Work At Home Netpreneur Resources - The Netpreneur resources here have been compiled with the Small Business, Home-based Business and Online Investor in mind. Top quality Business Resources, Tools, Freebies, Live News, Articles, Income Opps, etc.
WORKink - the virtual employment resource centre directed by CCRW with the generous support of HRDC and administered in conjunction with provincial/territorial partners. WORKink's mission is to facilitate communication and provide resources and information to enhance the equitable and meaningful employment of people with disabilities.
Writing Services by Nightcats Multimedia Productions - This resource site for business contains free features.