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The Business Gateway
The business gateway is designed to be a one-stop "shopping" area for information and statistics related to business.
Preparing a Business Plan
This publication is a guide designed to help entrepreneurs research and plan their new business.
Researching Your Business: A Guide to Business Planning Information Resources for Entrepreneurs
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For answers to other questions about starting a business in BC, see Small Business BC's
Business Start-Up FAQ page.
Small Business in British Columbia
A joint product of BC Stats, the Ministry of Small Business and Revenue, Small Business BC
and Western Economic Diversification Canada, this annual publication provides a profile of BC's
small businesses, including number of businesses, employment and GDP.
Small Business Profile 2007: Small Business in British Columbia
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Data Tables:
Small Business Counts and Employment
Small Business Counts by Development Region
Business Indicators
Business Indicators is a monthly release providing a range of up-to-date economic and
financial data, including production and shipping for British Columbia's major industries,
consumer price index, incorporations and bankruptcies, retail sales, wages, unemployment, etc.
Small Business Quarterly
The Small Business Quarterly presented a wide range of statistics
of interest and relevance to the small business sector, covering such topics
as self-employment, bankruptcies, and business conditions. This release has been discontinued, but feature articles from past
issues are available.
Small and Medium-Sized Exporters
This study provides a profile of BC's small and medium-sized exporters, their numbers and the value
of their exports, the industries and commodities which are most important to
them, the markets they serve, and how they compare to exporters in other provinces.
A Profile of Small and Medium-Sized Exporters (SMXs) - British Columbia - 2002 Edition
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Small Business Profiles
Detailed financial and employment data on small businesses
by industry. The Profiles provide performance benchmarks
for the financial planning of start-up and established small and
medium sized businesses. The data also provide information for
use in government policy decisions.
The most recent data available is:
- by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): 2000, 2002 and 2004.
- by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC): 1993, 1995, and 1997.
Small Business Profiles (for Canada and all the provinces and territories)
are available on-line at
Industry Canada's Strategis site
The following is an example of a profile extracted from the Strategis site:
The accommodation and food service industries
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