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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 Regional Economic and Co-operative Development 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.
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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% 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% of total private sector employment.
- About 42% of all Saskatchewan businesses are located in rural areas -- they have an average of six employees and account for 25% 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. | | | |  | | Visit these websites to learn more about additional business and entrepreneurship programs and services available. | | | |
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