• The Entrepreneurship Centre's List of Key Contacts (Adobe PDF Format)
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• Business Tutorials

• Starting Your Business Information Sessions
  
  
• Rules and Regulations Orientation(Adobe PDF Format)
  
  Subject topics:
  • business structure and registration
  • licensing, taxes and fees
  • the importance of business planning
  • how the Entrepreneurship Centre can help you
    
    
• Business Leaders Program
  
  
• Business Planning and Business Plan Workbook (Adobe PDF Format)
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• NEW! Click to launch BizPaL, an online service for entrepreneurs that simplifies the process of finding information on business permits and licences from all levels of government.

There are a number of publications available for reference on a walk-in basis in our Resource Centre (110 Laurier Street W.) which can provide you with valuable information and guidance at this stage of your business development.

• Entrepreneur's Handbook
  A definitive guide to starting your business in Ottawa, written by the Entrepreneurship Centre Staff, available in publication or PDF format.
  
  

• Business Consultations
  
  

• COBSC
  The information gateway for Ontario business to access federal and provincial programs and services for business
• Planning to Fail Can Spell Success
  An article about 5 disaster scenarios that threaten many businesses, followed by a predict and prevent plan
• CRA
  Canada`s Taxation Authority ... a large resource for accounting and business information
• BDC`s Entrepreneurial Self-Assessment
  A quiz for evaluating your entrepreneurial potential
• Canadian Bankers Association - Know Yourself Quiz
  If you are thinking of becoming a entrepreneur, you need to first assess your own capabilities, resources and characteristics.  The CBA`s quiz helps you to focus on your strengths as well as identify the additional tools, resources and skills you`ll need - from financing to market planning to bookkeeping.
• Steps to Starting a Business
  General requirements and guidelines affecting most businesses
• Thinking of Starting a small Business?
  Thinking of starting a small business? You’re on the right track. There’s a lot of thinking to be done before you start your own business.
• CBSC Online Small Business Workshop "Exploring Business Opportunities"
  Many people think that all you need to start a business is one good idea. While that can sometimes be true, the best foundation for business success is to have several possibilities for creating profits. If the main idea does not test out well, an alternative is available to try.
• Your Guide to Small Business
  Published by the Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, this book is designed to give entrepreneurs like you the tools you need to succeed. It’s not a “how to” book; it’s an information resource that will help you identify the things you need to do before, during and after launching your own business.
• Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development
  An entrepreneurial self-assessment quiz in PDF
• Western Economic Diversification`s Self-Assessment Quiz
  Take the Youth Employment Services interactive entrepreneurship quiz to find out if you are ready for self-employement.