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British Columbia – Market Research
This page provides information and resources on the basics of market research for starting a business in British Columbia, including marketing plans, statistical sources and publications.
Starting With a Good Idea
Starting Your Market Research
Creating a Marketing Plan
Statistical Sources, Publications
Organizations and Associations
Starting With a Good Idea
- Business Idea – Small Business BC
- Evaluate Your Idea: Research your business idea – Small Business BC
- Exploring Business Opportunities: A Guide for Entrepreneurs – Small Business BC Printable Version – PDF (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)
- From Ideas to Business Opportunities – Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Starting Your Market Research
- Market Research/Marketing – Small Business BC
- Researching Your Market – Canada Business Service Centres
- Where to Find the Market Information You Need – The Business Link
- Steps to Competitiveness, Marketing – Industry Canada
- Company Directories – Industry Canada
- Performance Plus – Industry Canada
Creating a Marketing Plan
Statistical Sources, Publications
- BC Stats – Ministry of Management Services, Government of British Columbia
- Reports & Publications – Ministry of Competition, Science and Enterprise, Government of British Columbia
- Economic indicators, by provinces and territories (monthly and quarterly) - British Columbia – Statistics Canada
- Canadian Statistics – Statistics Canada
- 2001 Community Profiles – Statistics Canada
- Economic Analysis and Statistics – Industry Canada
- Canadian Industry Statistics – Industry Canada
- About Business - Resources about the Economy – Government of Canada
- CorporateInformation-Canada – CorporateInformation.com
- GDSourcing – Research & Retrieval
Organizations and Associations
- Small Business BC
- Marketing Research and Intelligence Association (MRIA)
- The Canadian Technology Network – National Research Council Canada