AED works in partnership with business, industry associations, other provincial ministries and governments.

ASE is made up of men and women who have retired from executive positions in Canadian business

Information on business name/structure, market research, financing, business plans, registration

Supplies information on corporate income tax, payroll deductions, small business and tax credits among other topics.

Since 1925, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce has been the largest, most influential advocate for business in Canada. Founded with the aim of creating a strong, unified voice for Canadian business.

CBRC works closely with industry, government, non profit organizations

Searchable database of patents, trade-marks, copyright, integrated circuit topography and industrial design

A gateway of links to federal and provincial programs and services for small businesses and corporations.

Articles and publications about small businesses.

Starting a Business in Canada Free Business Tools.

An instruction manual for writing employee handbooks for small business owners.

Guidance service for Canadian small and medium sized businesses including a "Business Problem Wizard" to help identify and define problems, business intelligence resources and legislation by geographic area, supplier directory and more.

A leading professional services organization, Ernst & Young helps companies identify and capitalize on business opportunities. The firm offers advice, contacts and solutions from concept through implementation and measurement. Its services cover audit and taxation, corporate finance, online security, risk management, the valuation of intangibles and e-business acceleration. E&Y also sponsors the Entrepreneur of the Year awards.

Resources, articles, tips and tools for starting and growing your business plus information about educational opportunities, franchises, networking groups and much more (mainly US).

Enterprise Toronto’s vision is to help entrepreneurs and small business owners achieve their full potential in their growth and development. Enterprise Toronto will be a dynamic vehicle that brings together a wide diversity of agencies, companies, not-for-profit agencies, associations, institutions and government(s) in innovative ways through strategic alliances to effectively service the needs of Toronto’s small businesses and entrepreneurs.

This program is a self-assessment tool for individuals who are thinking about becoming self-employed.

Provides small and medium-sized businesses with flexible financing, affordable consulting services and venture capital.

Provides quality programs and Professional Certifications in International Trade Design.

For freelance entrepreneurs, articles, a report of common business mistakes, a survey of freelancers and other resources.

Ontario government provides services and resources to help you expand your business in Ontario and abroad.

Resources for developing an export plan, identifying markets, information on individual industries and countries and more.

The IBP is the first business planning software product designed specifically to operate on the World Wide Web. The IBP is an innovative web-based tool.

Government of Canada department responsible for competition, consumers, information highway, investment, regulation, science, small business.

Insure.com, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quotesmith.com, Inc. Insure.com provides a comprehensive array of comparative auto, life and health quotes, including a vast library of originally authored insurance articles and decision-making tools that are not available from any other single source.

By partnering the education and business communities, Junior Achievement of Central Ontario is able to give students the edge they need when entering the workforce.

Lycos Small Business is a broad information resource center, providing visitors with easy access to a network of news, articles, research, business tools and community, plus enhanced search engines to help you locate SEC filings using EDGAR, as well as search government bids using Bidcast.

Canada Ontario Business Service Center: From the Canada Business Service Centres (CBSC) is a one-stop introduction to starting a business.

On-line information products designed for small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs.

A program that matches Canadian firms and institutions with university or college graduates in a range of disciplines - for up to six months at low cost.

With only one application for employment, you can apply to over 7,000 student jobs in the federal government. Full time work during breaks, or part time throughout the year.

The goal of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade is straightforward: to promote economic growth.

Online version of PROFIT magazine plus other resources for Canadian small businesses.

Schulich offers limitless opportunities for career advancement at all levels.

Information from the Ontario government on starting and supporting a small business.

Internet & e-commerce training in action! Smart solutions for your business

My Own business Inc

To provide leadership to Ontario's business community as its premier advocate. To strengthen the Chamber movement. To provide assistance to our members through consultation, access to information and the delivery of other valuable programs and services.

Non-profit group promotes growth and development in the Toronto area

ViaTech offers emerging knowledge-based companies access to expert insight into the areas that prove to be most challenging for them.

VBEC is an innovative public and private sector alliance created to provide one-stop sourcing of services and programs to meet the needs of entrepreneurs and small businesses.

For over 26 years, the Vaughan Chamber of Commerce has helped build The City of Vaughan into one of Ontario's' most prestigious business communities. The Chamber is one of Ontario's most active, involved and relationship-driven chambers.

Xystar Technologies helps organizations optimize every interaction with their customers, employees, and suppliers to create more loyal, collaborative, and profitable relationships.

Wide range of promotional tools and services, resources and information to help with business development.

Volunteer-driven non-profit organization

Many youth employment program services available

Publisher - Royal Bank of Canada The Royal Bank's guide to writing business plans includes sample plans for a landscaper, food wholesaler and business services firm.

Canada Ontario Business Service Centre Guidelines to assist retailers in the production of a business plan.

Bplans.com contains the largest single collection of free sample business plans online.

An extensive portal for Canadian businesses. Business Directory

With searchable articles at the bottom of the page

Especially their BizStartups section

Inc. magazine's resources for growing your small business, featuring excellent search mechanisms for accessing, its library of articles, along with tools and online discussions.

Profit Magazine, especially their

From The Wall Street Journal

With links to 6,400 U.S. associations and a handful international organizations. With more than 23,000 individual members, ASAE is the largest organization of association executives and industry suppliers in the world.

Business and financial news.

News and featuresd from Forbes and affiliated magazines

Markets and finance and investments

Business News

Canada's largest newspaper.

Singapore's only business daily. Provides in-depth covereage and analyses into the latest business

A major financial newspaper, with a strong opinion page.

BBBOnLine is a subsidiary of the Council of Better Business Bureaus.

Forum

Software and books

BigBook is a leading online phone book service with millions of business and residential phone numbers.

The voice of the world's leading software developers before governments and with consumers

The Media Information Network provides information services to advertising, sales, marketing and corporate communication professionals in print and online.

Yellow Pages Group is the market leader in print and online commercial directories and one of the largest media companies in Canada.

Today, the Canadian Trade Index is used extensively throughout Canada and worldwide, and has grown to an easy to read Print Edition , a comprehensive CD ROM and an easily navigable Web Site.

Canadian Council of Better Business Bureaus

There is no charge for Canadian companies to be listed in FRASERS.com, Print, or CD-ROM.

E-mails and URLs change too quickly to include in the print directory; they are on the disks and CD only.

One World Telecommunications offers high quality Internet services with access services for the Tri-Cities area of Washington State and nationwide web services.

Canada's largest city, provides important transportation, distribution, storage and container services to businesses

Official site for the Business School, which offers MBA, executive education, and doctoral programs

The online directory provides subscription, advertising and mailing list rates and links for 73,000 print media, mainly USA but some international. Maintain the largest database of US and Canadian periodical information in the world.

NewsDirectory is your guide to all online English-language media. NewsDirectory is a simple and fast site that can be used to access all the news and information that you can handle.

PubList.com is the only Internet-based reference for over 150,000 domestic and international print and electronic publications including magazines, journals, e-journals, newsletters, and monographs.

Wide-ranging business education programs prepare graduates to successfully manage in private, public and nonprofit organizations.

Business Directory And Business Search Engine.

Toronto Yellow Pages

Infobel.com: the white, yellow and business pages on the internet. Infobel.com is able to respond in a few milliseconds to thousands of simultaneous requests, and is now the reference in white and yellow pages search; it gives access to the national sites more specifically dedicated to their own market.