Checklists and guides for starting a business 

Access guides and checklists for starting different types of businesses.

• Business start-up checklist

  When you're setting up your business, you need to ensure that all of your bases are covered. Consider the following steps as you navigate through the business start-up phase.

• Restaurant start-up checklist

  The Restaurant start-up checklist is designed to help you create and implement your recipe for success.

• Buy a business or start your own?

  If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, you may want to investigate the pros and cons of buying an existing business versus starting one from scratch.

• Aboriginal Business Development Services — Guides
  Applies only to: Alberta

  Learn how to start an Aboriginal business, how to find financing and how to grow your business.

• Connections — An immigrant's guide to starting a business in Nova Scotia
  Applies only to: Nova Scotia

  Access this comprehensive guide for information on the Nova Scotia business culture and how to start a business in this province.

• Tourism Business Guides
  Applies only to: Nova Scotia

  Download a series of free tourism development manuals that can help you start or run your Nova Scotia tourism business.

• Small Business Accelerator Guides
  Applies only to: British Columbia

  Access a collection of downloadable, industry-specific guides to assist with your business planning and start-up.

• Business tools, strategies, reports and resources for the tourism industry
  Applies only to: Ontario

  Access tools, publications and industry resources to help start and run your tourism business in Ontario.

• Starting a food processing business
  Applies only to: Ontario

  Learn about government regulations, food safety guidelines and the contacts you need to start and operate a food processing business in Ontario.