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Starting out on your own, Should you “go it alone”, or select a franchise?
Almost everyone feels the need to take charge of their own desitiny and this often leads to thoughts about starting their own business. The risks are great and should not be taken lightly. A good way to minimize the risks is to consider purchasing a franchise, but what is the best way to start the search?
How to Finance a Start Up Business in Canada
The article provides insights as to how business owners and new entrepreneurs can generate capital and working capital savings via non traditional financing strategies .
Accessing Government Funding - The Criteria
So far you have determined what programs are available (if you've subscribed to our site),what ones you are eligible for,and made your initial contact with the department or agency to which you are applying. You have created a good first impression and positively influenced the development officer's predisposition toward your proposed venture. Next you need to find out what criteria your proposal will be assessed against. In this article we will examine these criteria in more detail.

Government Business Grants in Canada. Are They a Myth?
Bureaucrats are famous or infamous depending upon your perspective, for lacking knowledge of what goes on outside of their own departments/agencies. Often they are not aware of the programs of another division within their own departments. Many government programs provide funding that is non - repayable but are not called grants. Some government departments finance third party sectoral or community based organizations to administer funding on their behalf. All of thes reasons may lead one to believe there are no grants available. Guess again.

The Recession and Canadian Government Grants For Business
Oddly enough, it is during tough economic times that the government is more inclined to step up to the plate with grants and other incentives for business to stimulate local economies.

When Is The Best Time Of Year To Apply For Government Grants and Loans?
If bureaucrats don't spend all of the money they were allotted there is a real possibility they will get their budgets cut for the coming year. That is the last thing bureaucrats want to happen and that means opportunity for you.

Accessing Government Funding - First Impressions Count
You only get one chance to make a first impression. Nothing can replace the effectiveness of personal contact in this situation. If this is not possible, phone. Never do a blind submission. When your proposal lands on someone’s,desk they should be familiar with it and have been expecting it.

Accessing Government Funding in Canada
Whether you agree with it or not, Canadian governments, at all levels, are actively involved in the business community. Each year they award hundreds of millions of dollars to small, medium and large enterprises in the hopes of stimulating local economies, fostering economic development and creating employment.

Planning Your Business
This article provides tips and techniques on how to plan your business
7 STEPS THAT YOU MUST TAKE BEFORE YOU START YOUR BUSINESS
You have decided to go into business for yourself. Congratulations. You should however be aware that a great number of new businesses do not succeed. According to Dun & Bradstreet and INC. magazine, 33% of all new businesses will fail within the first six months. Fifty percent will fail within their first two years and 75% will fail within their first three years of operation. This article will help you to “bullet proof” your business before you start in order to increase your chances of success.

So You Want to Start a Business
So you want to start a business. Before you charge down that path, step back for a moment and ask yourself why are you starting this business?

Washing machine rental - Is your idea this good?
In September of last year I made a small loan to a lady in Columbia. Although I don’t know Yaneris Canate Rios personally, she made an application for $1,125 through Kiva.org. In Yaneris’ tiny community of El Milagro the ladies still all washed their clothes by hand. She wanted to purchase 5 washing machines to rent to her neighbors. I provided the last $50 to complete her loan. Each month I would see tiny payments come on – averaging about $3.84 as a repayment on that loan.

Competing Against the Big Guys
It's always of concern when a large company moves into your neighborhood and takes away your business, or you are trying to start up a business in competition with the "big guys", but there is room for you if you are realistic and work "wisely".
What Type of Business Should I Start?
Many people struggle with what kind of business to start. There is no “one size fits all” business that can be recommended. Starting a new business is fraught with problems and complicated. You need to find a business that fits the following criteria:

Other Business Start up Related Articles

Business Start-up - Don’t Make a False Start.
Business success, in many cases, is dependant on the start that the business gets. For this reason it is critical not to make a false start in a business start up and then suffer the consequences. Unfortunately many business owners do not have the right mind set when preparing to start a business and believe that a good idea and a small amount of research is all that is required to get a business off the ground.
Advantages and Disadvantages of a Start-up Business
What is a start-up business? A business is considered a start-up if an entrepreneur begins a business based on a unique idea and takes it all the way from the planning stage to actually running the business. The business is usually thought of as still in the start-up stage until it begins to produce sufficient revenue or sales to cover the cost of supplies and operating costs.
Work At Home Online Business Opportunities - Beginner's Guide
Are you raring to start a work at home online business but a little apprehensive and unsure of the actual start-up process? This article contains some basic guidelines to help beginners get off to a smooth start.
Some Inexpensive Business Ideas For The New Entrepreneur
So you want to start your own business – you are a new entrepreneur so to speak. Maybe you have just become unemployed and are trying to start a business from scratch or you’ve just got the yen to start a new business. In these recessionary times starting capital is going to be tight. So how do you start a new business without spending too much of your hard earned money?
Budding Entrepreneurs – Personal Assistant – A Low Cost Businesses To Start In A Recession
It’s a recession and you have lost your job or you just have that entrepreneurial spirit and want to start a business. You don’t have much money and in these awful times a business loan is out of the question, so what kind of business can you start? Well here are some business ideas that have very low start up costs, but have the potential to make you enough money to live off of.
Entrepreneurs – Want to Start A Car Cleaning Business?
In these recessionary times, many of us are seeking to start business with low start up costs. Car Cleaning is one of those businesses that has the potential to be very profitable but has low start up costs. So how do you go about starting such a business?
Small business administration
Small business administration is top of the list of important considerations for success in business. All businesses have a life cycle and depending on where you are in this cycle will depend on your focus at that time. The business cycle in this context is not the economic business cycle, but instead refers to the various stages a business goes through from "Start-up" and all the way through to "Selling-up" and getting out of your business. The stages in a business cycle Start-up stage of a business - at this stage in the life cycle of a business the considerations and planning needed fall into how to start a small business. A well prepared business plan will see your business get off to a great start and set it off in the right direction.
Small Business Owners - Seven Simple Steps to Get You Started As an Entrepreneur
Many of my Non-immigrant readers are getting excited to start their own business. Here are some questions I get asked. I am currently on pending adjustment of status and have a work permit. Can I start my business? What are the requirements? Can I start a business in my home country? Can my relative in my home country become my business partner? I want to start my business, but I don't know where to start. I can relate to my reader's feelings, as many of my clients have been there. First, I wish I had answer to all these questions, but I do not. However from my experience I can say that following step by step method has worked for my clients in establishing their business. It can be very challenging to make a decision with a mind confused with too many questions.

Keys to Successfully Starting a Web-Based Business
You have probably always wanted to start your own business. Perhaps you've had thoughts of how a business can be much better when you are shopping somewhere, reading about a company, or conducting business through a certain company. Now, with the help of the Internet, it is much easier to start a new business than it once was. It's so easy to start a business online, in fact, that you can have your business up and running in a matter of hours and make a sale in a few days. Of course that isn't the case for everyone, but it is a nice dream! If you are interested in starting your own online business, here are some helpful hints to guide you as you find your way.
Six Factors to Entrepreneurial Success
Most of the new jobs added to this economy over the last years have been from Start-ups. But business start-ups are risky. What can be done to enhance the success of these start-ups? Here are six factors found to be consistent among most successful start-ups.

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