Resources
Explore our free resources for small business owners and entrepreneurs in Wood Buffalo.
Resources:
- Business Plan
- Loan Application
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Useful Websites
- Checklists for Starting Different Types of Businesses
- Setting Up Your Business (Sole Proprietership, Partnership or Corporation)
- Market Research
- How to Write Business Proposals
- Cash Flow & Income Statement
- Cash Flow & Income Statement working form
- Thinking About Starting Your Own Business?
- The 5 C's of Credit
- Loan Appeal Process
- Decision Appeal Process
- Application for External Appeal
- Debt Management for Small Businesses
- Market Potential
- Sources of Capital
Tools:
- CFWB Business plan
- CFWB Useful Websites
- CFWB Cash Flow & Income Statement
- CFWB Thinking about starting your own business?
- CFWB The 5 C's of Credit
Market Research
- Economic Development Wood Buffalo
- The Business Link
- NAICS - North American Industry Classification System
- SIC - Standard Industrial Classifications
Resources for local businesses:
Newly introduced financial relief measures for affected Albertans:
Government of Canada updates:
Useful Links:
General Business
- SME Direct - Gain access to a wealth of small business information available through Industry Canada.
- Small Business Planning Centre - In-depth site of how to start a business.
- ENTERWeb - Quality source of information on small business, finance, community development, international trade, entrepreneurship, enterprise development, and the economy.
- GoForth Institute - If you're looking to bolster your understanding of how to start, run or grow a successful and profitable business, learn GoForth Institute's 100 Essential Small Business Skills™ in only 10 hours conveniently delivered to your computer through streaming video and an option 400+ page resource curriculum book.
- Workink - An online career development AND employment portal for Canadians with disabilities.
- Get Cyber Safe Cyber Safe Guide for Small and Medium Businesses
Employment
- Alberta Works - offers employment and career resources, training supports, Alberta job & career fairs, income support, and health benefits
- Alberta/Canada Job Grant - Train the workers you need. The Alberta-Canada job grant can help fund training for your new or current employees
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Express Entry Information for Employers - You can fill labour market shortages permanently with skilled foreign nationals.
Youth Entrepreneurship
- BDC Entrepreneurs First - Business Development Bank of Canada's entrepreneurship opportunities.
- Futurpreneur - Assisting young entrepreneurs to get their ideas off the ground, Youth Business offers programs and services that allow them to achieve economic independence, develop self-confidence, and fulfill their goals of self-employment.
- The Youth Entrepreneur's Network - An online community that supports the needs of young entrepreneurs from around the world as they attempt to build and thrive in their own businesses
- Youth Café - Government of Canada website for youth seeking employment opportunities.
Indigenous Resources
- Aboriginal Youth Business Council
- Business Link Indigenous Services
- BDC Indigenous Entrepreneur
- Indigenous Services Canada
- Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
Business
- Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
- BizPal
- Business Development Bank
- Business Link Business Service Centre
- Canadian Cattlemen’s Association
- CanadaOne - Guide to Start a Small Business
- The Canadian Innovation Centre
Youth Entrepreneurship
- Youth Resource Network of Canada
- Junior Achievement of Southern Alberta
- 4H Alberta
- Alberta Youth Entrepreneurship Camp
Community Economic Development
- Alberta Culture and Community Spirit
- Economic Developers Association of Alberta (EDAA)
- Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC)
Government of Alberta
- Government of Alberta
- Alberta Job Grant
- Alberta Grants & Funding
- Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
- Alberta Investor Tax Credit (AITC)
- Alberta Small Business Resources
- Business and Economy
- Canada-Alberta Job Grant
- Community (Local) Economic Development
- Agriculture & Forestry
- Economic Development & Trade
- Alberta Canada
- BizPal Alberta
- Business in Alberta
- Corporate Registries
- Advanced Education
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Service Alberta
- Working in Alberta
- Community and Regional Economic Development Funding Opportunities
Government of Canada
- The Government of Canada
- Agriculture & Agrifood Canada
- Apprenticeship Grant for Women
- Canada Border Services Agency
- Canada Business Network - General Links
- Canada Business Service Centre
- Canadian Business Productivity Benchmarking Tool
- CRA Business Topics
- E-Business Info-Guide
- Stats Canada - Household Counts and Maps
- Market Data - Profiles of Consumers
- National Household Survey
- Canadian Industry Statistics
- CANISM
- The Western Canada Business Service Network (WCBSN)
- Canada Revenue Agency
- Global Affairs Canada
- Employment & Social Development Canada
- Innovation, Science & Economic Development Canada
- Service Canada
- Statistics Canada
- Trade Commissioner Service Canada
- Western Canada Economic Diversification
Entrepreneurs with Disabilities
Francophone Economic Development Organization
Business Education & Other Resources
- Agriculture Financial Services
- Alberta Innovates
- Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
- Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
- Business Link
- Canadian Commercial Corporation
- Dun and Bradstreet Business Information Services
- Entrepreneur's Organization
- Farm Credit Canada
- The Go Forth Institute For Entrepreneurial Skills Development
- The World Bank
- Women's Enterprise Centre
