Resources

Recommended Reading

• The Art of the Start
• The Lean Start-Up
• Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers

Business planning

• Business Model Canvas
• MaRS Entrepreneur’s Toolkit

Funding Sources

• Laurier Industry Internship Program
• BDC
• Venture Start
• Canadian Youth Business Foundation – Start-Up Program
• Canadian Youth Business Foundation - Spin Master Innovation Fund
• Canada Small Business Financing Program
• Canada Business Network – database of grants and financing programs
• FedDev
• National Angel Capital Organization
• Ontario Centres of Excellence – Various programs. Contact David Doran at david.doran(at)oce-ontario.org.

Selling to Government

• Canadian Government Procurement Guide

Legal Issues

• Business Registration and Permits
• Canadian Intellectual Property Office
• Forms of Business Organization
• Guide to Federal Incorporation