Community Futures has compiled a library of information that covers many business-related topics. Reference materials on business planning, marketing, bookkeeping and other relevant subjects are available in the office. Please come in and ask for assistance from our Business Services.

The following list of business web sites has been provided to assist entrepreneurs in their search for information regarding a variety of business related topics. Please be advised that we express no opinion regarding any of the content found on any of the listed sites and we cannot guarantee that any accessed information is accurate, up to date or virus free.

If you are looking for electronic information that is not available below, check Small Business BC for a wide variety of online business resources.

BUSINESS RESOURCES
Business Planning Guide
Employers' Guide to Hiring Internationally Trained Workers
Small Business BC
Canada Business

MARKET RESEARCH
BC Statistics
Industry Canada
Industry Ratios by Dunn and Bradstreet
Statistics Canada

BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
BC Inventor's Society
Innovation Resource Centre
Okanagan Science and Technology Council
Young Entrepreneurs Association of Canada
City of Vernon Economic Development Services
Southern Interior Development Intitiative Trust
Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce
Lumby Chamber of Commerce
Armstrong Spallumcheen Chamber of Commerce
Enderby Chamber of Commerce
Downtown Vernon Association
Tourism Service - Vernon Visitors Centre

INVESTMENT OR RELOCATION
Invest in the North Okanagan

ANGELS
Angel Forum
Angel Networks
National Angel Organization
Okanagan Angel Network
Vantec Angel Network

BUSINESS INFORMATION LINKS
Small Business BC
One Stop Business Registry
BizPal - Provincial Licenses and Regulations
Okanagan Valley - Inter-community Mobile Business Licenses
Okanagan Regional Trade Offce
Okanagan Research & Innovation Centre and National Research Council - Kelowna Office
Okanagan Innovation Fund - Venture Capital
Canada Business
Southern Interior Innovation Fund - Venture Capital
Okanagan Science and Technology Council
Okanagan Angel Network - Early Stage Entreprenuer Support
Okanagan Film Commission
Articles about small business
Be your own boss
Business Portal
Canadian Association for Family Enterprises
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Canadian Franchise Association
Canada One - Small Business Resources
Canada Small Business Site-Strategis
National Research Council

ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Entrepreneur Institute of Canada
Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation

EXPORT TRADE ASSISTANCE AND FINANCE
Canadian Commercial Corporation
Export Development Corporation
Northstar Trade Finance

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
SOCAN
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Domain Names
Inc. Guide to Business Technology
Inventive Solutions
Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala (IP Lawyers)
Patex Research and Consulting Ltd
Red Herring
US Patent and trademark Office
World Intellectual Property Organization

LICENSING
Licensing Executives Society (LES)