Getting Started

Below are some of the main resources dealing with getting started in business.

Business Start-Up Info-Guide: This info-guide is designed to help you navigate through the federal and territorial government programs, services and regulations that may apply to individuals starting a business in the Yukon.

Business Start-Up Assistant (BSA) : The Business Start-Up Assistant (BSA) is your Web gateway to all the information you need to start a business in Canada.

Online Small Business Workshop: A Web-based workshop designed to provide you with the techniques for developing your business idea, starting a new venture and improving your existing small business.

Legal Issues in Starting a Business : Lists examples of legal issues that may require the services of a lawyer.

Business Plan Info-Guide: The Business Plan is a written summary of what you hope to accomplish by being in business and how you intend to organize your resources to meet your goals.  It is the road map for operating your business and measuring progress along the way.

Choosing A Name for Your Business: Guidelines to help you choose a business name that meets the business naming requirements of the Government of Yukon.

Proprietorship, Partnership or Incorporation?: A brief summary of the three most common types of business structures including advantages and disadvantages of each.

Financing for Starting a Business Info-Guide: Financing for Starting A Business is a document designed to help you navigate through some of the most common Federal and Territorial government financial assistance programs available to individuals who are starting a business.

Useful Start-Up Contacts: A collection of key contacts for entrepreneurs who are starting up a business in the Yukon. Contacts for territorial business registration, municipal business licensing and more ...

Market Research Guide: A brief overview of the nine steps required when conducting market research.

How To Guides

Food Catering Start-Up

Bed and Breakfast Start-Up

Restaurant Start-Up

Family Day Home Start-Up