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Bizmap - Market Area Profiles
Assess and compare market demographics data by neighborhood. Find out details about the people such as average age, income and spending, and education. You can also find information about the place and the businesses that operate there.
BizPaL
This is the one-stop website to assist Canadian businesses that are just starting up, or expanding into new areas. BizPaL asks you a short series of questions about the nature and scope of your current or proposed business. Based on your answers, BizPaL provides you with a customized list of government permits and licences that you may require to operate your business. All of the information that you provide is kept anonymous, and you may save or print your results for future reference.
Bplans.com
Created by Palo Alto Software. Click here for free sample business plans.
British Columbia Education, Career Fairs and Development
The Education & Career Fairs are the Largest Career Planning Events in British Columbia, Canada! With exhibits in a trade show format with feature areas along with seminars, each Education & Career Fair is designed to help attendees develop or change their career path. The Fairs introduce a variety of post secondary education choices, career and employment options and provide labour market information. Many language schools from British Columbia host exhibits at these fairs.
British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture
A collection of BC-based agricultural resource information.
British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines
The Ministry of Energy and Mines manages the responsible exploration and development of British Columbia‟s energy and mining sectors, which are comprised of public and private interests involved in the development and use of electricity, clean or renewable energy, petroleum and natural gas, minerals, and renewable and low carbon fuels.
Destination British Columbia
Destination BC works with tourism stakeholders across BC to coordinate marketing at the international, provincial, regional and local levels. Destination BC has a number of resources available to assist tourism industry operators in operating and growing their businesses.
British Columbia Survey of Household Spending 2010 (xls)
The data from this release came from the 2009 Survey of Household Spending conducted by Statistics Canada. The Survey of Household Spending is carried out annually across Canada in ten provinces. The purpose of this survey is to obtain information about household spending, dwelling characteristics, as well as household equipment.
BuildForce Canada
Originally created in 2001 as the Construction Sector Council, BuildForce Canada is a national industry-led organization committed to working with the construction industry to provide information and resources to assist with its management of workforce requirements.
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
BDC is a government owned financial institution that serves Canadian entrepreneurs. BDC acts as a 'complementary lender', offering loans and investments that supplement services available from commercial financial institutions. BDC puts special focus on SMEs in sectors such as manufacturing, exporting, innovation and knowledge-based industries. Start with: