Practical Wisdom for Family Enterprise Continuity

Helpful Links

Publications

Family Business Centres

Family Business Magazine - Provided by Family Business Publishing Company and its associates, it is intended to help site visitors – especially family company stakeholders – understand the material presented and make informed decisions about managing their own businesses and families.

• Austin Family Business Program

• Delaware Valley Family Business Center

Legal

• Department of Justice Canada

Entrepreneurship

Educational

Financial/Economic

• Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship

• The Schlegel Centre for Entrepreneurship, Wilfrid Laurier University

• The Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship & Technology, University of Waterloo

• Arca Financial

• BDO Canada

• Bank of Montreal

• The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Provides small and medium-sized businesses with flexible financing, affordable consulting services and venture capital. BDC supports the needs of entrepreneurs at every stage of growth.

• Royal Bank Publishes documentation and addresses issues related to different topics: Starting a Business, Expanding a Business, Business Succession & Transfer, Women Entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs, Agriculture & AgriBusiness, Knowledge-Based Industries, International Trade, Public Sectors, Aboriginal Banking.

• Bank of Canada

• World Bank – Social and economic data, World Bank projects and publications.

• Canada Revenue Agency – Comprehensive coverage of tax rules.

Government

• canadabusiness.gc.ca and www.ic.gc.ca Sources of Financing – a useful on-line resource for locating traditional and alternative sources of small business financing.

• Industry Canada What you need to know, grow and compete.

• www.statcan.gc.ca Statistics Canada

• www.conferenceboard.ca Conference Board of Canada – Information for Canadian business, government and public sector organizations, about organizational practices, economic and social trends, public policy issues.

• www.cfib.ca Canadian Federation of Independent Business carries out regular surveys and lobbies for
  small- and medium-sized businesses at the federal, provincial and local levels of government.

• www.census.gov U.S. Bureau of Census – economic data, economic indicators, statistics in large numbers of
  subjects.

• US Data & Statistics

• www.exportsource.ca Team Canada Inc’s online resource for export information.

• strategis.ic.gc.ca Aboriginal Business Canada (IC) helps aboriginal-owned companies grow their businesses and build export sales.

• www.agr.gc.ca Agri-Food Trade Canada (ATS) is an international business development service for Canadian
  agri-food exporters.

• www.international.gc.ca Service of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade providing with information on opportunities in different business sectors for markets around the world.

• www.edc.ca Export Development Corporation (EDC) helps Canadian exporters of all sizes minimize risk and export with confidence in up to 200 worlds markets.

General

• Family Firm Institute The Family Firm Institute is an international professional organization dedicated to assisting family firms by increasing the interdisciplinary skills and knowledge of family business advisers, educators, researchers and consultants.

• The Family Business Consulting Group, Inc. and Family Enterprise Publishers

• Conflict Resolution Network Canada

• Family Mediation Canada

• Family and Children’s Services in the Waterloo Region

• Franchise.org - Provides official Franchise Directory of Member Companies, latest franchise news and information, publications, events, trends and assistance to franchise buyers, business start-ups, entrepreneurs