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Sale of Goods Act: Sale of Goods Act
Sample Business Plans: Sample Business Plans
Sands & Associates Trustee in Bankruptcy: The Most Common Questions Asked About Personal Bankruptcy.
Scott's Manufacturers Directories: Scott's Directories - this website allows users to find over 100,000 listings of manufacturing and industrial companies including name, address, phone number and contact info.
Search BC - Web Directory of BC Businesses: A search engine that concentrates on BC business web sites, BC Internet resources, and BC media.
Self Employment for People with Disabilities: A booklet of practical tips and resources for becoming self employed. Put out by the Arthritis Association
Sell it on the Web: If you want to build a successful e-business, you've come to the right place. For whether you are an e-commerce novice or an experienced e-tailer who wants to increase their profits, you'll find all the information you need on this site.
Sell Your Goods and Services to the Nova Scotia Government - How To: Did you know that the provincial government spends more than a billion dollars on goods and services each year? We get roofs repaired, we have websites designed, we lease trucks, and thousands of other things.We buy most of these goods and services from Nova Scotia businesses. If you own or operate a business, you may want to do business with us. This booklet will help you find out how. How to Sell Your Goods and Services to the Nova Scotia Government Government
SEO - Search Engine Optimization: SEOmoz, a Seattle-based SEO company, serves as a hub for search marketers worldwide, providing education, tools, resources and paid services.
Service BC: Government Agents in BC Communities operate in 60 communities in British Columbia providing the public with information on Provincial Government Programs and can also help you with inquiries concerning Federal, Regional or Municipal Government Services. Each location provides an outlet for payment of most Provincial Government services, supplies, numerous applications or forms, and sells a wide range of publications, etc. Services include accepting payment for company name reservation and registration, performing and a accepting payment for BC Online Searches, providing forms and collecting PST.
Service Canada: Find a Service Canada Centre Near You
Small & Home Based Business Library, The: An A-Z online library of informative articles on small and home based business.
Small Business - "About": Welcome to About, the Human Internet, where real people help you get whatever you want from the Web. Each site in our unique network is run by a professional Guide who is carefully screened and trained by About. Guides build a comprehensive environment around each of their specific topics, including the best new content, relevant links, How-To's, Forums, and answers to just about any question.
Small Business BC: Small Business BC website featuring - Online Small Business Workshops-Small Business Sourcing Guides (trade shows, associations, books, magazines, government services) - Web Sites for Small Business - Interactive Business Planner - Interactive Export Planner
Small Business Guide - Ontario: Everything you need to know about starting your venture in Ontario
Small Business Guides - B.C.: Small Business Guides and other publications produced by the BC government.
Small Business Guides Nova Scotia: This page provides general information and resources including checklists and guides for starting a business in Nova Scotia.
Small Business in Canada: Resources to assist Canadian entrepreneurs in the start up and management of small businesses in Canada.
Small Business Insurance: It can be difficult to determine which kind of insurance you need for your small business. Different types of insurance have confusingly similar names. Insurance is one of the most neglected small business responsibilities. Not having the appropriate insurance for your small business is a mistake because a disaster can shut down your company permanently, or at least wreak havoc on your assets. This site explains the different types of insurance. American site.
Small Business Insurance- What You Need and Why You Need It.: As an entrepreneur, you know you have to be a risk-taker. To be a successful entrepreneur, the risks you take must be calculated. What risks can you afford to take, what losses could you manage, what should you insure? Your business and personal situation will determine your needs. Your business may have many assets - vehicles, an office and equipment, inventory, an indispensable employee or partner and most importantly, yourself.
Small Business Profiles - WD - BC: Small Business Profile 2006. A Profile of Small Business Growth and Employment in British Columbia.
Small Business Source - E-Magazine: Welcome to Small Business Source Business news and information, tailored to BC entrepreneurs View eNews Online
Small Business Success - Tips and Ideas to Starting and Running a Small Business: If you are a small business start up, or are already running your own small business, then in common with many small business owners you are likely to be missing one thing - a regular flow of ideas and tips which you can use to ... boost the number of customers you have boost the amount they spend boost the number of times they buy from you and so boost your profits! Isn't this what running a small business is all about??
Small Business Tax Guides - Ontario: If you are starting or currently operating a small business in Ontario, this guide will answer the questions asked most frequently by small businesses regarding their rights and obligations under the tax statutes administered by the Ministry of Finance.
Small Claims Court Process: Small Claims Court
Small Office-Home Office (SOHO): SOHO the website for Canadian entrepreneurs and businesses. SOHO is focused on the success and growth of SOHO (small office home office) and SME (small and medium size enterprises). Our goal is to connect you with key business essentials, benefits & savings, tools & resources and special events & conferences to motivate your success in today's highly competitive marketplace.
Small Scale Food Processor Association: Linking Small-Scale Agricultural Entrepreneurs For Useful Networking and Profit - Our vision is to create regional food sustainability in Canada.
Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI): Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI) is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping low-income Canadians achieve economic self-sufficiency. Our initiatives focus on three areas: financial literacy, asset-building and entrepreneurship.
Software Tutorials online: Offering free, beginning computer courses and other learning opportunities world-wide in English.
Sources of Financing: Sources of financing can help you locate traditional or alternative sources of financing for your small business. You will find an extensive directory of Canadian financial providers, information on different types of financing, and tips to help you secure financing.
SpeechEasy - Anti-Stuttering Device: A new medical device that helps people who stutter conquer their affliction is now available for the first time in Canada. The SpeechEasy? device resembles a hearing aid and inhibits stuttering by providing altered auditory feedback. Through the used of Delayed Auditory Feedback (DAF) and Frequency Altered Feedback (FAF), SpeechEasy? effectively creates the illusion of speaking in unison with someone. While true ?choral speech? improves fluency in almost 90% of people who stutter, early field studies show that 80% to 90% of people who stutter improve their fluency
Standards Council of Canada: Standards Council of Canada accredits certification bodies that assess and certify quality management systems to the international standard ISO 9001.
Statistics Canada: Based on the Canada Year Book 2007, Overview 2007 offers an overview of trends, as well as four brief articles on more recent developments.
Status of Woman: Status of Woman - Portal
Status of Woman - funding sources: Areas of Focus of the Women's Program The Women' Program will focus its efforts in three areas, which encompass many of the issues identified during Status of Women Canada's 1996 consultations: - improving women's economic status; - eliminating systemic violence against women and the girl child; and - achieving social justice.
Stores Online - US retail ezine: A US online ezine site, that has retail news that is updated 24/7. Also has several "Top 100" categories.
Student Connection Program: The Student Connection Program from Industry Canada provides small and medium enterprise with hands-on, customized Internet training ranging from the very introductory to advanced search techniques, web site design and Internet banking.
Students In Free Enterprise of Canada Incorporated: Students In Free Enterprise of Canada Incorporated (SIFE Canada) was established in the Fall of 1995 to create an organization that would have as its mandate: The promotion and development of Canada's community of young entrepreneurs."
Super Natural BC: Check out the cities and regions in BC for this year's hottest festivals, events, and stuff to do! The following comprehensive list is a terrific broad overview. Check it out for marketing opportunities for your business.
Supreme Court Self Help -BC Resource: Online self-help resources! Here are some materials that will help you understand the BC Supreme Court process. This series of guidebooks on civil, non-family cases is provided by the Law Courts Education Society. Even if you are not in the Vancouver area the rest of the site has useful information as well.
Survey & Questionnaire Design: This tutorial will teach you how to conduct a survey and design a questionnaire. You'll learn the latest survey research techniques...what works and what doesn't. You'll discover the secrets used to maximize survey response rates, and how to design a questionnaire that gets at the true opinions of your sample. The tutorial is packed with information! It tells everything you need to begin writing your own market research surveys right now.
Survey Monkey: SurveyMonkey has a single purpose: to enable anyone to create professional online surveys quickly and easily.
Survey of Household Spending: Link to a survey of household spending. Growing demand for communication services and electronics such as cell phones, high-speed Internet, and DVDs drove changes in the spending patterns of Canadian households in 2004. Households also spent more on mortgages, energy, and health care, but less on regular phone service and automobiles.