Small Business Resource Links
RESOURCE GUIDE FOR INFORMATION & WEB SITES
Federal Government (Government of Canada)
- topics on the following
- starting a business
- financing a business
- taxation
- learning about regulations
- conducting a business research
- human resources management
- exporting
- importing
- doing business with the government
- entrepreneurial communities
- women
- home based business
- aboriginal
- young entrepreneurs
Canada Customs & Revenue Agency 1-800-959-8281 – Personal Income Tax
166 Frederick St. 1-800-959-5525 – Business Income Tax
Kitchener, ON N2H 2M4
www.cra.gc.ca
- information on payroll deductions for:
- income tax
- employment insurance (EI)
- Canada pension plan (CPP)
- GST / HST
- Excise duties
- Forms and information for filing above items
Department of Finance Canada
- information on government programs, glossary of business terminology, new legislation, promoting entrepreneurship and small business etc.
Provincial Government (Province of Ontario)
Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre (COBSC)
Toronto, ON M5C 2W7
Telephone: (416) 775-3456
Fax: (416) 954-8597
Toll-free (Information): 1-800-567-2345 (in Ontario)
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-457-8466
E-mail: ontario@cbsc.ic.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.cobsc.org/en
- information on:
- tips on starting your specific small business
- business structures
- financing a business
- taxes
- regulations and licencing
- interactive business planner
Ontario Ministry of Finance (519) 576-8400
Kitchener District Tax Office
305 King St. W.,
Kitchener, ON N2G 1B9
www.fin.gov.on.ca
Service Ontario
www.serviceontario.ca
- to search, register or renew a small business
- other helpful information for small businesses
The Ontario Ministry of Labour
- information on employment standards, health and safety etc.
Municipal Government Offices
Regional Municipality of Waterloo
(City of Kitchener)
Municipal Property Tax (519) 741-2450
City of Kitchener,
Financial Services
Market value information
Municipal Property Assessment Corp. 1-866-296-6722
(MPAC)
4271 King St. E., Suite 100,
Kitchener, ON N2P 2E9
Municipal Licencing (519) 741-2854
Patricia Harris
Manager of Licencing
Patricia.harris@kitchener.ca
Economic Development Department (519) 741-2292
Business Development (519) 741-2722 – fax
City Hall, 1sr Floor,
200 King St. W.,
P.O. Box 1118,
Kitchener, ON N2G 4G7
ecodev@kitchener.ca
www.kitchener.ca
City of Cambridge (519) 623-1340
Cambridge Place,
73 Water St. N.,
P.O. Box 669
Cambridge, ON N1R 5W8
www.city.cambridge.on.ca
(519) 740-4536 - Economic Development Division
(519) 740-4650 - Planning Services Department
City of Waterloo (519) 886-1550
Waterloo City Centre
100 Regina St. S.,
Waterloo, ON N2J 4A8
www.city.waterloo.on.ca
Miscellaneous Sites
Equifax Canada Inc. 1-800-465-7166
Consumer Relations Deptartment (514) 355-8502 – fax
Box 190 Jean Talon Station
Montreal, Quebec
N1S 2Z2
- resources and information on personal and business credit
Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (416) 344-1000
200 Front St. W., 1-800-387-0750
Toronto, ON
M5V 3J1
- information about workplace health and safety regulations
- also offers information on forms to be completed etc.
Chamber of Commerce
Innovation Centre
www.innovationcentre.ca
Innovation is a catalyst. It can create and sustain wealth.
But, innovation is only a catalyst - it is an ingredient in a process.
If you don't follow the process and add other ingredients, innovation is worthless. Even if your innovation is revolutionary, if you don't have a process to take it to the market, it won't create or sustain anything.
The Canadian Innovation Centre has a process for guiding innovators and their innovations to the market. We've perfected it over the past 27 years. Our process is based on sound market research and original market insight.
Business Enterprise Centre
Business Enterprise Centre's mandate is to encourage and contribute to the enterprising spirit and economic development of our community by assisting entrepreneurs with the development of new or existing businesses
www.bizenterprisecentre.com
Bell Canada – to set up mailboxes for personal and business on one line
www.bell.ca
Insurance Information
Insurance Brokers Association of Canada – information on insurance
www.ibao.org
Classified Ads on web to check out the competition
www.kijiji.ca
Women Entreprenuer site
www.womenventure.org
Labour Market Information
- click on “What can this site do for me?” and then click on “Elizabeth”
- Elizabeth can visit “Wages & Salaries” section to get an idea for competitive wages for a specific occupation
- “Who Hires” to get a list of companies who have hired the same occupations in the past that you propose to employ
- “Employment Prospects” to determine the employment potential for the occupation you plan to employ
www.labourmarketinformation.ca
Web Designs for your Business
www.webdzine.com
contact Larry Shantz (519) 576-8559 (res.) or (519) 897-2928 (cell) to discuss you web site requirements