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The Best Adirondack Chair |
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Relay Rentals |
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Street Imports |
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Johnsons Environmental |
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Mont Cascades Ski Resort |
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Super Tool |
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Total Battery |
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Holmes Heating |
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Jubilee Fine Jewellers |
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Buttstop.com |
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Dracks |
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Henderson Security |
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Rideau-Place-on-the-River Exceptional Retirement Living |
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Sciemetric Software & Systems Technology |
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Valde Systems |
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Rockport Boat Line |
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Yonaka Motorsports |
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The Monterey Inn |
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PixeLINK |
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PC Express Computer Services |
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Cutting Tool Depot |
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Fitness and Personal Development |
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Barrhaven Family Chiropractic |
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Home Services |
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Cassidy's Transfer & Storage |
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Professionals |
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Brazeau Seller |
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Howard Yegendorf |
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Pierre Amelotte International |
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Swindells and Wheatley - Ottawa Accountants |
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Baxtec Mechanical Services |
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Ottawa Salus Corporation |
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Real Estate |
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Fleming Property Management |
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Tom Jones & Sons Commercial Leasing and Development |
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Pigeon Roy Real Estate Advisory Group |
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Useful Websites |
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Kids Dental - Pleased to serve as your Children's Dentist in Winnipeg |
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Associations |
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Canadian National Christian Foundation |
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Canadian Study of Health and Aging |
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Wholesalers |
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Digel Air HVAC Supply |
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Business |
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Merchant Services |
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Including credit, debit, and EBT card processing, and equipment sales. |
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Incorporate in the United States of America |
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Are you planning to incorporate in the United States? Do you need more information about incorporating? Learn more about Incorporations and Limited Liability Companies (LLC). |
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Incorporate in Canada |
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You can complete a Federal Incorporation in Canada for under $250 if you are willing to do it yourself. Learn more about Canadian legal structures here. Or start incorporating immediately...
1. Complete a name availability search, technically known as a Newly Updated Automated Name Search (NUANS). You can use a service such as OnCorp Direct.
2. Complete your federal incorporation directly with Industry Canada at Strategis.gc.ca. You must complete your NUANS search prior to applying for incorporation (your NUANS search results are a required part of your application). |
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Trademarks |
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Does your company require protection in the form of a trademark for a unique product, name, or marketing tag line? Find out more at TradeName.com |
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Promotional Items |
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With every new company you need to make a Real Life marketing splash. Promotional items displaying your company logo, name, and website are a great way to get your message across and to keep the enthusiam bubbling over within your organization. Get customized high quality clothing, mugs, pens, and much more at our trusted supplier - Advertising You Can Use! |
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Ottawa Courier Services - Accuro |
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Accuro provides quick and affordable courier services within the Ottawa-Gatineau region. Book your courier job online ahead with their convenient online form. |
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Wholesale Merchandise Search directory for pay-per-click keyword advertising |
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Efficiency |
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Franklin Covey |
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Having trouble keeping first things first? Find accessories that will facilitate the implemention of strategies contained in 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' and 'First Things First'. |
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Brian Tracey |
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A leading speaker and expert in the field of time management. Get for your free CD of 21 Success Secrets of Self Made Millionaires. |
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AntiVirus & Security Software |
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Computer viruses should not be your main concern when starting a business. Get anti-virus software and protect your computer, eliminate your worry, and concentrate on what really matters - running your business successfully! |
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Business Forms and Software |
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Template forms for various business aspects can be a great time saver and give you direction if accounting, payroll, or any other business task is new to you. |
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Anthony Robbins |
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Need to get motivated? Why not consider some of the strategies in the Tony Robbins Personal Power program or his book Awaken the Giant Within. |
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Start Up Resources |
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U.S. Small Business Administration |
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides a fantastic resource called the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Offices are located in each state. This site should be one of your first stops when researching your small business. |
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Service Corps Of Retired Executives |
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The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) is a non-profit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business throughout the United States |
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Canada Business and Service Centres |
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The Government of Canada offers a great resource called the Canada Business and Service Centres that even include an online interactive business planner. |
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Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) |
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Canada Customs and Revenue Agency provides informative small business information guides that highlight the numerous tax considerations and requirements.
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Canada Scientific Research and Experimental Develo |
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Did you know that if your business expenses include Scientific Research and Experimental Development that you may be entitled to a significant tax break? Find out more and don't miss out. |
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Exploriem.org - Professional Entrepreneurs Organiz |
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Exploriem.org is an Organization for Professional Entrepreneurs. The Organization appeals not only to entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs but also intrapreneurs and high achievers interested in participating in helping to shape the technological, economic and sociological future. |
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Business News |
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Wall Street Journal |
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The 'journal' is the most comprehensive financial and business newspaper on the planet. Subscribe and receive 2 free weeks of complete access to the WSJ online. |
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CNN Business News |
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From the editors of CNN and Money magazine. |
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Financial Times |
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Get your business news from a European perspective. |
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The Globe and Mail: Report On Business |
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Get the Canadian business news. |
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Recomended Reading |
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Co-opetition - Brandenburger & Nalebuff |
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Learn how your customers, suppliers, competitors, and complementors all interact in order to grow not only your slice of the pie, but the whole pie! This is required reading for the first year Strategy course at many top ranked business schools. More information is available at
Co-opetition Interactive. |
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Attracting Perfect Customers - Hall & Brogniez |
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Use the power of strategic synchronicity to attract and retain the perfect customers. A Bain & Company study confirmed that the average Fortune 500 company could instantly double its revenue-growth with a 5 percent increase in customer retention. A small to midsize company could double its profits in ten years by simply increasing its customer retention rate by 5 percent. (source: Brewer, Geoffrey "The Customer Stops Here", 1998). More information is available at www.perfectcustomer.com. |
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Business Planning Guide - David H. Bangs, Jr. |
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Named by Forbes magazine as its "favorite, most useful small business book" and required reading for many top university Entrepreneurship courses. The Business Planning Guide provides a simple and logical structure for you to use when creating your business plan. It is full of examples, charts and tables that enable you to focus and capture your many ideas. In its eighth printing, it has demonstrated value and staying power. |
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Crossing The Chasm - Geoffrey Moore |
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Get insight into the realities of high tech marketing. This book is even more important in light of the high tech implosion. |
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Entrepreneur America - Rob Ryan |
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Learn from Rob Ryan, the founder of Ascend Communications, and receive sound advice and mentoring for business start-ups. The book has limited availability so pick one up if you find one! |
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Getting to Yes - Fisher & Ury |
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Every business owner will need to negotiate. Sharpen your skills so you don't get left with the short end of the stick. |
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen |
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Stephen Covey's classic helps you to get focused on what is important well before it becomes an urgent issue. This is equally applicable at home or in the workplace. |
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Awaken The Giant Within - Anthony Robbins |
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You may laugh when you recall his role in 'Shallow Hal', but Anthony Robbins has some powerful strategies that you can incorporate into your approach in business and personal matters. You can also look into the Tony Robbins Personal Power program if you really need an assist in getting motivated. |
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Power Sleep - Dr. James Maas |
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Another book selection that may raise a few eyebrows... The reality is that seventy million Americans are sleep-deprived and are making crucial business and personal decisions in an impaired state. Improve your mental and physical well being dramatically by improving your sleep habits. |
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