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Customs Internet Gateway
The Customs Internet Gateway is an alternative way of transmitting customs data. For information, contact the Electronic Commerce Unit at 1-888-957-7224 or visit the Web site at http://www.logisticssoftware.com/main.html

Trade Data - Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada maintains records related to sales, inventories and operating data for retail and wholesale businesses and the number and value of new motor vehicles sold in Canada. Statistics Canada also maintains detailed trade date by commodity or industry and records related to exports and imports on a customs basis.

The on-line catalogue of products and services is available at: http://www.statcan.ca/english/search/ips.htm

For further information, please call 1-800-263-1136, see the document

There is no magic formula for coming up with great ideas, but there are several ways to recognize when opportunity knocks:

Think in new ways. Instead of dwelling of "What is", imagine "What could be";
Associate things that don't have an obvious link (like hiking and global satellite positioning systems);
Recognize patterns as they are forming (e.g. the World Wide Web is changing rapidly - what patterns, needs or wants might emerge from this?);
Find new uses for old things;
Analyze why something isn't working;
Find solutions for consumer problems;
Identify small or "niche" markets within larger markets (add an innovative service to a larger company);
Recognize changes in consumer tastes as they evolve (the current preference for certain sports);
Analyze the failure of others to see if they made mistake that might mean success is still possible;
Apply new technology in new ways (someone thought of putting cellular phones and faxes on airplanes!).

Looking for new business ideas? Here are some useful sites:

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