• Business Feasibility
• Business Plan
• Starting a SmallBusiness
• Ethics
• Legal Stuff

• Small Business Finances
• Human Resources Information
• Online Journals and Magazines
• Small Business Organizations
• Other Useful Links

• Is Your Business Idea Feasible? .(Arkansas Small Business Development Center) downloadable pdf.
• Exploring Business Opportunities:a Guide for Entrepreneurs. March .(BCGovt.)-
  Downloadable pdf. Chapters on Finding & Developing Business Opportunities; Find A Need & Create An Opportunity, Build On An Existing Business or Consumer Need; Build On Changing Trends and Make Your Current Business All It Can Be.
• Small Business BC feasibility Study
• 03-051 Evaluating the Feasibility of Business Opportunities

BUSINESS PLAN

• Preparing a Business Plan (Canadian Business Service Centre)
• Sample Business Plans (Bplans.com)
• Winning Plans from the MOOTCORP® Competition
• Business Plans Index (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh)-Woodroffe Library has the"Business Plans Handbook"(Ref. HD62.7.B87465),mentioned in this index.
• "Try It Yourself "Business Plan Exercise (American Express Small Business Exchange)

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• Business Start-Up Assistant (Canada Business Service Centres)-A very comprehensive site.
• A Guide to Starting a Small Business (OntarioGovt.)
• Smallbiz Xpress Gateway (Toronto Public Library)
• Ontario Business Gateway (Service Ontario)
• BusinessGateway.ca :Services for Canadian Business (Govt. of Canada.
• Starting a Business Step-by-Step (Business Development Bank of Canada)
• How to do Business with the Federal Government (Contracts Canada)
• Franchising
  • North America FranchisingDirectory
  • The Canadian Franchise Association
  • Franchise Zone (Entrepreneur.com)(U.S.)
• Telework/HomeBusinesses
  • Home Business Association of the National Capital Region
  • Canadian Telework Association

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• Canadian Centre for Ethics & Corporate Policy-Includes sections on Codes of Conduct, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance and Ethics Organizations.
• Applied Ethics Resources on WWW(Chris MacDonald)
• Creating a Code of Ethics for Your Organization (Chris MacDonald,St.Mary's University,Halifax)
• Codes of Ethics Online (Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions,Illinois Institute of Technology)

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• Small Business Guide to Federal Incorporation (Industry Canada)
• Licences, Legislation & Regulations (Industry Canada)
• Ontario Ministry of Labour-Covers legislation,regulations,employmentstandards&occupational health&safety.
• Income Tax Guide for Canadian Small Businesses (Revenue Canada)

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• Sources of Financing -Navigate the Financial Maze (Industry Canada)
• Financing Your Business (Canada Business Service Centres)
• Information on the Different Funding Sources (Ottawa Capital Network)
• Canada Small Business Financing Act (Dept. ofJustice)
• Business Development Bank of Canada
• Analyzing Your Financial Position(U.S.Site) (CCH Business Owner'sToolkit)
• Ratio Calculators (Business Development Bank of Canada)
• Quick Guide to Financial Ratios (About.com)
• Financial Ratio Analysis Tutorial(U.K.Site) Forbes Media Company.

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• Ontario Ministry of Labour

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• Electronic Resources (Includes newspaper and statistical databases)
  • These databases are restricted to Algonquin students & staff. Click here for how to set up remote access to these databases.
• Public Access Online Journals.
  • CanadaOne Magazine : The free online magazine for small businesses in Canada
  • Report on Business Magazine (Can.) - Free registration required which also gives access to a seven day full text archive.
  • Inc. Online: The Web Site for Growing Companies (U.S.) and free full text archives going back to 1986.
  • Business Week Online (U.S.) - free full text searchable archives of the online magazine. Articles indicated with a (bw) are available to subscribers only.
  • Entrepreneur.com (U.S.) - free full text searchable archives going back to 1997.

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• Ottawa Entrepreneurship Centre
• Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade
• Canadian Federation of Independent Business
• Export Development Corporation
• Canadian Chamber of Commerce | Ottawa Chamber of Commerce

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