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Top Travel Accessories for Business Travel

Travel accessories for business travel have to do double duty. Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 Notepad Besides making sure all your personal needs are met, they have to ensure that you can still do business quickly and easily wherever you are too. These top business travel accessories run the gamut from basics such as wheeled luggage and toiletry kits through high-tech devices such as iPhones and notebooks. They'll all keep you organized and operating when you take your business on the road. More on Business Travel  read more

Sending the Right Message

Make over your brand using these smart tips. read more

The Successful Optimist

Why the language you use makes a difference read more

From Survival Mode to Growth

Tips for shifting from short-term thinking to developing new revenue streams read more

Launch an E-mail Marketing Campaign in 7 Steps

E-newsletters remain an effective tool for deepen relationships. read more

New Digital Cameras Offer Fresh Perspectives

Samsung's latest models are packed with professional features at price points perfect for business owners. read more

Is Your Ego Becoming a Liability?

The best leaders know how to check their ego at the door. read more

3 Ways to Get More Business at Networking Events

Building your contact list isn't an 'all-you-can-eat' contest. read more

Do You Know What Clicks With Your Customers?

Those e-mail tracking reports have an important story to tell. read more

Drop the Chalk: Changing the Way Teachers Teach

Jen Schnidman found a problem worth solving--and collaborated with the very people most interested in solving it. read more
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Business Start-up Assistant
The Canada Business Service Centres (CBSCs) are your gateway to government information for business. The CBSCs provide a wide range of information on government services, programs and regulations and are there to answer your questions.

Canada Small Business Discussion
The Canada Small Business discussion forum. Post your questions and interact with other small business owners.

British Columbia

e-BC Connection
...eBC was created in response to the entrepreneurial community’s demand for more and better e-business and e-commerce resources. We offer a unique and comprehensive collection of e-business information services to help BC’s small businesses.

Small Business BC
The Canada / British Columbia Business Services Society (the “Society”) is a non-profit organization that delivers high quality, single window, business information services in Vancouver, Victoria and throughout the Province of BC.

Ontario

Business Enterprise Network
Business Enterprise Network helps youth who wants to be entrepreneurs acquire information on how to access capital and take their businesses to the next level. They equip young aspiring entrepreneurs with the tools they need to succeed.

Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
The Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre provides information on federal and provincial business-related programs, services and regulations, relating to small business.

Enterprise Toronto
Enterprise Toronto is an innovative public and private sector alliance created to provide one-stop sourcing of services and programs tailored to meet the needs of the Toronto's Entrepreneurs and small businesses.

Ministry of Business and Consumer Services
Registration of sole proprietorships and general partnerships can now be done on-line through the Ministry of Business and Consumer Services website.

Skills For Change
Providing learning and training opportunities for immigrants and refugees so that they can participate in the workplace and wider community.

Social and Enterprise Development Innovations
A non-profit organization that assists people who are struggling economically. They motivate them to aim higher and develop the tools they need to achieve their goals, in partnership with community groups across Canada.

Toronto Library: Small Business
An excellent source of on-line small business information and assistance from the Toronto Public Library.