Business & Personal Finance

Many people think about starting their own busines but don't follow through because it seems so overwhelming. As Arnold Goldstein says in Starting on a shoestring  "If you really want your own business you'll face only one real enemy–procrastination" .There are many excuses people come up with to avoid taking the plunge.  The key is to arm yourself with knowledge and do some careful planning. Pick a business that's right for you and that inspires you. Will you enjoy the business, be able to manage it, can you earn from it and can you actually afford the business? Check out the Service Canada: Services for starting a business  and the Canada Business–Government Services for Entrepreneurs websites for answers to all your questions.

 SmallBizXpress is a Toronto Public Library portal for small business and entrepreneurship information that covers topics from business plans, to loans, to research tools. Information has been organized according to different stages of business development, geographically by Ontario location, and by subject categories. In addition, you can check out the library's many books on the topic.  Here are some to get you started: