Starting a Small Business
First Time On Small Business: Canada?
Marketing Your Product or Service
Tax Information
Home-Based Business
Business Plans
Being a Canadian Employer
Business Blogs - Weblogs About Business
Business Registration
Business Reference Information
Buying or Selling a Business
Canadian Business News and Views
Business Courses and Programs
Canadian E-Commerce
Small Business Financing
Canadian Exporting And Importing
Government Programs
Incorporating A Business In Canada
Insurance for Canadian Small Businesses
Legal Matters and Regulations
Business Management Resources
Non-Resident Business Information
Office Equipment and Office Machines
Online Business
Small Business Software
Small Business Support
Canadian Small Business Success Stories
Resources for Women Entrepreneurs
Accounting and Bookkeeping Resources
Accounting Software
Advice On Starting A Small Business
Are You An Entrepreneur?
Business Advertising
Business Blogs Articles
Business Cards
Business Networking
Business Promotion
Canadian Business Immigration
Business Web Sites
Buying A Business
Canadian Business Magazines
Canadian Export Information
Canadian Franchise Information
Canadian Import Information
Canadian Statistics
Canadian Tax Software
Cash Flow Management
Corporate Tax For Canadian Business
Customer Service And Customer Loyalty
Data Management
Domain Registration and Hosting
E-Commerce Policies and Status in Canada
Environment and Canadian Business
Federal Programs and Services
Getting Started in E-Commerce
Goal Setting
Graphics Software
GST and HST - Goods and Services Tax
Hardware and Computer Peripherals
Home Business Ideas
Home Business Taxes
Home Office Resources
Human Resources Management
Incorporation Information Canada
Internet Marketing
Internet Statistics
Market Research
Marketing Plans
MLM - Multilevel Marketing
Municipal Business Resources
Niche Marketing
Office Machines
Online Business Tools
Payment Processing
PDAs and PDA Reviews
Provincial Programs and Services
Provincial Sales Tax (PST)
Retail Resources
Sales And Selling
Scams - Business Scams
Search Engine Optimization & Submission
Small Business Ideas
Small Business Loans
Small Business Success Program Course
Small Business Tax Deductions
Starting A Home Business
Stress Management
Succession Planning
Time Management
Trademarks and Trademark Registration
Trade Show And Business Conference Tips
Web Site Promotion
Workers' Compensation Insurance
Resources for starting a small business in Canada, including being an entrepreneur, small business ideas, business plans, forms of Canadian business ownership, business registration and business startup procedures.
Welcome to About Small Business: Canada! While this is a large Web site, don't be intimidated. Everything is organized and easy to find. Here are the most popular links for first time visitors.
How to market your Canadian product or service, including advertising, marketing techniques, market research, customer service, public relations, and specific activities to promote your small business, such as trade shows, online and offline.
Canadian tax information for small or home-based business owners, from GST/HST information through income tax deductions for sole proprietors and Canadian corporations.
The information you need to start and run a home-based business, including home business ideas, home office resources, support, and other home-based business resources.
Information on how to create a business plan, including how to organize and write a business plan, and sample business plan templates that you can use.
Have employees? Here are resources for human resources management, including employee recruitment and employee retention, and everything you need to know about payroll, from how to fill out the ROE to payroll deductions.
Blogs aren't just personal diaries any more. Discover what a blog can do for your business with these links to business blogs and articles about creating and using business blogs.
Business registration information for businesses throughout Canada. Learn how to register a business name or the steps for registering a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation in various Canadian provinces.
Expert help and reference information on business topics from government and non-government sources, on and off the 'Net. This page has links to the largest, most comprehensive small business information sites on the Web and About.com business specials.
Resources and information about buying or selling a small business.
Online and offline sources of Canadian business news and commentary on the Canadian economy and Canadian politics and their effect on the Canadian small business climate.
Information on the skills and knowledge business people need and links to online and offline courses, workshops and programs on all aspects of starting and running a successful small business.
Links related to developing an Internet presence and e-commerce Web site for your Canadian small business and how to market and promote your business' products or services using the Internet.
Sources of small business financing and financing information to start and grow your Canadian small business, from getting small business loans through attracting investors.
Links to Canadian export information and Canadian import information to help you export or import your business' products or services to and from Canada.
Canadian government programs for small business, including government grant programs, government loan programs, government business services, and government programs for aboriginals, women and youth.
Information on incorporating a business in Canada including the potential advantages of incorporating your business, federal incorporation, and the incorporation process in various Canadian provinces.
Information about business insurance, from types of business insurance such as liability insurance, errors and omissions insurance and business interruption insurance through sources for Canadian business insurance.
How to register your sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation in different provinces and territories, and information about the various legal issues and regulations that affect operating a business in Canada.
Business management resources for Canadian small business owners including accounting, time management, human resources management, record management, and project management, and articles about management issues such as motivating employees and improving communication.
Information for non-Canadians who want to do business within Canada, or immigrate to Canada and start their own businesses.
Information about the office equipment needed to run a small business, such as computer hardware and PDAs, office machines such as printers, copiers, and digital recorder transcribers and LCD projectors.
If you're doing business online or thinking of getting your business online, these online business resources will help you get started and increase your online business' success.
Small business software including small business accounting software, business planning software, business management software, contact management software, and e-commerce software.
Information about small business support such as business networking, business advice, business mentoring, and business coaching, and organizations that provide business support services.
Successful Canadian business owners tell how they started, developed, and expanded their small or home-based businesses in these success stories.
Associations and organizations that provide business information, business support, business networking opportunities, business mentoring, programs, and contacts to help Canadian women in business start, develop, or expand their businesses.
Small business accounting and bookkeeping resources, including information on accounting software, accounting terms, accounting systems, and basic bookkeeping.
Business accounting software and information about accounting software to help you choose the accounting software best suited for your small business.
These articles offering advice on starting a small business will help you decide whether or not starting a small business is right for you and avoid the common pitfalls of start up.
Find out if you can be a successful entrepreneur with these articles about entrepreneur characteristics and successful entrepreneurs. Includes entrepreneur tests and quizzes.
Business advertising information, from different types of business advertising through specific advertising techniques and tips on getting the most out of your advertising promotions.
Want to bring your business into the blogosphere or wondering if you should bother to create a business blog? These articles explain what business blogs are all about, and how to go about creating blogs.
All about business cards - business card design, what kind of business card you should get, variations on the business card theme, and how to use business cards effectively to promote your business.
All about business networking - networking groups, networking tips, what networking is and isn't, and articles about getting the most out of your business networking.
Learn about promotion with this collection of business promotion ideas and promotion strategies that you can use right now to market your small business.
Information on Canadian business immigration and immigrating to Canada as an entrepreneur, investor, or self-employed person.
Not all business web sites are e-commerce sites. These resources will help you build, maintain and market a business web site that brings in business.
Buying a business? This information will help make buying a business a smooth and successful process.
Find in-depth analysis and breaking news about Canadian business in these Canadian business magazines.
Canadian export information, including export financing, becoming export-ready, export regulations, and Canadian export associations - everything you need to become a Canadian exporter.
Buying a franchise, selling a franchise, business franchise opportunities, franchise law; here is Canadian franchise information.
Canadian import information, including import permits, import regulations, customs brokers, and Canada customs information - everything you need to set up a Canadian import business.
Sources of Canadian statistics relating to business and Canada's economy and Canadian surveys relating to business issues.
Information about Canadian tax software, including tax preparation software and payroll tax software to make keeping track of your small business taxes easier.
Learn how to improve your cash flow with these articles about cash flow management, cash flow statements, cash flow analysis and cash flow forecasting.
Information about corporate tax for Canadian businesses. Includes information on the GIFI, filing corporate income tax, and corporate efile.
Articles about improving customer service, including customer service tips, how to build customer loyalty, and information on customer service training.
Data management information, including information on document management, file management and record management.
Information about finding and registering domain names, and Canadian domain name registrars and Web site hosting services.
The history and development of Canadian e-commerce policies and the current status of Canadian e-commerce.
Resources and information on sustainable development for small businesses, including the principles and strategies necessary to run an environmentally friendly business.
The Canadian federal government offers a multitude of information, programs and services for small businesses; see how they can help you plan, develop, and expand your company.
Develop an e-commerce plan for your small business, learn about and apply the elements of Web site design and learn what makes a successful e-commerce site.
Learn about business goal setting, setting personal goals, and goal setting theory with these goal setting articles.
Graphics software and information about graphics software, such as web graphic software and image editing software, to help you choose the graphics software best suited for your small business.
Information about the GST (Goods and Services Tax) and HST and how the GST and HST apply to Canadian small businesses.
Information about hardware and computer peripherals to help you run your small business or SOHO. Includes notebook computers, desktop computers and keyboards.
A collection of home business ideas for people interested in starting a home business of their own.
Tax information specific to Canadian home businesses, including home business tax deductions such as the business-use-of-home deduction.
From home office design through creating a home network, here are resources for setting up a home office that's both functional and attractive.
Information on human resources management for business owners, including recruiting, retaining and firing employees, employee training, motivating employees, and human resources planning.
Information on incorporation in Canada, including incorporation advantages, and information on incorporation documents such as the articles of incorporation.
Information about Internet marketing and Web marketing, including Web site promotion, search engine optimization, and search engine submission.
Sources for all kinds of current Internet statistics, both Canadian and global.
Information about consumer market research, online market research, and how to do your own market research.
Information about marketing plans and marketing plan samples.
Considering MLM? Learn what MLM is and isn't and how to navigate the minefield of Multilevel Marketing and/or Network Marketing opportunities with these resources.
Business information and resources for specific Canadian cities and towns across Canada.
Niche marketing resources, including a definition of niche market and niche marketing articles.
Information about office machines such as copiers, printers, fax machines and multifunction office machines.
Browser-based tools such as business planners, databases, calculators, translators, and application service providers that you can use to plan, manage, finance, and market your Canadian company.
Information on payment processing, including credit card processing, other online payment options, and Internet merchant accounts.
Thinking about buying a PDA? Here are PDA reviews from your About.com Guide to help you choose the right PDA.
Programs and services each Canadian province offers small business owners, from business service centers through information on running a business in that province.
Whether it's called a retail sales tax (RST) or a provincial sales tax, you may need to collect provincial tax as part of your business. This information about provincial sales taxes (PST) will help you determine how provincial sales taxes apply to your Canadian small business.
Running a retail store or thinking of starting a retail business? These retail resources include information on retail store display, retail store management, retail sales and retail organizations.
No business can survive without sales. Hone your selling skills and convert more of your sales leads with these resources about selling and sale techniques.
Defend yourself from scams by learning about business scams such as MLM scams, internet scams, work at home scams and other money making scams with these resources.
Use this information on search engine optimization and search engine submission to get better search engine rankings for your Web site.
Thinking of starting a business? Here are small business ideas for your business startup, including home business ideas.
How and where can you get a small business loan? Here is information and sources of small business loans in Canada, including government small business loans.
This free online business course is designed to teach you how to market yourself and your business more effectively. Build business success week by week with this series of success strategies and implementation tips.
Information about small business tax deductions to help you track your business expenses and maximize your business tax deductions.
Information about starting a home business, including avoiding scams and the common pitfalls of starting a home business.
Learn about the effects of stress and stress management techniques in this collection of stress management articles.
Successful succession planning doesn't just happen. Learn about business succession planning, including family business succession planning, with these articles.
Information about time management, including time management skills, time management software, time management tools, and time management tips.
Information about trademarks and trademark registration in Canada, including trademark search databases.
Get the best return on investment from any trade show or business conference you attend with these tips on trade show preparation, putting together the best trade show displays and exhibits, and trade show promotion.
Web site promotion tips and Internet marketing techniques, including information on banner exchanges, affiliate programs, reciprocal linking, and advertising.
Information about Workers' Compensation insurance and links to sites where businesses can register for Workers' Compensation insurance.