Starting a Small 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.
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
BizPal
http://www.oshawa.ca/bizpal.asp
BossMaker
www.bossmaker.ca
Where Young Entrepreneurs turn ideas into real business through financing & mentor programs, seminars, market research and business plan development.
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.cobsc.org/en/business_info_line.cfm 
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/
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
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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Cindy Symons-Milroy, Director Economic Development Services |
| Rhonda Keenan Business Development Manager |
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| David Tuley Downtown Development Officer |
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City of Oshawa
50 Centre Street South Oshawa, Ontario L1H 3Z7 |
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905-436-5617
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Toll Free:
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1-800-6-OSHAWA (1-800-667-4292)
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Fax:
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905-436-5623
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TTY:
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905-436-5627
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