Resources

Explore our free resources for small business owners and entrepreneurs in the Tawatinaw region.

Resources:

• Business Plan Working Guide

• Loan Application

• Essential Guide to
  Starting a New Business in
  Rural Alberta

• Staff Affordability Calculator 

• Buying a Business Checklist

Useful Links:

General Business

• SME Direct - Gain access to a wealth of small business information available through Industry Canada.

• Bplans.com 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.

 Alberta 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

Steps to Starting a Business as an Indigenous Entrepreneur - Educational Video

Starting your Indigenous small business is exciting and rewarding, but the start-up process can be overwhelming. This video will walk you through the steps to starting a business as an Indigenous entrepreneur to help you get your new business venture up and running!

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Finding Contract Opportunities as an Indigenous Business - Educational Video

When a company, organization, or government needs a specific job to be competed, they’ll often post an RFP (Request for Proposal) online. These are great opportunities for your Indigenous small business! Learn what an RFP is, how to write a winning proposal, and how to find opportunities from Governments and other organizations.

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• Aboriginal Youth Business Council

• Business Link Indigenous Services

• BDC Indigenous Entrepreneur

• Indigenous Services Canada

• Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada

Government of Alberta

• Government of Alberta

• Alberta Grants & Funding

• 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

• Canada Border Services Agency

• Canada Business Network - General Links

• Canada Business Service Centre

• Canadian Industry Statistics

• 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

• Workink

Francophone Economic Development Organization

• CDEA

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

Starting a business in a city (Calgary/Edmonton)

Business Link operates walk-in centres in Edmonton and Calgary. They offer information and advice about everything from start-up, regulations, financing and loan programs to marketing, product sourcing, e-business and government programs and services. They can also be reached via a toll-free business information line: 1-800-272-9675.