My Business

• What industry am I in?
• How many similar firms are there?
• Compare to industry norms
• Classification systems (Statistics Canada)

Writing a Business Plan

• Our business planning guide
• Lots of good info on our site
• Small business BC's FAQ page
• Our small business page
• Compare to industry norms
• Resources for business on the BC site
• Resources for business on the federal site
• Consumer Trends Report
• Learn about various coding schemes

Business Environment

• Our weekly synopsis
• Some of our periodicals will be useful
• Our free community summary
• Our regional economic periodical
• Major projects provide a significant local boost

My Customers Are...

—Individuals (locals)

• Consumer Trends Report
• Spending patterns (Statistics Canada)
• Demographic details for neighbourhoods, communities and regions
• Summary community profiles (Statistics Canada)
• What areas are growing fastest?
• Small area pop projections by age and sex are in our store

—Individuals (visitors)

• Our tourism page
• Annual and seasonal patterns (2004)
• Annual and seasonal patterns (2005)
• Annual and seasonal patterns (2006)
• Annual and seasonal patterns (2007)

—Other Businesses

• Summary by region and size (much more detail available)
• Sell to BC manufacturers

—Foreign Buyers

• Exports - $ values only (free at Industry Canada)
• Quantity and value (we query our database for a fee)

—Government

• Doing business with the BC government
• Local governments in BC
• Selling to the federal government

My Products Are...

—Classified as

• Canadian export codes (Statistics Canada)
• Canadian import codes (CBSA)
• U.S. export codes
• U.S. import codes
• Standard classification of goods (Statistics Canada)

My Suppliers Are...

• Find local suppliers
• Located outside Canada ($ Value data only)
• Located outside Canada (I am willing to pay for quantity and value data)

My Business Thrives on...

• Births, deaths or marriages
• Construction (homes or buildings)
• Construction (major projects)
• Crime
• Exports or imports
• Fishing, hunting or trapping
• High technology
• Population growth (or decline)
• Tourism
• Vehicles (licenced)
• Vehicle traffic
• Weather (norms)

• What areas are growing fastest?
• Demographic details for neighbourhoods, communities and regions
• We can map data for you
• We can profile a location for you
• Tetrad can profile a location for you
• Vehicle traffic

• Our labour and income page
• An overview of the labour market
• Our earnings periodical
• Our employment periodical

Didn't find it here?

• We service requests for a fee
• Talk to us, or email us