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Local Business Information Sites
City of Elliot Lake
East Algoma Community Futures Development Corporation A federally supported not-for-profit Community Futures Development Corporation, governed by volunteers in partnership with FedNor to help develop and diversify the local economy through: community strategic planning; business counselling and investment in small business.
ELNOS
Contact your MPP
Contact your MP
Provincial Business Information Sites
www.nohfc.com - Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation
www.ontario-canada.com – Ontario Ministry of Enterprise
Opportunity and Innovation web site with links to help small businesses start up and grow www.nohfc.com - Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation
www.ontario-canada.com – Ontario Ministry of Enterprise
Opportunity and Innovation web site with links to help small businesses start up and grow Ministry of Consumer and Business Services
Offers an array of services to help small business www.tourism.gov.on.ca – Information on small business development in the tourism, culture and recreational industries www.oce-ontario.org – Ontario Centres for Excellence
Government of Ontario, strengthening links between Academia and Industry
Federal Business Information Sites Canada’s Business and Consumer Web site Provided by Industry Canada, supplying business and consumer information online. www.bsa.cbsc.org- Canada / Ontario Business Service Centre
Government of Canada site with Business Start-up Assistance tools www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tax/business– Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
Small business page
Banks
www.bmo.com – Bank of Montreal’s web site includes services for small business
www.cibc.com – Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce small business information
www.royalbank.com/sme/ - Royal Bank site for business
www.scotiabank.com – Scotiabank’s site includes services for small business
www.tdbank.ca – TD Bank Financial Services site includes services for small business
www.cba.ca - Canadian Bankers Association web site provides information, statistics and publications to help individual and small business consumers manage their financial affairs
www.bdc.ca - Business Develompent Bank of Canada
Employment / Jobs
Youth Path
Workopolis
Monster
HRSDC (Job Bank)
Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit
Miscellaneous
Winning Lottery Numbers
Mileage calculator
Other Business Information Sites
www.profitguide.com – Profit Magazine’s business resources for entrepreneurs
www.mywebca.com – Practical information and articles on small business start-up
www.businesstown.com – A site for small business information ranging from accounting to valuing your business
www.canadaone.com – A small business site with resources, a business directory and tools, and articles
www.yea.ca – Young Entrepreneurs Association of Canada web site provides tools and resources that young entrepreneurs need most to help ensure their businesses succeed
Marketing
Finding Target Markets (PDF) -Define key segments.
Benefits That Sell (PDF) - How to market products, services & help customers to identify it’s benefits.
Placing Newspaper Ads (PDF) Determine effectiveness of placing ads, reaching markets & learning newspaper terminology.
How to Work With Advertising Salespeople (PDF)– Learn how to evaluate advertising mediums. What you should know about advertising your business.
Suicide Marketing (PDF)- Don’t ignore your customer base.
Testing Your Ads (PDF)- Effective ways to test your advertising.
E-Commerce
www.tamingthebeast.net - Internet marketing resources, online tutorials & web development tools
The Digital Economy of Canada - National and International e-commerce trade, privacy & fraud, provides latest statistics on e-commerce and spam.
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