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Business Planning & Starting-Up

Business Plan for Retailers

This fact sheet is designed to help an owner-manager work up a sound business plan.

Business Plan for Small Construction Firms

This fact sheet is designed to help an owner-manager or prospective owner-manager of a small construction firm in drawing up a business plan.

Business Plan for Small Manufacturers

This fact sheet is designed to help an owner-manager or prospective owner-manager of a small manufacturing firm in drawing up a business plan.

Business Plan for Small Service Firms

This fact sheet is designed to help an owner-manager or prospective owner-manager of a small service firm in drawing up a business plan.

Business Plan Guide

This fact sheet is intended to assist an entrepreneur in writing a business plan for the establishment, the purchase or the expansion of an existing business.

Business Start-Up Assistant (BSA)

A Web gateway to all the information you need to start a business in Canada.

Buying a Business

This fact sheet describes the pros and cons of buying a business and gives a list of questions to help you make an informed decision.

Can You Make Money With Your Idea or Invention

This fact sheet, aimed at idea people, inventors, and innovative owner-managers of small companies, describes the tests every idea must pass before it makes money.

Checklists for Franchisees

This fact sheet offers a checklist of questions to assist you in making a decision about acquiring a franchise.

Checklists for Going Into Business

This fact sheet offers some questions to help you think through what you need to know and do before you go into business.

Dealing With Your Banker & Other Lenders

This fact sheet offers suggestions on how to develop good relationships with your banker and other lenders.

Feasibility Checklist for Starting a Small Business

This fact sheet is a checklist for the owner-manager of a small business enterprise or for one contemplating going into business for the first time.

Forms of Business Organization

This fact sheet provides a brief description of the four types of businesses and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Interactive Business Planner (IBP)

The Interactive Business Planner (the IBP) is a computer software program that uses the capabilities of the Internet to assist you in preparing a 3 year business plan for a new or existing business.

Legal Issues in Starting a Business

This fact sheet deals with legal issues in starting a business.

Naming Your Business

This fact sheet gives a list of items to consider when naming your business.

Online Small Business Workshop - OSBW

The Online Small Business Workshop (OSBW) is a Web-based workshop designed to provide you with techniques for developing your business idea, starting a new venture and improving your existing small business.

Questions to Ask Before You Sign a Lease

This factsheet lists ten points to help those unfamiliar with commercial leases.

Selecting Professional Services

This fact sheet describes how professional services can contribute to the success of a small business.

Starting a Bed and Breakfast

General information for potential entrepreneurs wishing to start a Bed and Breakfast. Contains various useful Web links.

Starting a Convenience Store

General information for potential entrepreneurs wishing to start a convenience store. Contains various useful Web links.

Starting a Restaurant

General information for potential entrepreneurs wishing to start a restaurant. Contains various useful Web links.

Store Location - "Little Things" Mean a Lot

This fact sheet takes up site selection criteria and offers questions the retailer must ask before making the choice of store location.

Venture Checklists

This fact sheet offers checklists to assist you in assessing each point against your business plan.

Financial Planning

Human Resources

Marketing Development

Marketing

Product Development

Home-Based Business

General Management

Cooperatives

E-business