Business
Health  

Hot Tip for Business Health!

Business Disaster Planning 
Excellent resources at CPBCA.ca    (free account gives access to the videos, ready-to-use forms and documents)

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Business Start-up

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Business Resources:

• Community Futures (advice, start-up loans)
  • CF-NicolaValley 
  • CF- Sun Country
  • CF-BC
  • CF-Canada​
• Small Business how-to guides
• The Blunt Bean Counter blog :
  • Advice for Startups​

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Getting started:

• Small Business how-to guides 
• ​The Blunt Bean Counter info blog
  • ​Advice for Entrepreneurs​

• the business dream
  • ​14 Steps to Start​
  • Constructing From Scratch  business advice and online courses focusing on construction, architecture and design
• a business plan
  • CF-SC start-up ​resources
• a financial plan
  • cash flow forecast template​​​​

Start-up checklist:
- Paperwork

• register your business name
• register for provincial tax collection
• business license for your city location
• register for GST if qualified 

- Location:

• physical address
• website
• social media ​

- Business  setup'

• phone number
• internet access
• technology hardware
• information management system
  • proprietary records 
  • financial records
  • client records

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 Business Management

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Business Operations

• Gantt Chart for planning project workflow
• "Management Library" is an extensive collection of business related articles and helpful information. Free to use, but may connect to commercial resources.

Risk Management

• Community Futures - Business Continuity Planning for disaster resilience and mitigation - CFBCP.ca for free account and access to videos and ready-to-use forms

• Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
  • info for Small Businesses

Employees

• Human Resources vs People Operations

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Suppliers

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Business Growth

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Local Services and Connections

• ​Breathe Bikes - rentals and sales of bikes, winter skis, and water sports gear
• 1/1 Ranch Services - custom fencing

More coming...suggestions welcome

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Financing Growth



Managing Growth

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Long Term Planning​

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Funding Retirement
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Closing a business

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