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Business Resources

RESEARCH AND PLANNING

Community Futures Development Corporation of Central Okanagan www.cfdcco.com

BDC Entrepreneurial Self Assessment Quiz www.bdc.ca/en/articles-tools/entrepreneur-toolkit/business-assessments/pages/self-assessment-test-your-entrepreneurial-potential.aspx

Business Development Bank of Canada Entrepreneur Resources https://www.bdc.ca/en/articles-tools

Business Plan Canvas Free Download www.strategyzer.com

Pacific Economic Development Canada www.canada.ca/en/pacific-economic-development.html

Service Canada www.servicecanada.gc.ca

Small Business BC www.smallbusinessbc.ca

Industry Canada Stats www.ic.gc.ca/sbstatistics

Economic Development Commission of Central Okanagan www.investkelowna.com 

Aboriginal Business Canada www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca

BC Government Home Page www.gov.bc.ca

Innovation Science Economic Development https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/innovation-canada/en/first-things-first/looking-business-advice-start-government

Statistics Canada www.statcan.gc.ca

BC Stats www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca

Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program https://www.communityfutures.ca/services/entrepreneurs-with-disabilities

UBC Library - Entrepreneurship Resources http://guides.library.ubc.ca/entrepreneurship

National Research Council Canada www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Labour Market Information www.workbc.ca

Canada Revenue Agency Small Business Checklist https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed-income/checklist-small-businesses.html

Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA) www.totabc.org

SOURCES OF ALTERNATE FINANCING

WeBC (Formerly Women's Enterprise Centre) www.we-bc.ca

Futurpreneur www.futurpreneur.ca

Business Development Bank https://www.bdc.ca/en/financing?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7PXXofO1hgMVCTStBh26lw6YEAAYASAAEgK7HfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Private Equity Investors - Angel Forum www.angelforum.org

Vancouver Enterprise Forum - Technology Community www.vef.org

Economic Trust of the Southern Interior (ETSI) www.etsi-bc.cawww.etsi-bc.cawww.etsi-bc.ca

Crowd Funding  www.crowdfunding.com

Canada Small Business Finance Program  http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/csbfp-pfpec.nsf/eng/home

Lending Loop https://www.lendingloop.ca/

 BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS

Info on Permits, Licenses & More www.BizPal.ca

Service BC www.servicebc.gov.bc.ca

Canada Revenue Agency www.cra.gc.ca

Consumer Taxes (PST) www.sbr.gov.bc.ca

WorkSafeBC www.worksafebc.com

Employment Standards https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards

Employers' Advisors Office https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employers/employers-advisers-office

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS

Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission www.investkelowna.com

Accelerate Okanagan www.accelerateokanagan.com

WeBC (Formerly Women's Enterprise Centre) www.we-bc.ca

Futurpreneur www.futurpreneur.ca

Business Development Bank www.bdc.ca

National Research Council Canada www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Export Development Canada www.edc.ca

LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

Kelowna Chamber www.kelownachamber.org

West Kelowna Board of Trade www.gwboardoftrade.com

Peachland Chamber www.peachlandchamber.com

Lake Country Chamber www.lakecountrychamber.com

Kelowna Community Resources www.kcr.ca

WorkBC www.workbccentre-kelowna.ca 

OTHER RESOURCES

The Intellectual Property Institute of Canada www.ipic.ca

ACCES Employment www.accesemployment.ca 

Financial Performance Data www.sme.ic.gc.ca

Equifax - To obtain your personal credit report www.equifax.ca or 1-800-465-7166

Canada Border Services Agency www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca

Canadian Intellectural Property Office www.cipo.ic.gc.ca

People in Motion www.pimbc.ca

Business Law Clinic www.uvic.ca/law/jd/lawclinics/businessclinic/index.php

Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business www.ccab.com

For Services in French - La Societe de Developpement Economique www.sdecb.com

Canada Revenue Agency Info Videos www.cra-arc.gc.ca

BC Farmers Markets www.bcfarmersmarket.org

Small Business Guide to PST www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/taxes/sales-taxes/pst