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Business Start up Assistant
Thinking of starting a business? Let the Business Start-up Assistant
help you become a successful entrepreneur.
This website is organized by topic and province and provides
reliable information on Market research, business name and structure,
preparing a business plan, financing, taxation, hiring employees,
doing business on the internet and much more!
 Address:
601 Cordova Street W, Vancouver BC V6B 1G1
Toll Free:
1-888-576-4444
Fax: 1-888-417-0442
Website:
http://bsa.cbsc.org
Common Business Questions
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Community Futures Development Corporation
Address:
#102-3105 33rd Street, Vernon BC V1T 9P7
Phone:
(250) 545-2215 Ext.200
Download the pdf
Website:
www.futuresbc.com
Government contact information |
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Governmental Contacts on
Aboriginal Affairs
Download the PDF
Local
Mayor of Vernon
Wayne Lippert
Address: 3400-30th St, Vernon,
BC V1T 5E6
Phone:
(250) 545-1361
Website:
www.vernon.ca
Mayor of Coldstream
Gary Corner
Address: 9901 Kalamalka Road,
Coldstream, BC V1B 1L6
Phone:
(250) 545-5304
Website:
www.districtofcoldstream.ca
Chairman of North Okanagan Regional District(NORD)
Stan Field
Address: 9849 Aberdeen Rd, Vernon,
BC V1B 2K9
Phone:
(250) 550-3700
Website:
www.nord.ca
Mayor of Armstrong
Jerry Oglow
Address: 3570 Bridge St, Armstrong,
BC V0E 1B0
Phone:
(250) 546-3023
Website:
www.armstrongbc.com
Mayor of Spallumcheen
Will Hansma
Address: 4144 Spallumcheen Way,
Armstrong, BC VOE 1B6
Phone:
(250) 546-3013
Website:
www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca
Mayor of Lumby
Eric Foster
Address: 1947 Glencaird Street,
Lumby, BC V0E 2G0
Phone:
(250) 547-2171
Website:
www.lumby.ca
Mayor of Enderby
Sue Phillips
Address: 619 Cliff Ave, Enderby,
BC V0E 1V0
Phone:
(250) 838-7230
Website:
www.enderby.com
Chief of Spallumcheen Indian Band
Wayne Christian
Address: Old Vernon Rd, Enderby,
BC VOE 1VO
Phone:
(250) 838-6496
Website:
www.spallumcheen.org
Chief of Okanagan Indian Band
Fabian Alexis
Address: 12420 Westside Rd, Vernon,
BC V1T 7Z3
Phone:
(250) 542-4328
Website:
www.okib.ca
Provincial
Member of Legislative Assembly, Okanagan-Vernon
Tom Christensen
Address: 206-3334 30th Avenue,Vernon,
BC V1T 2C8
Phone:
(250) 503-3600
Website:www.tomchristensenmla.bc.ca
Premier of British Columbia
Gordon Campbell
Address: Room 347, Parliament
Buildings,Victoria, BC V8V 1X4
Phone:
(250) 953-4844
Website:
www.gov.bc.ca/bvprd/bc/home.do
Federal
Member of Parliment, Okanagan-Shuswap
Colin Mayes
Address: 3203 30th Street,
Room 206,Vernon, BC V1T 9G9
Phone:
(250) 260-5020
Website:
colinmayes.ca
Prime Minister of Canada
Stephen Harper
Address: 80 Wellington Street,
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2
Phone:(613)
941-6880
Email:pm@pm.gc.ca
Website:www.pm.gc.ca/eng/default.asp
Library-Business Directories |
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The following Print Resources can be found at
your local library or Bookstore.
- British Columbia Business to Business
The directory includes owner or manager's names, employee
size and sales volume.
- Canadian business zip Com Directory
Provides information regarding Canadian Companies, including
manufactures, exporters, distributors, and service companies
for manufactured products.
- Canadian Key Business Directory.
Names and addresses of larger Canadian Companies.
- Canadian Trade Index
The Canadian Trade Index is a directory that allows you to
search for companies by Name or product description.
- D&B Million Dollar Directory
A directory of America’s 50,000 leading public and private
companies.
- Dun & Bradstreet's- Directory of Businesses in
British Columbia
It includes alphabetical listings, businesses ranked by sales
and by employee size, geographical index and a listing of
businesses by SIC codes.
- Fraser's Canadian Trade Directory
Directory of manufacturers and suppliers in Canada
- Hoover's Handbook of American Business
Profiles of 750 major US companies.
- Scott's Directories
Canadian Manufacturers listed alphabetically, by community
and by product.
- Thomas Registers of American Manufacturers
Directory information on US and Canadian manufacturers.
Library-Small Business General |
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These resources can be found at your local library
or Bookstore
- Be Your Own Boss
A guide to buying small business or franchise in Canada.
- Beat the Taxman! Easy ways to save tax in your
small business
Information on methods of saving tax for small businesses
in Canada.
- Big Ideas for Growing your Small Business
Workbook style provides a practical guide for improving the
small business
- Business Plans Made Easy: It's Not as Hard as
You Think
Easy-to-read guide provides assistance with a solid business
plan.
- Canadian Legal Guide for Small Business
Addresses legal aspects involved in starting and operating
a business.
- The Canadian Small Business Handbook
General Business information on many aspects of small business
operations.
- Canadian Small Business Kit for Dummies
Provides guidance from the early stage of evaluating a new
business idea to the financial and legal considerations of
an establishment firm.
- The Canadian Small Business Survival Guide
Includes types of business, financing, government assistance,
business plans, financial statements, franchises, and marketing.
- The Complete Canadian Small Business Guide
Deals with technology, tax planning, human resources, employment
law, bankruptcy, and advertising.
- Market Research Handbook
Statistics Canada’s publication contains statistics
on a wide variety of consumer characteristics, economic and
financial statistics, and iternational trade data.
- Preparing a Successful Business Plan
Self-Counsel Press publication dealing with all aspects of
business planning
- Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Financing in
Canada
Industry Canada's guide to business financing.
- Starting a Business and Business Planning
Your guide to Government of Canada services and support for
small business. Industry Canada's sources of assistance for
small business.
Market Research |
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When conducting Market Research
you should be aware that there are two types:
- Primary research is the collection of
data by yourself or someone you hire for your specific project.
This source of information can be costly and time-consuming
but when designed correctly you will receive extremely valuable
data that directly pertains to your particular needs. You
can obtain this information from the following research
methods: Observation, Comment Cards, Focus Groups &
Personal Interviews, and Mystery Shopper, Survey-(Phone,
Mail or In-person).
- Secondary Research is data that has
been collected previously by another source. An example
of this type of research is Statistics Canada, where the
government has collected personal information on the population
and makes it available to the public. Other good sources
of secondary data are: chambers of commerce, boards of trade,
regional district government offices, trade associations,
newspapers, radio and television, trade publications, Trade
suppliers, similar businesses in another city, business
section in libraries, Telephone books (i.e. Yellow Pages),
bookstores and economic/business development departments/offices.
BC Statistics
Click on the Business and Industry link for more information
relevant to business. Look for "Researching your business:
A guide to business planning and information resources for entrepreneurs"
Website:
www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca
GD Sourcing
A variety of Canadian Statistics from both government and non-government
sources.
Website: www.gdsourcing.com
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada provides information on Canada’s economy,
institutions and population. Some of the information is accessible
free of charge through the website; more detailed data is available
for a fee.
Website: www.statscan.ca
Strategis
Strategis (produced by Industry Canada) is a searchable database
of links to internet resources relevant to Canadian business
people and consumers. There is an immense amount of information
available on this website take some time to look at the various
sections. Many of Industry Canada's services (such as filing
an application for patent) can now be completed on line through
Strategis.
Website: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca
Small Business BC
Created in 1993 as a federal/provincial partnership and then
transformed into a non-profit Society in 2002, Small Business
BC is British Columbia's key resource centre for business information
and services. Click on the "Thinking" link on the home. page.
Address:
601 West Cordova Street, Vancouver BC, V6B 1G1
Toll
Free: 1-800-667-2272 (B.C. region only)
Phone: (604) 775-5525
Fax: (604) 775-5520
Website: www.smallbusinessbc.ca
Protecting
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Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office within the Federal government has information guides that provide you with the details to answer your questions.
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Community Futures Development Corporation
3105 - 33rd Street, Vernon BC V1T 9P7
Phone: (250) 545-2215
Website: www.futuresbc.com
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