Be Your Own Boss

Resources

Business Development Organizations

You will find a number of sites that have financial and consulting services to Canadian small business and assist business development.

Business Operations

Valuable websites to assist you in the operations of your business.

Business Planning

Websites that contain an incredible amount of information about free business plan information, advice, articles, links and resources.

Business Tools

Websites that offer a number of different business tools, such as acronym finder, translation sites, financial calculators, etc.

Computers & Technology

Computer and other technology-based websites to assist in all of your technology needs.

Funding & Finances

Various websites that will assist you in all of your funding and financing needs.

Government

Government websites that will assist entrepreneurs and small businesses.

Legal

Websites that pertain to the legal aspect of small businesses, such as intellectual property, trademarks, patents, copywrite and contracts.

Market Research

Websites that will assist you in collecting statistical data for the market research section of your business plan.

Networking Organizations

Networking websites that are specifically geared to entrepreneurs and small business.

News/Magazines/Periodicals

Online news, magazine and periodical websites for entrepreneurs.

Online Directories

Websites of different online directories that you can register your business with or look for services/products of other businesses that you need.

Organizations

Various organizations that may be of interest to entrepreneurs.

Sales & Marketing

Websites to assist entrepreneurs in the sales and marketing aspects of their business.

Other

Other websites that may be of interest to small business entrepreneurs.



Computers & Technology

  • Association of Internet Marketing & Sales - AIMS has become Canada's largest association of Internet marketing and sales decision-makers with over 4,500 members across the country. AIMS considers itself to be the intellectual, social and emotional heart of the Internet industry in Canada.
  • Clickz - a practical ways to implement a web strategy. Several dozen writers submit short, prescriptive articles together with some key links.
  • eBC - eBusiness Connection - offers a comprehensive collection of e-business information, tools and services to help integrate e-business technology into your start-up or growing business. Also has a free directory for internet and e-business related service providers.
  • Electronic Commerce in Canada - is the virtual focal point for information on Canada's Electronic Commerce Strategy, outlining the various initiatives which are helping make Canada a world leader in the adoption and use of electronic commerce.
  • Extreme Fonts - Here are free fonts with pizzazz for both PC and MAC.
  • GuiGuy - is a free online document conversion service. It allows you to convert a PDF to HTML with a few mouse clicks.
  • goBCL.com - is a free online document conversion service. It will convert your documents into either PDF or HTML, then zip them up and email them back to you.
  • JPEG Resizer - a free, smart photo-resizing program that offers several different resizing methods.
  • Key Wallet - a free and easy little vault where you can store and access all those username and passwords.
  • Mailwasher - MailWasher is a powerful email checker with effective spam elimination. Discover the safe way to stop unwanted viruses and e-mails before they get to your computer. It can even be used as an effective privacy tool.
  • OnlineHomeBase - a Web-based free-form personal information manager.Users can quickly and easily create, manage and share notes and reminders and have them accessible from anywhere and anytime. You can also create email reminders that will be sent to the user's cell phone or email address.
  • Read Please - link for a popular text-to-speech software - and it's free!
  • Search Engine Colossus - If you're looking for search engines, this is THE place. Over 900 search engines from around the globe to help you find what you are looking for.
  • Speak Freely - a free, real-time telephone that occurs through the Internet, PC-to-PC. The program comes with encryption, an answering machine, and multi- conferencing features. Save on those long-distance bills.
  • Submit (free) from canada one - this free submit to search engines tool includes our canadian search engines. Find other directories to list your business in here.
  • Teknician Computer Solutions - Online computer store with onsite assistance.
  • Zoomerang - If you need feedback on your product or service, a survey might give you some answers and solutions. Zoomerang offers free online surveys. This site also gives lots of tips on creating surveys that count.