Entrepreneur's toolkit
To succeed today you need to have sound business sense and a set of practical tools. We offer several free resources including eBooks, webinars and business templates that will be useful whether your business is just starting out or is already well established.
Business assessments
Free digital maturity assessment
Find out in just a few minutes whether your business is ready for the digital revolution and identify areas for improvement.
Also available
- Cash flow quiz for entrepreneurs new
- Productivity benchmarking tool
- Website assessment
- Commercial real estate assessment
- Entrepreneurial potential self-assessment
- Canada Tariff Finder
- Intellectual Property Strategy Assessment
- Intellectual property simulation
- Measure What Matters: Assess your company’s impact
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.
Entrepreneur’s Learning Centre
Learn at your own pace from the comfort of your home with BDC’s new learning centre.
Marketing Fundamentals
Financial fundamentals I
Financial fundamentals II
How to start a business
Templates & business guides
Our guides and business templates are designed to help you set your business on the right path and increase your chance of success.
Publications
Growing in International Markets
Access a world of new customers. This guide to international expansion will help you take stock of your current business, narrow your country search and choose the right entry strategy.
Also available
- Business Valuation
- Grow Your Revenues
- Monitoring Your Business Performance
- Optimize Your Business Processes
- Understand Your Financial Statements
- The foundations of strategic planning
- Build a More Profitable Business
- Taking Control of Your Cash Flow
- A Practical Guide to Buying a Business in Canada
- Hire and retain the best employees
- Buying commercial real estate
- How to get a business loan
- Cash flow management
- Social media
- Operational efficiency
- Attracting and Selling Online
- How to succeed in foreign markets
- Buying an ERP system
- Profiting from technology
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Podcasts
B Corp Effect
Discover inspiring stories of B Corp entrepreneurs
Customer experience: The secret to online sales success
David Girolami
Tyler Lockyer
Pierre Cléroux
Profit from technology: Digital tools to drive efficiency and revenue
Pierre Cléroux
Jonathan Pastrikos
Josh Ramsbottom
COVID-19: How to adapt your business to thrive in the new normal
In collaboration with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Sandra Coffey
Patrick Gill (Chamber of Commerce)
Blog
This Alberta entrepreneur is building a stronger, faster growing business through diversification
Discover how Strongfield Environmental Solutions diversified its business to new locations and started offering new products to build a more resilient, faster growing business.
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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.
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