Resources

Explore our free resources for small business owners and entrepreneurs in Centre West.

Useful Links:

General Business

• SME Direct - Gain access to a wealth of small business information available through Industry Canada.
• Bplans.com Small Business Planning Centre - In-depth site of how to start a business.
• GoForth Institute - If you're looking to bolster your understanding of how to start, run or grow a successful and profitable business, learn GoForth Institute's 100 Essential Small Business Skills™ in only 10 hours conveniently delivered to your computer through streaming video and an option 400+ page resource curriculum book.
• Workink - An online career development AND employment portal for Canadians with disabilities.

 Alberta Employment

• Alberta Employment - offers employment and career resources, training supports, Alberta job & career fairs, income support, and health benefits

• The Canada-Alberta Productivity Grant (CAPG) - Train the workers you need. The Alberta-Canada job grant can help fund training for your new or current employees

Youth Entrepreneurship

• BDC Entrepreneurs First - Business Development Bank of Canada's entrepreneurship opportunities.
• JA Southern Alberta - Programs focused on financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship.
• Be Entrepreneurial - JA Southern Alberta - Imagine a business venture while still in school.

• Futurpreneur - Assisting young entrepreneurs to get their ideas off the ground, Youth Business offers programs and services that allow them to achieve economic independence, develop self-confidence, and fulfill their goals of self-employment.

Indigenous Resources

• Aboriginal Youth Business Council
• Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
• Metis Training and Employment Program

Community Links

• Airdrie
• Banff
• Canmore
• Cochrane
• Crossfield
• Municipal District of Bighorn
• Redwood Meadows
• Rocky View County
• Kananaskis Improvement District
• Improvement District 9

Regional Organizations

• Airdrie Chamber of Commerce
• Airdrie Economic Development
• Banff Lake Louise Tourism
• BOWDA - Bow Valley Builders & Developers Association
• Bow Valley Chamber of Commerce
• Bow Valley College
• Bragg Creek and Area Chamber of Commerce
• Canmore Tourism
• Canmore Community Support Services
• Cochrane & District Chamber of Commerce
• Cochrane Tourism
• Cochrane Family and Community Support Service (FCSS)
• Rotary Club of Airdrie
• Rotary Club of Banff
• Rotary Club of Canmore
• Rotary Club of Cochrane

Government of Alberta

• Government of Alberta
• Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction
• Small Business Resources

Government of Canada

• The Government of Canada
• Canada Business and Industry
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Employment & Social Development Canada
• Innovation, Science & Economic Development Canada
• Service Canada
• Statistics Canada
• Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)

Business Education & Other Resources

• Agriculture Financial Services (AFSC)
• Alberta Innovates
• Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
• Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
• Business Link
• Canadian Commercial Corporation
• Dun and Bradstreet Business Information Services
• Farm Credit Canada
• GoForth Institute