Business Resources
Small Business BC offers a wealth of business resources and guides to help support and grow your small business.
Whether you are starting a business, or looking for new growth strategies, use our business startup checklists, expert programs, and specialized bookstore to build your business. Our resources provide you with important business tips and tools for Business Planning, Market Research, Marketing & Sales, Import/Export and much more.
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What’s Happening in January 2021 at Small Business BC
It’s the start of a new year! There’s optimism in the air and there’s lots to look forward to in the coming months. For starters, the Small Business BC Awards open for nominations on January 18th. Our annual awards will look a little different this year, with our ceremony happening […]
ReadA Force for Good: from Vancouver Flower Deliveries to Community Involvement
Community involvement is the power to bring positive, measurable change to both the communities in which you operate and to your company. Donating your time or resources will never hurt your business – it can only help you grow by providing new inspiration. It will also help spread the word […]
ReadMarketing Trends for 2021
After the year we’ve all had, it feels daunting to try and predict the future. Fortunately, there are already some trends underway that will colour how we approach marketing in the coming months. This allows us to make some solid predictions on Marketing Trends for 2021. 2020 – The Year […]
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Business Checklists
Looking to start, grow or exit a business? Use our free business checklists, how-to guides and resources to achieve your business goals.
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Business Plan Template
This free business plan template will help you define what your business is, show how you will become profitable, and serve as a marketing tool to showcase your idea. As part of a healthy and robust business plan, you’ll need to estimate the cash inflow and outflow from your business over time on monthly basis. Small Business BC’s cash flow forecasting tool is the first step to understanding your true businesses viability.
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Corporate Search Services
Small Business BC can assist in helping you file or replace your business documents. We can also provide a corporate summary document which is a requirement when suing a company incorporated in British Columbia.
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Export Navigator
The Export Navigator Program offers businesses access to community-based export specialists who can provide a personalized, step-by-step approach to exporting and help connect your business to the market information, export programs, financial services, and business development experts it needs at every stage of the process.
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Bizmap
A collaboration between Small Business BC, 17 Vancouver BIAs and the City of Vancouver, Bizmap offers a powerful tool to analyze and compare key market data at the neighborhood level, to help grow sustainable business communities. Bizmap exists to provide easy access to relevant market data tailored to customized business districts. This data, encompassing demographics, business types, building information and the area’s activities, is supplied at the neighbourhood level, providing users with highly specific information to aid in their decision making – from finding the ideal business location to expanding their customer base, and beyond.
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Meeting Room Rentals
Small Business BC offers room rentals in Downtown Vancouver directly connected to multiple transit lines. We have a variety of spaces to rent, from meeting rooms, to seminar rooms, to a lobby area that can act as a flex-space.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Small Business BC is here to help British Columbia's entrepreneurs grow successful and sustainable businesses through expert business advisors, educational services and easy-to-use free tools. For anyone who's a business owner, or thinking of starting a new business, we’re here to help. Read our Frequently Asked Questions for the answers to our most commonly asked small business questions:
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