Articles and tools
What challenges are you facing in your business today?
COVID-19, advice and tools to overcome the crisis
We gathered the following tools and advice to help you not only get through this, but to emerge stronger.
Entrepreneur’s toolkit
To succeed today you need to have sound business sense and a set of practical tools.We offer several resources, whether your business is just starting up or is already well established.
Business assessments
- Cash flow quiz for entrepreneurs new
- Free digital maturity assessment
- Business productivity benchmarking tool
- Canada Tariff Finder
- Entrepreneurial self-assessment
- Website assessment
- Commercial real estate assessment
- Intellectual Property Strategy Assessment
- Intellectual property simulation
Entrepreneur’s Learning Centre
Learn at your own pace from the comfort of your home with BDC’s new learning centre.
You will find free courses designed to increase your knowledge and skills as a business leader so you can manage your company with success.
Browse the catalog
Marketing Fundamentals
Financial fundamentals II
Financial fundamentals I
How to start a business
Business Valuation
Do you know how much your business is worth? Are you looking to buy a business? Discover which factors affect the value of a company and find out what steps you need to take to establish a fair price when buying or selling a business.
Also available for download
- Monitoring Your Business Performance
- Optimize Your Business Processes
- Understand Your Financial Statements
Newsletter and Economic letter
Sign up to receive how-to articles, business tips, entrepreneur success stories, interactive tools and much more.
Webinars
Customer experience: The secret to online sales success
Profit from technology: Digital tools to drive efficiency and revenue
COVID-19: How to adapt your business to thrive in the new normal
In collaboration with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Free and low-cost applications
Incorporating technology into your business doesn't have to be complicated or costly.
Learn more about these free or low cost software that will give your business a competitive edge.
Blog
2021 economic outlook: Playing catch-up
Strong consumption and a rebound in exports will give the economy a boost sufficient to return to growth in 2021.
Read post
Why digital investments could fuel the recovery in Alberta and Saskatchewan
A BDC survey of 500 entrepreneurs shows that digital technologies could help them emerge from the recession stronger and better positioned for growth.
Read post