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Here is a list of guides, programs and services that might be of interest to you!
Want some help?
If you own a business in Dryden or are looking to start up and need some help, don't hesitate to email our Economic Development Department.
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A business plan is a formal document that explains a business's viability and plans for success. The business plan sets out a business's objectives as well as strategies for achieving them.
Visit the Futurpreneur Canada Business Plan Writer for help with your business plan.
Register a business name or limited partnership with the Ontario government. The registration is effective for 5 years. Then it must be renewed.
Visit the Canada Revenue Agency website to learn about payroll accounts, deductions and contributions, summaries and slips. As well as information on HST and Import/Export.
Here are a list of books worth reading about entrepreneurship. Want to lend one out? Contact the Dryden Public Library to see if it is available.
Profit First
- Mike Michalowicz
Get Growing: Keys to Unlocking the Potential of Your Small Business
- David Wilton & Kyle McNamara
Customer Satisfaction is WORTHLESS, Customer Loyalty is Priceless
- Jeffrey Gitomer
Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
- Seth Godin
Relationship ROI: How Associations, Charities, and Entrepreneurs Hit Financial Targets
- Nikki Pett
Grapevine: The New Art of Word-of-Mouth Marketing
- Dave Balter & John Butman
Duct Tape Marketing
- John Jantsch
Small Business Marketing for Dummies
- Barbara Findlay Schenck with Linda English
Advertising for Dummies
- Gary R. Dahl
The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding: How to Build a Product or Service into a World-Class Brand
- Al Ries and Laura Ries
The Beermat Entrepreneur: Turn your good idea into a great business
- Mike Southon & Chris West
You Need to be a Little Crazy: The Truth about Starting and Growing Your Business
- Barry J. Moltz
The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
- Eric Ries
The Mom Test: How to talk to customers and learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you.
- Rob Fitzpatrick
Wise Words: Lessons in Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital
- Sean Evan Wise
Starting From Scratch: Secrets from 21 Ordinary People Who Made the Entrepreneurial Leap
- Wes Moss
Business @ the Speed of Thought: Using a Digital Nervous System
- Bill Gates
Social Enterprise: How to Successfully Set Up and Grow a Social Enterprise
- Heidi L. Fisher
Financial Statements: A Step-by-Step Guide to Understanding and Creating Financial Reports
- Thomas Ittelson
Here are a few popular business podcasts worth tuning into:
Starting your own business can be a very rewarding and fulfilling experience, however it is also time consuming and labour-intensive.
Before you start, the Government of Canada has put together a number of excellent resources for you to take advantage of.
There are also a number of resources that you can access through the Government of Ontario's website.
The Northwest Business Centre supports the Starter Company Plus program. Find it here.
Summer Company is the Government of Ontario's flagship youth entrepreneurship program. It provides entrepreneurial young people (ages 15 to 29) with the opportunity to start and run their own summer businesses.
If you are accepted into the program, you will receive an award of up to $3,000, hands-on business coaching, and mentoring from local community business leaders who will work with you to make your Summer Company a reality
Futurpreneur Canada has been fueling the entrepreneurial passions of Canada's young enterprise for 20 years. We are the only national non-profit organization that provides support tools, mentoring and financing of up to $45,000 to aspiring business owners aged 18-39. Our internationally recognized mentoring program hand matches young entrepreneurs with a business expert from a network of more than 2,800 volunteer mentors. Futurpreneur Canada is a founding member of the G20 Young Entrepreneurs' Alliance, the Canadian member of Youth Business International, and the Canadian host of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
Patricia Area Community Endeavours (PACE)
Patricia Area Community Endeavours Inc. (PACE) is a Community Futures Development Corporation committed to encouraging local community and economic development by assisting community groups and entrepreneurs.
Through small business loans, non-profit funding, business counseling, and support, PACE provides the tools required to build a brighter economic future in the Patricia Region.
PACE serves communities and businesses within the Patricia Region. This area includes Dryden, Eagle Lake First Nation, Ignace, Lac Seul First Nation, Machin, Pickle Lake, Sioux Lookout, and Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation; and all areas in between.
PACE provides community groups and business owners with services designed to help them succeed. These services include:
- Business advice, counseling, support, and information.
- Access to capital for small business.
- Strategic community planning and development.
- Regional community economic development.
- Access to public and private funding for community organizations.
Dryden District Chamber of Commerce
Visit the Dryden District Chamber of Commerce site for more information on how to get plugged in to the business community here in Dryden!
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
The Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade encourages and supports businesses of all sizes, and help them innovate and compete in today's fast-changing global economy.
NOHFC - The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation
The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) was established in 1988 with a mandate to promote and stimulate economic development initiatives in Northern Ontario by providing financial assistance to projects that stabilize, diversify and foster the economic growth and diversification of the region.
FedNor - Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario
FedNor is the Government of Canada's economic development organization for Northern Ontario. Through its programs and services, and through its financial support of projects that lead to job creation and economic growth, FedNor works with businesses and community partners to build a stronger Northern Ontario.
Northern Ontario Angels (NOA) is the #1 Angel Organization in North America for Northern Ontario entrepreneurs (looking for growth capital) and angel investors (looking for investments). The creative concept and foundation of this network was developed to take Northern Ontario businesses to the next level. NOA is continually growing, developing and updating it’s Angel Investment Groups throughout the North and around the World. Presently, NOA supports Angel Investment Groups in Sudbury, North Bay, Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Timmins/Kapuskasing and Kenora.
L'association des francophones du Nord-Ouest de l'Ontario (l'AFNOO)
The association des francophones du Nord-Ouest de l'Ontario (AFNOO) has developed a directory of French-language services to promote bilingualism and the French language as an asset in business.
Industry Canada's Small Business Statistics
Key Small Business Statistics is an annual publication that provides baseline data on the small business sector in Canada.
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Economic Development
30 Van Horne Ave
Dryden, ON
P8N 2A7
Phone: (807) 223-4100
Email: edo@dryden.ca