Library Guides: Entrepreneurship & Small Business: Websites

Recommended Websites

BDC Blog
From technology to online marketing and anything in between, our experts will share their knowledge and views concerning upcoming trends affecting Canadian businesses and help you make smarter decisions to grow your business.
Free Business Advice and Tools for Entrepreneurs
Source: Bank for Canadian Entrepreneurs
Futurpreneur Canada
Find out the latest news and updates from the Futurpreneur Canada community. Learn how to launch and grow your business with insights from industry experts and stories of grit and success from our mentors and entrepreneurs.
MaRS
Stay current with the latest MaRS blog posts and opinions on industry events and breaking news in technology, science and innovation in Canada and around the world.

Business Plan Guide
Business Plan outline with links to samples, templates and business essentials.
Business Plan Writer
Interactive Business Plan Writer designed to simplify the business planning process.
Canadian Society for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Accelerate time to achieve higher levels of success. Launch and build your enterprises and business ventures.
Create your Business Plan
Source: Small Business Accelerator, UBC
Links to sample plans, templates and general business planning help.
Government of Ontario - Start A Business in Ontario
10 steps to start a business in Ontario for entrepreneurs.
Hamilton Business Centre
The Hamilton Business Centre (formerly Small Business Enterprise Centre) provides information, tools, and resources that entrepreneurs need to start and grow their businesses.
Hamilton Chamber of Commerce: Small Business
Resources on how the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce can support your small business.
Innovation Factory
Through workshops, programming, 1-on-1 mentoring and aiding with access to funding, Innovation Factory help startups commercialize their ideas and small/medium enterprises innovate within their organizations.
Prepare a Winning Business Plan
Source: BDC
Links to tools for writing business plans in general and in particular, the section on marketing.
Starting a Business - Small Business Services
Get an overview of the steps needed to start a business in Ontario.

Canada Small Business Financing Program
The Canada Small Business Financing Program makes it easier for small businesses to get loans from financial institutions by sharing the risk with lenders.
Mentor Works
Mentor Works provides the critical pathway to connect businesses with government funding resources to foster innovation, productivity improvements, and as a result create new jobs and wealth in Canada.

Employment Standards: Ontario Ministry of Labour
This guide describes the rules about minimum wage, hours of work limits, termination of employment, public holidays, pregnancy and parental leave, severance pay, vacation and more.
Government of Canada - Business Regulations Guide
Regulations set the standards and rules that ensure the Canadian marketplace is safe, consistent and fair to everyone.
Government of Canada - Employment Regulations: Hiring
It is important to know your obligations and opportunities when you hire people. This guide will help you to familiarize yourself with employer regulations in Ontario and the resources that are available for employers.