Small Business
The City of Oshawa recognizes the fact that small businesses are significant drivers of the local economy. In 2011, Oshawa was named one of Canada's Top 100 Entrepreneurial Cities and further ranked 3rd in the Big City Entrepreneurial Policy sub-category by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. This reflection of strong government support for entrepreneurs has been a long-standing practice in Oshawa as the Economic Development Services Team continues to work with community and regional partners to foster and grow small businesses in our community.
There are a number of national and provincial funding and resource programs available to assist the start-up and growth of small businesses in Oshawa and Durham Region. A number of these programs include:
| BizPal http://www.oshawa.ca/bizpal.asp An interactive, free business tool that identifies the permits and licences your business requires from all levels of government.
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Business Advisory Centre Durham (BACD) www.bacd.ca Offers one-on-one consultations, workshops, market research, business resources & innovation alliances for existing business and start ups. |
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Business Registration- Starting a Business |
Canada Business Ontario - Services for Entrepreneurs - Starting a Business |
| Canada Business - Services for Entrepreneurs - Starting a Business http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/125/  Provides information from the federal and provincial governments for business start ups.
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Canadian Intellectual Property Office |
| City of Oshawa, Economic Development Services http://www.oshawa.ca/business Services include – land and building site selection, statistical market data, promotional programs, liaison with provincial and federal governments, consultation and networking with local business, industry and educators. |
Export Development Canada (EDC) |
| Industry Canada http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ic1.nsf/eng/home Online source of Industry and Business Information. |
Industry Canada - SME Benchmarking Tool http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/pp-pp.nsf/eng/Home |
| Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) www.cybf.org CYBF provides entrepreneurs aged 18-39 with start-up financing assistance, mentorship connections, business growth assistance and networking opportunities. |
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) www.bdc.ca Helps to create and develop Canadian business through financing, venture capital and consulting services with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises. The BDC also offers a number of online resources geared toward innovative small business practices. |
Contact
| Contact: | Cindy Symons-Milroy, Director Economic Development Services csymons-milroy@oshawa.ca 905-436-3859 |
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| Rhonda Keenan Business Development Manager rkeenan@oshawa.ca 905-436-3842 |
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| David Tuley Downtown Development Officer dtuley@oshawa.ca 905-436-5660 |
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| Location: | Economic Development Services 2nd Floor, Rundle Tower, City Hall 50 Centre Street South Oshawa, Ontario L1H 3Z7 |
| Phone: | 905-436-5617 |
| Toll Free: | 1-800-667-4292 |
| Fax: | 905-436-5623 |
| TTY: | 905-436-5627 |
| Email: | business@oshawa.ca |