Medword Resources

Here is a great list of links for someone looking for ideas on starting some type of a small business. This list comes from the British Columbia Small Business Workshop. (A lot of this information is applicable to those starting businesses outside B.C. or Canada also.) Please be advised that if you click on a link a new window will open in your browser so you won't lose your place with us.

Getting Started

• Regulations for Getting Started
• Proprietorship, Incorporation?
• Taxes
• Becoming an Employer
• Start Up Checklist

Your Good Idea

• Starting with a Good Idea
• Exploring Opportunities
• Forty Concepts
• Evaluate Your Ideas
• Protect Your Idea

Marketing

• Marketing Basics
• Marketing Primer
• Researching Your Market
• Sales Forecasting
• Business Promotion

Financing

• Financing Your Business
• Equity Financing
• Long Term Debt Financing
• Short Term Debt Financing
• Alternative Sources

Planning

• Planning Fundamentals
• Cash Flow Forecast
• Business Plan
• Sample Business Plan