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Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Entrepreneurship


  • Entrepreneurship is a key to job creation in Saskatchewan.
  • Entrepreneurs, working alone or in co-operatives, create the small businesses that provide most of the jobs in the province.
  • Entrepreneurship is being encouraged through a variety of initiatives, including:
    • working with educational institutions, organizations and associations to improve education about private and co-operative enterprise as a career option.
  • Call 1-800-265-2001, and staff at our eight regional offices will assist you with your plans.
  • For assistance with your entrepreneurship plans, contact the Canada-Saskatchewan Business Service Centre (CSBSC).
  • Or follow the link below to review the information in the Business and Co-operative Information Resource Materials Index to help you operate your business.

Small Business


  • Small businesses in Saskatchewan are defined as those with fewer than 50 employees or less than $5 million in annual sales.
  • These are the most successful businesses in the province, and the life blood of the economy.
  • Small businesses comprise more than 90 per cent of the total number of non-agricultural private firms in the province.
  • They directly employ about one-third of Saskatchewan's labour force.
  • They account for 40 per cent of total private sector employment.
  • About 42 per cent of all Saskatchewan businesses are located in rural areas -- they have an average of six employees and account for 25 per cent of total employment in the province.
  • Initiatives designed to support small business growth and development include:
    • encouraging development of business networks, business mentoring programs and new business collaborations; and 
    • completing the "single window" initiative to co-ordinate regional business support networks with the services of the Canada-Saskatchewan Business Service Centre.
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This department provides entrepreneurs, small businesses, co-operatives, organizations and communities with services and advice that focus on business information, opportunities, business retention and expansion, and strategic partnerships.
Visit the CSBSC for more information and assistance with your entrepreneurship or small business plans.
The Kinds of Business files (KOBs) contain detailed information about starting and maintaining a specific type of business in Saskatchewan.
To register a business or individual for the purpose of collecting and remitting Provincial Sales Tax, follow this link to the e-forms offered by Saskatchewan Finance.
To file and pay provincial taxes online, visit the SETS website.
Follow this link to register your business. The Corporations Branch of Saskatchewan Justice co-ordinates the policies and programs of the Government of Saskatchewan that relate to the registration and regulation of business corporations, non-profit corporations, co-operatives and other businesses in Saskatchewan.
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For More Information, Contact:
Jan McDowell, Manager, Regional Information Services
Regional Programs and Services Branch
Saskatchewan Regional Economic and Co-operative Development
200 - 3085 Albert Street
REGINA SK  S4S 0B1
Phone: (306) 787-9552
Fax: (306) 798-0796
jmcdowell@rd.gov.sk.ca

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