Resources

Explore our free resources for small business owners and entrepreneurs in Lakeland.

Resources:

• CFNA: Essential Guide To Starting A New Business in Rural Alberta.
• CFNA : Buying A Business Checklist.
• Why Businesses Succeed
• Small Business Resources Booklet 
• Cash_Flow 
• CFL BUSINESS PLAN TEMPLATE
• Business Link :Marketing-Guide.pdf
• Business Link: Small-Business-Financial-Fundamentals-Guide.pdf
• Business Link: Small-Business-Start-up-Guide.pdf
•  Board Recruitment Package.pdf

Our Top Picks:

• TED's 100 Websites You Should Know and Use
• Alberta Innovations and Advanced Education
• Statistics Canada
• Industry Canada
• Productivity Alberta
• The Business Link
• Canada Business

Business Plan Resources

•  SME Benchmarking Tool
•  Business Development Bank of Canada
•  Industry Canada
•  Canada Business - services for Entrepreneurs
•  Business Plan Pro

Financial Assistance

•  Alberta Innovation Voucher
•  Canada Business - grants and financing for entrepreneurs

Aboriginal Entrepreneurs

•  Aboriginal Business Service Network
•  Aboriginal Business Mentorship Program
•  Aboriginal Business Canada
•  Aboriginal Business Resources
•  Alberta Indian Investment Corporation
•  Apeetogosan Metis Development Inc.

Entrepreneurs with Disabilities

•  Alberta Association for Supported Employment
•  Entrepreneurs with Disabilities

Exporting & Inventing

•  Canada Intellectual Property Office
•  The Canadian Trade Commissioner
•  Canadian Innovation Centre

Youth Entrepreneur Sites

• Northern Alberta Youth Entrepreneurship Camp
• Junior Achievement of the North
• Youth Resources Network of Canada

Women's Programs

•  Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
•  Canadian Women's Business Network
•  Women Entrepreneurs of Canada

Community Economic Development

•   Canadian Rural Research Network
•   Alberta Community Development.
•   Alberta Municipal Affairs
•   Economic Developers Association of Canada
•   Charity Village
•   The Canadian CED Network
•   Community Leadership - Community Foundations of Canada

About Community Futures Development Corporations

•   Community Futures Pan West
•  Community Futures Network Society of Alberta

Business Support Services

•  Productivity Alberta
•  GoForth Institute
•  Alberta Innovation and Advanced Education
•  Bank of Canada
•  Industry Canada
•  The Business Link
•  Travel Alberta
•  Canadian Franchise Association
•  Alberta Venture

Professional Services

•  Canadian Lawyers & Law Firms
•  Bookkeepers Association

Industry Trends

•  Alberta Canada
•  Strategies

Provincial & Federal Government Sites

•  Alberta Economic Development
•  Business Development Bank of Canada
•  Canadian Business Government Services for Entrepreneurs
•  Government of Alberta
•  Government of Canada
•  Human Resources and Social Development Canada
•  Statistics Canada
•  Western Economic Diversification Canada

Community Links

• AlbertaHUB

Partners with Community Futures Development Corporations

•  The Business Link - Regional Access Program
•  Western Diversification
•  GoForth Institute
•  AFSC
•  Business Development Bank of Canada

Starting a business in a city (Calgary/Edmonton)

Business Link operates walk-in centres in Edmonton and Calgary. They offer information and advice about everything from start-up, regulations, financing and loan programs to marketing, product sourcing, e-business and government programs and services. They can also be reached via a toll-free business information line: 1-800-272-9675.