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In Manitoba, your success is our business. Whether your company is large or small, urban or rural or still a solid business concept waiting to crystallize, you’ve come to the right place.
The Manitoba government provides a variety of user-friendly programs and services to help start or grow business. The spirit of innovation and co-operation thrives in our province, inspiring and supporting entrepreneurs who dare to dream. We’ll be with you as you strive for business excellence locally, nationally or globally.
Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre: The Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre offers convenient, one-stop access to business information from various levels of government.
Your business from start to finish
Starting a small business in Manitoba - A Guide to the basic legal requirements for the City of Winnipeg and rural communities
BizCoach Manitoba: A non-profit organization that provides business mentoring services to qualifying Manitoba small businesses.
Manitoba Business Events Calendar: The Manitoba Business Events Calendar lists trade missions, trade shows and other valuable opportunities for Manitoba businesses.
Manitoba Companies Directory: The Manitoba Companies Directory allows you to connect, submit and search for Manitoba companies by sector, name or market.
Economic News: Economic News is a library of Manitoba economic news article summaries.
Manitoba Food Products Directory Database: This directory provides a comprehensive list of Manitoba food suppliers, brokers, wholesalers and distributors, producer associations, marketing boards and research resources.
Environmental Companies Directory: Explore this directory and discover the many advantages of doing business with Manitoba environmental companies.
Manitoba Business Start Program: The Business Start Program offers training and loan guarantees for starting a new business in Manitoba. This link contains a program description, terms and conditions, eligibility criteria and applications.
Small Business Info-Guide - Financial Assistance Programs: Everything you always wanted to know about federal and provincial government funding programs.
Financial Assistance Programs: Financial assistance and where to get it.
Government Grants: A complete list of all federal and provincial programs available to Manitobans.
Sources of Financing: An extensive directory of Canadian financial providers.
BizPaL: An online service that simplifies the business permit and licence process for entrepreneurs, governments, and third party business service providers by providing one-stop access to permit and licence information for all levels of government.
Companies Office: Get information about registering your business and corporation.
Companies Office Online name reservation: Reserve your company name online.
Starting a small business in Manitoba - A guide to the basic legal requirements for the City of Winnipeg and rural communities
One Business, One Number: One business number to simplify your dealings with government.
PROVINCIAL BUSINESS TAXES:
Corporation Capital TaxFEDERAL BUSINESS TAXES:
Canada Revenue Agency: Learn about your obligations and entitlements under federal law. This section also explains the different kinds of business structures, income tax reporting and payment, payroll deductions, electronic services, GST/HST, and how to prepare for an audit.
Tenders: Tendering opportunities with the Government of Manitoba.
Companies Office online name reservation: You can now file your name reservation online.
Land Titles Survey Index: The Surveys Index provides you with access to a database of survey plans available at the Land Titles Office.
Manitoba Online: Save yourself a trip to our offices - Manitoba OnlineTM provides subscribers with immediate access to provincial government databases.
Online Gas Permits: Apply and pay online for permits needed before installing new and replacement gas and oil burning equipment. Permit numbers for residential work are issued 24/7 and are valid immediately upon payment.
Personal Property Registry: Search all records of personal property registered as security for a loan or collateral in Manitoba.
HIRING EMPLOYEES:
Job Bank for employersLAWS RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT:
Employment StandardsExport services: Strategies, research, tools, programs and services to help Manitoba companies conquer the world.
The Aboriginal Business Service Network Manitoba
Aboriginal Procurement Initiative: The objective of the Aboriginal Procurement Initiative is to increase the participation of Aboriginal peoples and suppliers in providing goods and services to the Manitoba Government.
Ota-Miska Publication and Directory: The Ota-Miska Publication is an annual Aboriginal resource manual, listing federal and provincial government departments as well as non-government organizations who provide programs and services for Aboriginal peoples.
Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program
Agri-Business Development: The Family Farm Business Gateway model is a bird’s eye view of planning as it relates to the family farm business. It is one big plan made up of a number of components. Users may examine this model, determine where any gaps exist in their own planning process and, with a click of the mouse, retrieve the related resource information or tools.
Financial Assistance Programs: This resource lists financial programs currently available to agricultural producers and rural residence of Manitoba.
Mapping the Process: Provides the agricultural entrepreneur a set of guidelines to follow when adding value to primary agricultural commodities. The project outlines the steps involved in developing a new food product to be processed and marketed directly on a farm.
Invest in Manitoba: Advantages of investing in, developing and/or purchasing Manitoba products and technology:
Global Trade Opportunities: Discover the potential trade opportunities within key sectors in the Manitoba economy.
Women’s Enterprise Centre of Manitoba
The Women’s Enterprise Centre of Manitoba (WECM) is a non-profit organization funded by Western Economic Diversification Canada and dedicated to helping entrepreneurial women start and grow their businesses.
Young Entrepreneurs Program: Young Entrepreneurs is designed to encourage Manitoba’s young people to start their own full-time businesses and pursue self-employment as a career choice.
Aboriginal Youth Means Business