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Canadian Social Enterprise Marketplace
The Canadian Social Enterprise Marketplace offers a directory of social enterprises in rural and urban areas across the country. Search companies by the provided list of sectors, or chose your own keyword. You can also limit your search by city or province.
Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
The CSA is a not-for-profit membership-based association that serves business, industry, government, and consumers in Canada and the global marketplace. The CSA develops standards that enhance public safety and health.
Canadian Trade Index
Canadian Industry Suppliers and their Products (Manufacturers, Exporters, Distribution and Service companies)
Career Info Net | Free Website
A good approach to finding information on an industry is to explore it from an employment standpoint. This website is very good for US industry information by state.
CareerOneStop
A good way to research trends in the US labour market. Provides detailed labour information by state.
How to access: If you are a UBC student, staff, faculty or in-person library visitor you can access this resource. Otherwise, contact your local library to see if they provide access.
Canadian Business and Current Affairs (CBCA)
Provides access to general and specialized business information, current events, and reference materials, including popular and academic journals. Excellent for tracking trends for your specific product or industry.
Census Profile - Statistics Canada
Provides Canadian community profiles from the latest Census of Canada. These profiles are very useful for comparing statistics on different municipalities or regional districts. Includes details on family characteristics, primary language, mobility, educational attainment, marital status, labour force activity, earnings, and mode of transportation to work.
Center for Business Planning
The MOOT CORP® Competition simulated the experience of entrepreneurs pitching investors for funding. Although the competition is no longer held, the business plans presented by MBAs from the best business schools in the world can still be found on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
CFA Snapshot Self Assessment
Created by the Canadian Innovation Centre, the CFA Snapshot is a free online tool for entrepreneurs that lets you self-assess your venture against the 8 most critical factors for venture success. Very quick registration process.
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