Business Coaching Resources:
Creating your Vision
Creating a Business Name
Types of Canadian Businesses
Market Research Resources:
Business Link - Research and Analysis
Statistics Canada - Market Research Handbook
General Resources:
Legal Resources - Gowling WLG
Financial Resources - Money Mentors
Grants and Funding
Aboriginal Business & Entrepreneurship Development - http://apeetogosan.com/
Alberta Foundation for the Arts - https://www.affta.ab.ca/funding/find-funding/indigenous-arts-individual-project-funding
Alberta Indian Investment Corporation - http://www.aiicbusiness.org
Alberta Women Entrepreneurs - https://www.awebusiness.com/
Amy Willier Memorial Artisan Grant
Apeetogosan - http://apeetogosan.com/
ATB BoostR - http://atb.com/business
Bumble Bees Venture Capital - http://www.bumblebeescapital.com/about/
Business Link - https://businesslink.ca/
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business - https://www.ccab.com/iwef2021/?fbclid=IwAR2EGZKzrUfw3fjB1R3TrjC0aPLXxByEfXr_x4qyqpy_ht6aN9chjNoAPIs
Community Futures of Treaty 7 - http://www.t7edc.com/bd-lending-entrepreneurship-fund/
Canada Council of Arts - https://www.bdc.ca/en/i-am/indigenous-entrepreneur
Energy Savings for Business - https://eralberta.ca/energy-savings-for-business/
Women in Trade Investments Program - https://www.edc.ca/women-in-trade
Futurpreneur - http://www.futurpreneur.ca
Indian Business Corporation - http://www.indianbc.ca/index.php
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada - https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1375201178602/1375202816581
Indigenous Arts Individual Project Funding - https://www.affta.ab.ca/funding/find-funding/indigenous-arts-individual-project-funding
Indigenous Women Entrepreneurship Fund - https://www.ccab.com/indigenous-women-entrepreneurship-fund
Microbusiness training - http://microbusiness.ca/services/free-gov-funded-self-employment-training/
Settlement Investment Corporation - www.settlementinvestcorp.com/
SheEO - https://sheeo.world/apply-to-be-a-venture/
Startup Canada - https://www.startupcan.ca/
The 51 - https://the51.com/
Covid-19 Recovery Resources
For a list of general Covid-19 resources, please click here.
Starting a business in a city (Calgary/Edmonton):
Business Link operates walk-in centres in Edmonton and Calgary. They offer information and advice about everything from start-up, regulations, financing and loan programs to marketing, product sourcing, e-business and government programs and services.
