Through an investment from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, sixteen small- and medium-sized businesses will work with Seneca College to develop new technologies, conduct research and bring business and technology ideas to market.
It’s an interesting list of companies focused on plastics, personal mobility, health, security and many more.
The Ontario government has a resource site for small business owners, covering registration, starting up, possible venues for grants and loans and more. Here’s the link:
For getting found on the Internet once your small business is set up, visit TorontoSmallBusiness.com
As part of their small business series, the Globe & Mail published this article on the importance of business networking. One networking group not mentioned in BOSS Business Owner Success System, which takes a novel approach to “speed networking” plus offers group purchasing benefits.
TORONTO, July 26 /CNW/ – Ninety-eight per cent of Toronto business owners say owning their own business gives them a sense of pride and accomplishment. With this in mind, it’s not surprising that they are a happy group:
These are findings from the TD Small Business Happiness Index, which examined the attitudes and behaviours of North American small business owners in a dozen urban centres.
The Ontario government is providing one-time assistance to small businesses who have to make change to their POS and accounting systems for the upcoming Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) that comes into effect in Ontario on July 1, 2010.
This website and download information can help a small businesses understand if they are eligible for a small business transition support payment called “Small Business Transition Credit”.
Here’s the PDF that describes how the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) on different goods and services. It describes what is taxable and what is not. The Ontario HST comes into effect July 1, 2010.
Reuters – The Business Development Bank of Canada will make $500-million available to small and medium-sized businesses over three years to buy equipment get on-board with the recovery of the economy.
Here’s an article on eHow describing the seven-step process to set up a corporation for an Ontario-based small business:
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