Starting a Business

These resource centres can help you with the following topics:

• Registering, incorporating, and licensing your business

• Financing your business

• Business taxes 

• Taxes

• Importing/exporting

Please visit or call either location to speak to a representative today!

Use our online Site Selector to help find building or land for sale.

You can use Biz Pal to access permits and license information including forms to operate your business.

To learn more about opening a franchise, like Chapters, visit settlement.org.

Be the Boss  and the Canadian Franchise Enterprise are good resources to own a franchise.

Visit the links for more resources to open your business:

• Visit Chatham-Kent Small Business Centre’s Resource and Assistance for Business.

• The Canada Business website has business-related start-up information.

• The Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurship has a Guide to Small Business. In addition, there is an e-business toolkit and e-business booklets.

• Read Certified General Accountants of Ontario's Resource Guide for Business Immigrants and Small Business Guide.

Women Entrepreneurs can visit the following websites for information:

• The Network for Women Entrepreneurs

• Canadian Women's Business Network