Starting a Business

Having the high hopes and enthusiasm to launch a new business and enter the challenging and rewarding world of entrepreneurship is not an easy task.   Oshawa understands the importance of small business owners and entrepreneurs to our local economy.   Oshawa’s economy relies upon it – with businesses such as Cleeve Technologies Inc., EN-Pro International and Dragon’s Den survivor, Barnies - Oshawa has plenty of entrepreneurial success stories.   Information resources below may be helpful to small business owners to start and grow a new business.

BizPal http://www.oshawa.ca/bizpal.asp An interactive, free business tool that identifies the permits and licences your business requires from all levels of government.	BossMaker www.bossmaker.ca Where Young Entrepreneurs turn ideas into real business through financing & mentor programs, seminars, market research and business plan development. Connecting youth entrepreneurs with community partners and mentoring programs.
Business Advisory Centre Durham (BACD) www.bacd.ca Building business competencies since 1998. One-on-one consultations, workshops, market research, business resources & innovation alliances for existing business and start ups.	Canada Business Ontario - Services for Entrepreneurs - Starting a Business http://www.cbo-eco.ca/en/index.cfm/business-info-line/   Information about federal and provincial services, programs and regulations, including taxation as well as a Business Program Guide.
Canada Business - Services for Entrepreneurs - Starting a Business http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/125/ Services for entrepreneurs by providing information from the federal and provincial governments for business start ups.	Canadian Intellectual Property Office http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/Home  Information on patents, trademarks, copyrights and industry designs.
City of Oshawa Economic Development Services http://www.oshawa.ca/business Services include – land and building site selection, statistical market data, promotional programs, liaison with provincial and federal governments, consultation and networking with local business, industry and educators.	Export Development Canada (EDC) www.edc.ca Provides Canada exporters with financing insurance, bonding services as well as foreign market expertise.
Industry Canada http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/home  Online source of Industry and Business Information.	Industry Canada - SME Benchmarking Tool (formerly Performance Plus)  http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/pp-pp.nsf/eng/Home  An interactive online financial performance tool to help new and established firms determine how they measure up to their competition.

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