Resources
Small Business Advisory Centre Partners
- Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade-Ontario Government
- Small Business Ontario – Ontario Small Business Centre Network to support small business!
- Town of Smiths Falls
- County of Lanark
- United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
Municipal Government
- Town of Smiths Falls
- County of Lanark
- United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
- Town of Carleton Place
- Town of Perth
- Town of Mississippi Mills
- Tay Valley Township
- Drummond North Elmsley Township
- Village of Merrickville- Wolford
- Township of Lanark Highlands
- Beckwith Township
- Village of Westport
- Elizabethtown-Kitley Township
- Township of Montague
- Township of Rideau Lakes
Federal Government
- Canada Business Ontario – Ontario’s Business Service Centre
- Canada Revenue Agency – Payroll Deductions, Taxes, Benefits
- Government of Canada
- FedDev-Small Business Services– guides on business topics, starting a business, hiring, importing/exporting
- Service Canada
- Export Development Canada (EDC) – helping Canadian companies of all sizes succeed on the world stage
- Business Benefits Finder – Find the right programs and services
- Canadian Intellectual Property Office – Education, resources (Patents, Copyright, trademark etc)
Provincial Government
- Ontario Business Registry– site for searching and registering business name
- Ontario Grants
- Service Ontario
- Ontario Intellectual Property
- Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade – job creation, innovation and economic growth
- Ontario Ministry of Government Services
- The Ontario Government – Ontario Business Information
- Workplace Safety & Prevention Services – Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS)
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) – Workplace Safety Regulations
- Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
- Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery
- Ontario Government-Business, workplace, and economy
Small Business Financing
- Futurpreneur– financing and mentorship
- Community Futures Development Corporation- Valley Heartland
- Canada Small Business Financing Program
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- TD Bank
- RBC Bank
- BMO Financial Group
- Scotia Bank
- CIBC
Business Sites
- Canada One – articles, guides, events
- Bplans.com – sample business plans
Employment Ontario Centres
- Canadian Career Academy– Carleton Place, Beckwith and Mississippi Mills area
- Algonquin Employment Services- CES – Perth and area
- ontrac Employment Services – Smiths Falls and area
- Keys Employment Job Centre – Rideau Lakes, Westport area
- CSE Consulting – Kemptville, Merrickville- Wolford area
Not for Profit
Market Research
- Statistics Canada – Statistics Information
- IBIS World– Statistics and Industry Reports