Useful Internet Sites for Business

Useful Internet Sites for Business is a collection of web sites that the staff at the Canada-Yukon Business Service Centre has found to be beneficial to clients who are starting or expanding a business in the Yukon.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Business Start-Up
2. Business Plans
3. Business General
4. Business Directories
5. Canadian Economy
6. Financing
7. Human Resources
8. Intellectual Property
9. Advertising and Marketing
10. Standards
11. Statistics
12. Taxation
13. Government Procurement Programs
14. Business Sectors
15. Exporting / Importing
16. Labelling
17. Research, Technology, Innovation
18. Agriculture / Food
19. Construction / Housing
20. Tourism
21. Mining
22. Shipping
23. Federal / Territorial Government Websites
24. Business Tools and Utilities

1. Business Start Up

Business Start Up Assistant
http://bsa.cbsc.org

Online Small Business Workshop
http://www.cbsc.org/osbw/workshop.cfm

2. Business Plans

The Interactive Business Planner
http://www.cbsc.org/ibp

TD Business Planner for Windows
http://www.tdcanadatrust.com/smallbusiness/busplan.jsp

Business Plans
http://www.royalbank.com/business/tools/bigidea.html

ScotiaOne Business Plan Writer
http://www.scotiabank.com/cda/content/0,1608,CID400_LIDen,00.html

BizPlanIt's Virtual Business Plan
http://www.bizplanit.com/vplan.html

3. Business General

Canada-Yukon Business Service Centre
http://www.cbsc.org/yukon

Strategis - Canada's Business and Consumer Site
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca

Canadian Federation of Independent Business
http://www.cfib.ca

Canadian Company Capabilities
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_coinf/ccc/engdoc/homepage.html

Managing For Business Success
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/incontact-contact.nsf/vwGeneratedInterE/Home

Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inbsf-osb.nsf/en/home

The Competition Bureau
http://www.competition.ic.gc.ca

International Business Resources on the Web
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp

4. Business Directories

Company Directories
http://www.strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_coinf/engdoc/homepage.html?categories=e_com

5. Canadian Economy

Canadian Economy Online
http://canadianeconomy.gc.ca/english/economy

6. Financing

Sources of Financing
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/insof-sdf.nsf/vwGeneratedInterE/Home

Canada Small Business Financing Program
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/incsbfp-pfpec.nsf/en/Home

Business Development Bank of Canada
http://www.bdc.ca/flash.asp

Assitance programs for S&T Research
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inrti-rti.nsf/en/h_te02568e.html

Glossary
http://www.fin.gc.ca/gloss/gloss-e.html

7. Human Resources

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/home.shtml

8. Intellectual Property

Canadian Intellectual Property Office
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/cipo/welcome/welcom-e.html

9. Advertising and Marketing

Web Marketing
http://www.wilsonweb.com/webmarket

The Marketing Resource Centre
http://www.marketingsource.com/articles/

Canadian Marketing Association
http://www.the-cma.org

Association of Canadian Advertisers
http://www.aca-online.com

Advertising Standards Canada
http://www.adstandards.com

10. Standards

Canadian General Standards Board
http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/cgsb

International Organization for Standardization
http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage

Standards Council of Canada
http://www.scc.ca

11. Statistics

Yukon Bureau of Statistics
http://www.gov.yk.ca/depts/eco/stats/index.html

GD Sourcing - Search and Retrieval
http://www.gdsourcing.com

Statistics Canada
http://www.statcan.ca

Business Data
http://commerce.statcan.ca/english/commerce

Performance Plus
http://sme.ic.gc.ca

Monthly Economic Indicators
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_ecnmy/mera/engdoc/03a.html

12. Taxation

Businesses
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tax/business/menu-e.html

13. Government Purchasing Programs

Yukon Government Purchasing Program
http://www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/selling/purchasing.html

Public Works and Government Services Canada
http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/text/home-e.html

14. Business Sectors

Business Information By Sector
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_indps/engdoc/homepage.html?categories=e_bis

15. Exporting / Importing

International Trade
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/menu-en.asp

Customs
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/menu-e.html

The Canadian Trade Commission Service
http://www.infoexport.gc.ca

Trade-Data On-line
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrkti/tdst/engdoc/tr_homep.html

Agri-Food Trade Service
http://atn-riae.agr.ca

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
http://www.cme-mec.ca

US Customs Service
http://www.customs.ustreas.gov

16. Labeling

Guide to the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act Regulations
http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/internet/index.cfm?itemID=1248&lg=e

Labelling / Food Retail
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/toc/labetie.shtml

Competition Bureau
http://cb-bc.gc.ca/epic/internet/incb-bc.nsf/vwGeneratedInterE/home

17. Research, Technolgy, Innovation

Research, Technology, Innovation
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_innov/engdoc/homepage.html?categories=e_res

Canadian Technology Network
http://ctn-rct.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/home_e.shtml

National Research Council Canada
http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

18. Agriculture / Food

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Online
http://www.agr.gc.ca

19. Construction / Housing

Canadian Home Builders Association
http://www.chba.ca

Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation
http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca

20. Tourism

Tourism Industry Resource Centre
http://www.tirc.gov.yk.ca

Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon
http://www.tiayukon.com

Wilderness Tourism Association of the Yukon
http://www.wtay.com

Yukon First Nations Tourism Association
http://www.yfnta.org

Yukon Tourism Education Council
http://www.yukontec.com/index.html

Welcome Travel Specialist
http://www.yukontraveltrade.com

Yukon - Canada's True North
http://www.touryukon.com

CanadaTourism.com
http://www.canadatourism.com/ctx/app

21. Mining

Minerals and Metals Sector
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms/hm_e.htm

Yukon Mining Recorders
http://www.yukonminingrecorder.ca

Klondike Placer Miners Association
http://www.kpma.ca

Northern Prospects
http://north-land.com/ypa/prospects.html

Yukon Chamber of Mines
http://www.ycmines.ca

Yukon Geological Survey
http://www.geology.gov.yk.ca

Yukon Prospector's Association
http://www.north-land.com/ypa

22. Shipping

Canada Post
http://www.canadapost.com

23. Federal / Territorial Government Websites

Gouvernment of Yukon
http://www.gov.yk.ca

Government of Canada Gouvernement du Canada
http://canada.gc.ca

24. Business Tools and Utilities

The World Clock - Time Zones
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock

The Universal Currency Converter
http://www.xe.com/ucc

DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this document is of a general nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for any specific fact situation. Users concerned about the reliability of the information should consult directly with the source, or seek legal counsel.

Links Policy
Some of the hypertext links lead to non-federal government sites which are not subject to the Official Languages Act and the material is available in one language only.