Online Resources and Helpful Websites
- Kootenay Career Development Society – Employment Services (Castlegar, Nelson & surrounding areas)
- Kootenay Employment Services – Employment Services (Creston & area)
- Outreach Employment Services – Employment Service (Arrow & Slocan Lakes)
- Equifax: Credit Reports
- PacifiCan (Pacific Economic Development Canada)
- Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program
- WeBC (formerly Women’s Enterprise Centre)
- Futurpreneur
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Canada Small Business Finance Program
- ETSI-BC (Economic Trust of the Southern Interior)
- Small Business BC – support and resources for those starting or running a small business in British Columbia.
- BizPal: business permit and licence information
- One Stop Business Registration
- Service BC
- Canada Revenue Agency
- Provincial Consumer Taxes (PST)
- Workers’ Compensation
- Government of B.C. Employment Standards
- Employers’ Advisors Office
- Canada Border Services Agency
- University of Victoria Business Law Clinic
- Business Development Bank of Canada Entrepreneur Toolkit
- Centre for Innovative & Entrepreneurial Leadership
- Self Employment Program for PWD/ PPMB: see Self Employment Program Eligibility and Criteria to learn more.
- Community Futures British Columbia’s Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program
- Make a Change Canada’s Business Abilities program: online business planning and coaching support
- Kootenay Aboriginal Business Development Agency
- Community Futures Development Corporation of Central Interior First Nations
- Business & Economic Development for Indigenous People (Government of Canada)
- Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business
- WorkBC Indigenous Communities Stream (workforce development)
- British Columbia’s Indigenous Small Business Resources
- Futurpreneur Canada: financing and support for aspiring business owners aged 18-39
- Indigenous Youth Entrepreneurship
- Enterprising Youth
Business Resource Library
The business resource library at Community Futures houses a wide variety of business resources. Books can be borrowed from the lending library two at a time for two weeks. We also have a reference section for in-house research.
Library memberships are $5 and enables you to check resources out of the library.
Book topics include:
- Computer training
- Business plan information
- Communications
- Customer service
- Marketing
- Personal development
- Legal
- Finance & accounting
- Women entrepreneurs
- E-Commerce
- Personnel
- Reference materials
- Import/ Export
- Insurance
