Resources - Funding & Finances

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$ources of Financing - can help you locate traditional or alternative sources of financing for your small business.
A million financing tips - good stuff from canada's premier business web site - Strategis.
American Express
Bank of Montreal
BC Angel Forum - The BC Angel Forum introduces emerging companies to private equity investors.

BizPoster.com - BizPoster.com is serving as a platform where entrepreneurs and investors find solutions for capital raising and case hunting, respectively. It's where biz partners date.
Business Development Bank of Canada - provides small and medium-sized businesses with flexible financing, affordable consulting services and venture capital.
Canada Trust
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Canadian Youth Business Foundation - The Canadian Youth Business Foundation provides start up loans of up to $15,000 to qualified candidates between the ages of 18-34.
Canadian Venture Capital Association
Citizens Bank - is unique in its lack of branches (all transactions are conducted over the phone, Internet or by ATMs) and its adoption of an ethical policy that guides all of its investment decisions.
Coast Capital Savings - serving communities across Canada with financial services and products, financial planning advice, and solutions to financial challenges.
Commercial Finance Online - a database of over 14,000 debt and equity financing companies worldwide.
Community Futures Corporations of Canada - funding and aiding rural entrepreneurships across Canada.
Environmental Entrepreneurship Program - The Green Workplace Program - federally funded opportunity for young people to get paid support to start up their own greenbusiness ...to gain skills of self-employment and sustainability! To launch their own business, the aspiring entrepreneur will receive 10 monthes of skills enhancement, mentorship,contacts and support from the Environmental Youth Alliance in partnership with local business and consultants.
Export Development Canada - provides Canadian exporters with financing, insurance and bonding services, as well as foreign market expertise.
First Nations Bank of Canada - First Nations Bank of Canada Micro Loan Program provides loans for small business startup or expansion in Western Canada.
GrantCanada.com - online list of grants, loans and assistance programs for Canadian individuals and businesses.
Investment Capital Programs - The Ministry of Small Business and Economic Development offers programs to help small businesses gain access to capital, whether a business is just starting out or seeking expansion capital to compete in global markets.
learn$ave - offers eligible participants the opportunity to invest in their futures by helping them save towards returning to school, upgrading their skills, or starting their own small business. Located in New Westminster, BC.
Mastercard
Meridian Financial Services Ltd. - operates across the country, providing up to the minute information on over 40 lenders, including most of the major banks.
MoneySense - provides information, insight and tools to help Canadians manage their money and spend it wisely.
National Bank of Canada
Performance Plus - A Canadian government site that is an interactive on-line financial performance tool to help new and established firms determine how they measures up to the competition.
Royal Bank
Scotia Bank
Sources of Financing - this website can help you locate traditional or alternative sources of financing for your small business. You will also find an extensive directory of Canadian financial providers, a powerful search engine of financial providers, information on different types of financing and financial providers, and tips to help you secure financing.
Steps to Growth Capital - This is a guide for entrepreneurs seeking to tap into the large pool of growth capital available in Canada.
Taxtips.ca - Canadian Tax and Financial Information
TD Bank
VanCity Savings Credit Union - Help for Starting a Business - online business resources.
VanCity Self-Reliance Loans - are based on a business owner's character and the viability of the business.
Venture Vortex - the world's first Community Venturing PlatformTM, a unique combination of collaboration tools and knowledge services created to help you grow your venture online. We are the leading site for planning, funding, launching and scaling new ventures.
Visa
Women's Enterprise Society of B.C. - They provide financing up to $100,000 for women owned businesses.
Your Money by Design - offers workshops for financial planning, including a written financial action plan.