Thinking of Starting a New Business? - Resources

Are you the entrepreneurial type?  Start now by taking this entrepreneurial self assessment tool offered by The Business Development Bank of Canada.

One-on-One Consultations - Our Business Consultants are available for clients to meet with and discuss their questions relating to entrepreneurship and business ideas. There is no charge for consultations.  To book your appointment, contact our office.

Reference and Lending Library - Our Reference and Lending Library is kept current and furnished with reference books as well as free up-to-date government publications on a variety of business topics.  You may borrow many of the books or review the material on site. Please call ahead to ensure your book of choice is available.

Research Computer Stations - three computer stations are available in our Resource Centre. All three computers have access to the Internet and Microsoft Office. We have a variety of desktop publishing software to create business stationary. We also have two high quality graphics colour printers, and an all-in-one printer/copier/scanner/fax machine.

Market Research Information - The Small Business Centre has market, socio-economic and demographic information on Halton. As well, we also offer a wide variety of directories and trade indexes you can view in our Centre.

Halton Region Public Libraries Online Databases Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)17KB - The public libraries of Halton Region offer many services to support small business owners and operators. Among those services are free online databases.

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