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My project: Start a business


Starting a business? This online guide can help. It provides an overview of the process from A to Z and includes as many links as possible to online tools and useful sites – many of them free.

BDC offers - Consulting
Advice from an experienced business advisor may be one of your best investments. From in-depth business planning to management coaching, BDC's support can help your business move forward confidently.
Financial planning
Effective business plan
Market research
Marketing plan

BDC offers - Financing

Starting a business often includes financing and BDC has customized solutions.
Financing solutions
 
Starting a business, step by step


Step 1 - Assessment
Generate or develop your ideas, evaluate their business potential, and find out if running a business is for you.


Step 2 - Your business plan
An essential tool to plan and finance your business; includes a marketing plan.


Protect your intellectual property

Step 3 - Starting up
Choosing a name, hiring an accountant / lawyer, legal obligations (registration, taxes, etc)


Step 4 - Financing
Find financing for your business: tips and links


Step 5 - First year
More on managing day-to-day operations and planning your company's growth


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Tools
  Demystify your banker
  BDC Business plan
  Ratio calculators
  E-Business diagnostics
Useful links
Never Too Young To Succeed
Guide for Canadian Small Business (Canada Revenue Agency)
Business Start-Up Assistant (Canada Business)
Start-Up Sources of Financing
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
1 877 BDC-BANX (232-2269)
 
 
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