Entrepreneurship Resources

Discover or further your entrepreneurial path with our Entrepreneurship Resource Hub. Dive into a wealth of curated tools, guides, and insights tailored to aspiring innovators. From refining ideas to securing funding, we've got you covered at every step of your entrepreneurial journey. Join a dynamic community, access expert advice, and unleash your potential today!

Tools

Understand what it means to be an entrepreneur and what tools are available to start the journey. These tools encompass a wide range of digital and physical resources designed to streamline various aspects of entrepreneurship. From market research and financial management to marketing and project planning, entrepreneurial tools provide assistance to both aspiring and experienced entrepreneurs.

Check Your Entrepreneurial Potential and Mindset 
Evaluate your entrepreneurial traits, motivations, aptitudes and attitudes.

• Entrepreneurial Potential Self-Assessment
• Understanding Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Entrepreneur: Do you have what it takes?

Business Assessments and Quizzes
Assessments will help you understand the current state of your business.

• BDC Assessments and Quizzes

Government of Canada Resource
Find the right programs and services, whether you are starting out or scaling up.

• Business Benefits Finder

Business Structures Wizard
Use this tool to compare different business structure options and help you determine which one may be the best fit for your business.

• Business Structures Wizard

Business Permits and Licences
BizPaL is an online, one-stop service for entrepreneurs that simplifies the process of finding information on business permits and licences from all levels of government - federal, provincial, and municipal.

• SNB Bizpal

Financial Tools
Financial ratios are a way to evaluate the performance of your business and identify potential problems.

• BDC Financial Tools

Guides, Templates, and Software

Guides to aid you on your entrepreneurial journey, templates designed to help you set your business on the right path, and software to increase your chances of success.

• BDC Downloadable Business Templates
• BDC Guides for Success
• BDC Free and Low-Cost Software

Programs

Discover a world of growth and innovation with program opportunities designed to elevate your entrepreneurial journey. Whether you are beginning your entrepreneurial endeavor or a seasoned business leader, these programs provide the opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your network, and transform your business aspirations into thriving realities.

• Community Business Development Corporation
• ConnexionWorks
• GNB Business Immigration Stream
• Ignite Fredericton
• The Hive
• Futurpreneur

Learning

By fostering growth, problem-solving abilities, and resilience, continuous learning is the key to staying competitive, achieving long-term success, and fulfilling the dynamic demands of entrepreneurship. Elevate your entrepreneurial journey today with these transformative learning experiences!

• BDC Webinars
• BDC Entrepreneur's Learning Centre
• CBDC Learning Library
• Futurpreneur Workshop Series
• Startup Canada Business Owner’s Toolbox

Funding

Starting or scaling a business is expensive. Explore a world of funding opportunities crafted to empower innovators like you. From startup to expansion, discover the resources and connections to take your business to the next level. Explore funding opportunities today and unlock the door to your entrepreneurial journey.

• Impact Start-Up Loan
• Community Business Development Corporation – Social Enterprise Loan
• Community Business Development Corporation – Innovation Loan
• Community Business Development Corporation – First-Time Entrepreneur Loan
• Community Business Development Corporation – General Business Loan
• Community Business Development Corporation – Young Entrepreneur Loan
• Futurpreneur Financing
• Business Development Bank of Canada Financing