Entrepreneurship


  • The Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs – Canada provides support, resources, and education for students interested in business ownership.

  • Business Success Stories from the Community Futures Partners of Manitoba, is a compilation of profiles of successful Winnipeg entrepreneurs who offer practical advice and discuss how they got started and why they love doing what they do.

  • The Canada/British Columbia Business Service Centre has a comprehensive On-Line Small Business Workshop.
  • The Canadian Youth Business Foundation website includes information and services for young entrepreneurs, and details of the start-up financing for Canadians 18 to 29 years old.

  • The Entrepreneurship Centre assists entrepreneurs in attaining their goal of self-employment through the development of a new or existing business in the Ottawa region.

  • Future Entrepreneurs Program (in development for a Fall 2001 launch) A program that introduces an entrepreneurial mind-set and skills to students in Grades 7 and 8.

  • Guide for Canadian Small Businesses from Canada Customs and Revenue Agency.

  • Job Ideas for Teens 15 and Younger: Beyond Babysitting. Running a business can be a great experience for you. You can make money, you can gain valuable experience, and you can use the business on your resume and college applications.

  • The Mazemaster's Self Employment site covers the 8 basic areas you need to consider when starting your own business. You'll find information, resources, and hot links. You can also do a business plan and cashflow forecast right on-line.

  • The Small Business Enterprise Centres focus on providing support to start-up and small enterprises during their initial years of development and operation. Entrepreneurs are provided with easy access to business consulting services and information covering management, marketing, technology and financing.

  • Starting a Small Business in Ontario, from the Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, describes what you'd need to do to establish a new business, including the legal, licensing, and taxation requirements.

  • Summer Company provides hands-on business training and mentoring – together with awards of up to $3,000 – to help enterprising young people start up and run their own summer business.

  • Your Guide to Small Business is designed to give entrepreneurs the tools they need to succeed. It's not a "how to" book; it's an information resource that will help identify the things one needs to do before, during and after launching a business.