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Starting Your Business - October 2004
A guide to resources for BC women
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Table of Contents
Getting Started
Working From Home?
Defining Your Market
Building Your Plan
Making it Official
Finding the Money
Learning the Ropes
Getting the Word Out
Finding the Balance
Key Resources
Acknowledgements
Starting Your Business
If you're thinking of starting a business, you're in good company. Today BC has almost 360, 000 small businesses, and women own or operate almost 36 per cent of them – the highest rate in Canada.
But between your first flash of inspiration and starting an established business, there are many decision points. How do you know you've covered all the bases? And how do your find your way through all the information available to would-be entrepreneurs?
About this guide
- Vision
- Market Analysis
- Business Plan
- Financing
- Set up
- Promotion
- Management
From drafting a business plan to finding the start-up money, this guide will help explain what you need to know and where you can find the information. You will also meet inspirational BC women who generously share their own business experiences.
At the end of each section, you'll find sources for more information, and key resources are summarized at the end of the guide. These have been specially selected for women starting a business in BC and provide valuable information. But the list is far from exhaustive – there are literally hundreds of other sources to check out, so use the Internet and visit your local library or bookstore to track down more information.
Keep this guide on your desk, bookmark your favourite resources and revisit the personal stories as a reminder that "Yes, I can do it!"