Business Start-up Assistant

Thinking of starting your own business but don't know where to begin? Are you asking yourself:

Have I got what it takes to be an entrepreneur?
How do I prepare a business plan?
Where can I obtain financing?

Answers to these and many other questions can be found in the Business Start-up Assistant (www.cbsc.org/bsa), an innovative Web site developed by Canada Business

The Business Start-up Assistant (BSA) consolidates essential information required by anyone wishing to launch a business. It combines start-up information from Canada Business, the federal and provincial governments, the private sector, and many other sources.

Information is organized by topics such as market assessment, financing, taxation, writing a business plan, and many others - all critical to starting a business. Links to federal and provincial forms required for launching a business are also included.

The Business Start-up Assistant is one of the most popular links on the Canada Business site (CanadaBusiness.ca) and won the Council of Federal Libraries' 2001 Agatha Bystram Award and a Distinction Awards bronze medal at Technology in Government Week (GTEC) 2001.

For more information on the BSA or how to start a business, please contact your regional CBSC or call 1-888-576-4444.