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This Resource Centre provides listings of alphabetically arranged topics that will be useful to you in starting and operating a small business.

The first section contains a condensed glossary of business terms and articles on various topics created by the staff and advisors at the BDC. Please check back regularly for postings of new articles.

The second section contains listings of: a) excellent small business resources on the Web; b) online resources that provide dictionaries, detailed business glossaries, grammar and style guides and other reference materials.

The third section provides specific information for small business articles on a particular website, arranged by subject. For each article we've provided the title, the URL and the introductory paragraph.

We are constantly updating our links and adding new resources. Visit us regularly!

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Aboriginal business Business communication Business etiquette Business name selection Business plan development Customer relations Disability self-employment E-business Entrepreneurship Exporting/importing Financial issues Franchising Getting started Goal setting & time management Inspiration Legal issues The lighter side Marketing Networking Operations Partnerships Regional stats Sales Self-assessment Trends Women in entrepreneurship Youth entrepreneurship	About.com - Small Business: Canada About. com was founded in 1997 with a simple premise, that people are the best Guides to the Internet. Today, when you read an article on About.com, you are tapping into a powerful network of 475 Guides -- smart, passionate, accomplished people who are experts in their field. Our Guides have written books, appeared on national television and won many awards in their field. View Articles
	AllBusiness.com Our mission is to provide quality information, products, services, and solutions to small and growing businesses. Through the AllBusiness Web site, entrepreneurs, businesses, consultants, and business professionals are able to access a comprehensive set of information, tools, and services to start and grow a business, solve business problems, raise capital, enhance sales and marketing, obtain strategic advice, and leverage the business community. View Articles
	Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) The Business Development Bank of Canada is a financial institution wholly owned by the government of Canada. BDC plays a leadership role in delivering financial and consulting services to Canadian small business, with a particular focus on technology and exporting. View Articles
	Business Owners' Idea Café Once upon a time, a long time ago (like the 1980's) it was almost impossible for an entrepreneur to get the info needed to start and run a business. Today, the opposite problem confounds entrepreneurs -- there's so much info you can't even begin to digest it -- especially now with the Web. Entrepreneurs need critical info fast, so they can take action now. So at Idea Cafe, we serve info fast, fresh, friendly and for real. View Articles
	Business Planning Tools A website sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration and Palo Alto Software. The site contains a number of tools for small business owners, incl. sample business plans, online business and marketing books, business calculators and related links View Articles
	BusinessWeek Online BusinessWeek’s award-winning Web site provides users with daily perspective, unique insights, breaking news, and in-depth analysis of the latest trends in the business world, with continuous coverage of today’s business issues. View Articles
	Canada Business Canada Business is a government information service for businesses and start-up entrepreneurs in Canada. Canada Business reduces the complexity and burden of dealing with various levels of government by serving as a single point of access for federal and provincial/territorial government services, programs and regulatory requirements for business. Services from Canada Business are available on the web, by telephone (toll-free) and email, and in person. View Articles
	CanadaOne Magazine CanadaOne is Canada's premier business channel on the Internet. CanadaOne's niche is its focus on Canadian business. This site was built from the ground up based on the actual needs and interests of today's Internet citizens. The CanadaOne website includes an online magazine, a Canadian business directory, Canadian specific business resources, a technology centre, and several other promotional tools designed to help Canadians grow their businesses. View Articles
	Canadian Business Online The world of business is complex, challenging and constantly changing. With content that’s relevant, engaging and provocative, it gives Canada’s business leaders a unique perspective on the events and trends that shape their world. View Articles
	CNNMoney.com CNNMoney.com is one of the Internet's leading sources for breaking business news, personal finance features, commentary and planning tools. CNN/Money.com delivers all the day's pressing financial stories and goes beyond the headlines to show how they affect individuals' financial well-being. CNN/Money.com's editorial team reports on jobs and the economy, national and international financial markets and stocks, business news, mutual funds, real estate, technology, autos and travel. View Articles
	Enterprise Magazine In 1998 a void existed in Canadian periodicals. Surprisingly, that hole was in the area focusing on small business. Enterprise supplies information, education, mentoring, and networking to Canada's SMEs. Although our target audience is still within the 1 to 250 employee range, we believe the name encompasses anyone - self-employed, entrepreneur, or even employee - wishing to improve their knowledge-base. View Articles
	Entrepreneur.com Entrepreneur.com visitors are business owners and partners who are looking for tools to help them succeed in today's competitive marketplace. They own growing businesses and look to Entrepreneur.com to provide information and perspective on industry news, business tools and services, strategies for growth, and much more. View Articles
	Harvard Business School - Working Knowledge Harvard Business School – whose mission is a commitment to general management education that focuses on building a deep understanding of business, teaching with skill and passion, and communicating ideas that have power in practice – provides a very readable online magazine called 'Working Knowledge', that features articles on all aspects of business management. View Articles
	Inc.com Inc.com guides contain our best resources, handpicked by Inc.com editors, on specific business-management issues. Use them to discover strategies for starting, growing, and running your business more effectively and successfully. View Articles
	International Sign Association ISA is a 2,000 member organization composed of manufacturers, users, and suppliers of on-premise signs and sign products produced by more than 400,000 employees in all 50 states and 69 foreign countries. ISA exists to support, promote and improve the $30 billion-a-year sign industry, which sustains the nation’s nearly $3 trillion-a-year retail industry. View Articles
	KnowThis.com KnowThis.com is a leading information and resource website for those involved in marketing, market research, advertising, selling, promotion, and other marketing-related areas. KnowThis.com is committed to providing quality information and valuable tools for business professionals, academics and students of marketing and related fields. View Articles
	MasterCard Small Business MasterCard Worldwide is a driving force at the heart of commerce, enabling global transactions and bringing insight into the payments process to make commerce faster, more secure, and more valuable to everyone involved. As a critical link among financial institutions and millions of businesses, cardholders and merchants worldwide, MasterCard provides services in more than 210 countries and territories. View Articles
	Microsoft Small Business Center The Microsoft Small Business Center is your online resource for help in getting more out of your technology resources, getting answers to your technology questions, and better understanding the solutions that can help you strengthen your business. View Articles
	Mplans.com Mplans.com contains the largest single collection of free sample marketing plans online. In addition to that, it has helpful articles and know-how for managing your business. Mplans.com includes practical advice on planning, interactive tools, and a panel of experts who have answered more than 1,400 questions from people like you. View Articles
	New York Times The New York Times Company , a leading media company with 2006 revenues of $3.3 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers, WQXR-FM and more than 30 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. View Articles
	SCORE Welcome to the SCORE Small Business Web site and to a wealth of information on SCORE's services and timely small business topics. SCORE's mission is to advise, encourage, train and mentor small businesses nationwide. SCORE counselors offer a high level of service and personal attention to help you stay on track as you build your business. With hundreds of pages of tips for small business owners, the SCORE Web site is an outstanding and popular tool among entrepreneurs. View Articles
	Small Business Advisor This website, The Small Business Advisor, was developed and is maintained by Information International located in Great Falls, Virginia. Information International is dedicated to advising and assisting individuals who are considering starting a business or who are operating a small business. We also assist companies in doing business with United States Government agencies. Our assistance is in the form of books, special reports, consulting, seminars and and this website! View Articles
	SOHO SOHO Business Group was founded in 1996. As a national marketing company we focus on connecting Canadian businesses with valuable tools, benefits, savings, resources and special events. Our primary business is relationship marketing and lead generation supporting SOHO (small office home office) and SME (small and medium size enterprise) businesses. View Articles
	The Sideroad What is The Sideroad? We are an ever-growing website that offers practical advice, straight from the experts, in a wide variety of areas. Unlike conventional magazines, newspapers or websites, we bypass the journalist, writer, or "self-appointed guru", and connect you directly to a proven subject expert, so no information is lost in the translation. View Articles
	US Small Business Administration The US SBA’s mission statement is to “maintain and strengthen the nation's economy by aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of small businesses and by helping families and businesses recover from national disasters”. View Articles
	Wall Street Journal: Start-up Journal Starting your own business or buying a franchise is tough, even in a strong economy. You'll have to research the market, secure financing, open a shop, hire employees and run the enterprise. StartupJournal can help. Our content comes from the powerful editorial resources of The Wall Street Journal, the world's leading business publication, as well as WSJ.com, industry experts and StartupJournal's editorial team. View Articles
	WorkZ.com WorkZ.com is your resource for managing and growing your business. Over 1000 articles, templates, tools, and emails are at your fingertips and updated weekly enabling you to be successful in growing beyond your imagination. Hundreds of writers who are renowned experts in their fields submit articles to the WorkZ editorial staff who then read and edit them for relevance and content. Not every article gets published on WorkZ, the editors here can be tough, good news for you since you need articles that help you, not fill up our site. View Articles

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