Related Websites

The links below provide various websites inside and outside Canada that are relevant for research and policy on small business.

• Small Business Research and Policy
  This web site is designed to encourage small business researchers and policy analysts across Canada to share information on small business research and policy. The web site includes an extensive database of research literature on the subject of small business and entrepreneurship, recent research reports on small business financing, small business statistics, and lists of researchers and policy development offices across Canada.
• ExportSource
  Only one source can give you access to a world of export services. Team Canada Inc is a network of federal departments and agencies working with the provinces, territories and other partners to help Canadian businesses prepare for the global marketplace. ExportSource is your first stop en route to the information, skills and assistance you need to make your export venture a success.
• Canada Small Business Financing (CSBF) Program
  The Canada Small Business Financing (CSBF) Program is aimed at facilitating access to financing for the establishment, expansion, modernization and improvement of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The loans program is delivered by over 1,700 participating lenders across Canada. Lenders are responsible for credit decisions, disbursing the loan from their own funds and administering the loans. The Government of Canada pays lenders 85 percent of any eligible losses incurred on defaulted loans.
• Organization for Ecoomic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 
  The OECD is best known for its Outlooks, Country Surveys and statistics, but you will also find that our publications cover a wide variety of topics, all dedicated to helping governments and citizens understand and take on the challenges of a globalised world.
• Canada Business
  Canada Business is a government information service for businesses and start-up entrepreneurs in Canada. Its mandate is to serve as the primary source of up-to-date and accurate business-related information and to provide referrals on government programs, services and regulations—without charge—in all regions of Canada.