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Business Resources and Helpful Links These links represent the most frequently accessed sites in my Favourites folder. You may want to bookmark this page as we update the information as we discover new sites of interest. |
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Strategis (Industry Canada’s Services for Business) Canadian Gov’t site has tons of resources. Get your business listed if you have not done so already. It’s free! |
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Maps: MapQuest, Yahoo Maps, Rand McNally These are my favourites. I like the Rand McNally the best but you be the judge. They’re all pretty good. |
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Major resource portal set up by the Canadian Gov’t geared to entrepreneurs with links to Provincial sites as well. |
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Tons of economic and demographic info including a daily summary of recent releases. A marketer’s gold mine! |
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Canadian Intellectual Property Office Everything you need to know about patents, trademarks, copyright, and industrial designs. Great resource! |
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Merx (Canadian Government Tendering) To bid on tenders, you must subscribe but lots of basic info is available for free. Some Provinces use Merx as well. |
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This site link you to national information portals for countries around the world. SME = Small/Medium Enterprize. |
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I use this for quick checks of words and phrases including foreign websites that come up in Google searches. |
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Don’t leave home (or the office) without checking it. |
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Quick lookup for personal and business phone numbers and addresses including reverse lookup. Very handy! |
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If you are exporting (particularly to foreign governments) this is an important government resource. |
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If you want to sell to the major retailers (including Wal-Mart), this should be your top EDI provider. |
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My favourite planner/organizer system. Still using regularly after 15 years. Also a source for corporate training. |
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Here’s where you can learn about registering your internet domain name including non-technical explanations. |
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Canadian Internet Registration Authority Go to this site to obtain a “ca” domain name. |
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Create an easy-to-build web page on any topic and gain publicity for your business and your product/service. |
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Lets people vote on the news and web pages that are important to them. Free way to get traffic to your website. |
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Run a search to see what bloggers are saying about your business or product, then cultivate the key influencers. |
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Get your company discovered. Upload your community event highlights or new product demo and promote the link |
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First stop on your intellectual property search. |
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A “must” if you are doing business in the US. Check out the packaging & labeling requirements! |
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US Small Business Administration Small business resources offered by US Federal Gov’t. |
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USA resources |
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A great business portal to connect your firm to a global audience. Check out the Virtual Tradeshow. Very Cool! |
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You’ll be surprised how many useful resources are here. Check the business section & sign up for VentureOne! |
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You can build a basic business plan online at this Cdn. Gov’t site or you can have us do a custom plan for you. |
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Everything you want to know about any country in the world. Compiled by the CIA! |