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Business & Investing
Online Databases - Resources Requiring Login (Library card and password)
CBCA Business - Canadian business magazines, trade journals, general business publications, academic journals, topical journals and professional publications.
Statistics Canada E-STAT - Available at all GVPL locations. Census and CANSIM data (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) provides primary information on Canadian labour, manufacturing, investment, international trade and much more.
Subject Guides - Open Resources (no login required)
In the Library
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| Business planning | 658.4012 |
| Home-based businesses | 658.041 |
| Entrepreneurship | 658.11 |
| Marketing | 380 or 658.8 |
| New business enterprises | 658.11 |
| Success in business | 650.1 |
Doing Business in the Capital Regional District
Links to main websites in the following areas of the CRD:
| City of Victoria | Saanich | Oak Bay | Esquimalt | |
| Colwood | Langford | Metchosin | View Royal | |
| Central Saanich | Sidney | Highlands | North Saanich |
Business Directories
BC Manufacturers' Directory - A database of 4800 manufacturing companies, with product lines, locations, employee size, and more.
Fraser's Directory - Canadian industrial manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers.
Thomas Register - North American industries, searchable by location or industry with over 67,000 categories.
Corporations Canada - Search over 500,000 federally incorporated businesses, by location, corporate name, or status.
Kelly's Directory of B2B Suppliers - Search for suppliers and product lines worldwide.
Business Plans
Business Planners - A variety of business plan samples and templates from profit and nonprofit organizations.
BDC's Business Planning - Blank business plan templates (requires Word and Excel) and sample business plans (PDF).
Encyclopedia of Small Business - Over 160 real business plans from service, retail and manufacturing sectors.
Market Research
Statistics Canada E-STAT - Available at all GVPL locations. Census and CANSIM data (Canadian Socio-economic Information Management System) provides primary information on Canadian labour, manufacturing, investment, international trade and much more.
Small Business Accelerator - Research and planning sources for BC businesses, sponsored by UBC.
Business Gateway - From BC Stats (our provincial statistical agency).
Capital Regional District - Factsheets and profiles of regional statistics.
Neighbourhood Profiles of Victoria - From the City of Victoria.
2006 Census Profile for Victoria
Tables by Metropolitan Area, Victoria
Market Research Handbook, 2008 - From Statistics Canada
Housing Price Statistics for Greater Victoria - From the Victoria Real Estate Board
Business Support Services
OneStop Business Registry - Information on registering your business name, incorporating your business in BC, and applying for your business licences.
Canada Business: Government Sources for Enterpreneurs
Resource Centre for Small Business (BC Government website)
Industry Canada - Industry profiles for Canada and internationally; company profiles; market research.
Business Podcasts - Daily business podcasts from a variety of sources, courtesy of Dailysplice.com
Business News
Victoria Times-Colonist - Business section
Business Examiner (Vancouver Island edition)
Financial Post (National Post)
Report on Business (Globe and Mail)
Reuters News - Business section
Local Business Associatations
Downtown Victoria Business Association - Phone:250-386-2238 Email:info@downtownvictoria.ca
Oak Bay Business Improvement Association - Phone: 250-595-1500 Email:infooakbaybia@ayhoo.ca
Sidney Business Association - Phone: 250-655-6417 No email, webform only.
Esquimalt Chamber of Commerce - Phone: 250-704-2525 Email:info@esquimaltchamber.com
Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce - Phone: 250-383-7191 Email:chamber@gvcc.org
Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce - Phone: 250-656-3616 Email:info@peninsulachamber.ca
WestShore Chamber of Commerce - Phone: 250-478-1130 Email:chamber@westshore.bc.ca
Better Business Bureau of Vancouver Island - To encourage ethical standards in business and to educate consumers. Phone: 250-386-6348 Toll Free: 1-877-826-4222 General inquiries: info@vi.bbb.org
Greater Victoria Economic Development Commission (Business Victoria) - Phone: 250-384-2432 Email:info@businessvictoria.net
HOST Victoria (Home Office Support Team) - Host supports local home-based businesses in the Greater Victoria area.
Vancouver Island Women's Business Network - Phone: none given. Email: info@viwbn.org
VIATeC Promotes the development of the advanced technology industry on Vancouver Island. Phone: 250-483-3214 Email: info@viatec.ca
Canadian Youth Business Foundation - This national charity provides start-up mentoring, financing and business resources for young Canadians, age 18-34, to create their own successful business.
Small Business BC - Non-profit organization collaborating with public and private sector partners to help entrepreneurs fully access business resources.
Phone: 1-800-667-2272 Email:askus@smallbusinessbc.ca
Women's Enterprise Centre - Assists women in starting and growing businesses in British Columbia. Phone: 1-800-643-7014. E-mail:inquiry@womensenterprise.ca
Business Connection - Helps BC's small businesses adapt to technological change, and maintain and grow their businesses. Phone: 604-775-7532 Email: info@e-bc.ca
Francophone Economic Development Organization - La Société de développement économique de la Colombie-Britannique (SDECB) représente les intérêts du secteur économique de la communauté francophone. (SDECB, Services aux Entreprises) Sans frais : 1-877-732-3534 Email: info@sdecb.com
