BUS 280: Entrepreneurship

From general tips on starting a business to industry specific profiles e.g. Real estate & Home Improvement areas

From BDC

From the Women's Enterprise Centre.

From the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education.

Information about business registration, sample business plans, "how-to" start up guides, etc.

From the BC Government

Covers starting a business, hiring staff, taxes, regulations & permits, etc.

Represent the interests of Canadian-owned, privately-held enterprises.

Information for Canadian companies involved in the export of goods or services.

Provides business tools and guides for small business.

Available under Geography on the left, CTs are areas that are small and relatively stable. Census tracts usually have a population of 2,500 to 8,000. They are located in large urban centres that must have an urban core population of 50,000 or more. You can retrieve data by postal code.

The 2 Excel spreadsheets, "Dwelling Characteristics and Household Equipment" and "Survey of Household Spending" provide the most recent data from BCStats for B.C. households.

Select the Commercial listings option from the upper red banner, conduct a search, select a listing & then look under the Demographics tab to locate neighbourhood profiles.