Advanced Filters
Refine by Location
Refine by User Group
Employment
Self-Employment Options
Information on different types of self-employment, e.g., telework, franchising, contracting, creative enterprise.
All Resources
Displaying 16 to 30 of 31 Websites found
- Finding Elance and Freelance Jobs, Projects and Contract Work
- Learn about the freelance work exchange sites meeting the growing need for contractors in graphic design, writing, web design, IT and other services. Access project postings and general freelance work exchanges and marketplaces. as well as those for specific industries. You'll also find links for online portfolio resources and advice on going it alone.
Sponsored by: Pam Blackstone, WebLens - First Business
- Read the stories of B.C. Aboriginal entrepreneurs, and link to services and websites that can help you. Access sector guides for arts and culture, tourism, e-business, culinary, land-based and home-based business. Online workshops, sources of financing and more.
Sponsored by: Canada/BC Business Services Society - GenX Startup at the Idea Cafe
- This site caters to the business needs of Generation X entrepreneurs. Find chat groups, profiles of entrepreneurs and advice on everything from generating investment dollars to creating a corporate identity.
Sponsored by: Idea Cafe, Inc. - Home-based Business - British Columbia
- This site provides information and resources for establishing a home-based business in British Columbia. Find general information and guides, electronic magazines and portals, and support organizations.
Sponsored by: Government of Canada - HomeBasedWork.com
- If you are considering a work-at-home career, this collection of tips, articles and resources will be helpful. Learn how to protect yourself from scams, research new opportunities and more. Find information on working for an employer and work-at-home jobs. Or explore working for yourself, as well as business opportunities and ideas.
Sponsored by: HomeBasedWork.com - Information on Scams
- This organization educates and protects both consumers and businesses. Find information that can protect you from becoming involved in scams in pyramid, ponzi, work-at-home schemes and more.
Sponsored by: Canadian Council of Better Business Bureaus - InnoVisions Canada and the Canadian Telework Association (CTA)
- This site contains information and links to resources about telework and other flexible work arrangements. Discover the possible benefits of telework for your business, the work setting and for you. InnoVisions Canada is a telework and flex-work consulting organization. The Canadian Telework Association (CTA) is a non-profit association that promotes telework.
Sponsored by: InnoVisions Canada - Inventive Women
- Read about Canadian women innovators and inventors and explore this non-traditional career option. Learn how to invent and find advice to help you develop your idea. Includes games for girls, resources, patent and other business information.
Sponsored by: Inventive Women Inc. - Mentors, Ventures and Plans (MVP)
- Learn what successful entrepreneurs already know about starting a business. What's to know? Details about start-up money, common mistakes, courses, mentoring and much, much more! Use the self-assessment tools to find out how you measure up. Learn where you have to improve and how you can build on your strengths.
Sponsored by: Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE) - MERX
- MERX is Canada's electronic tendering service. Business-to-business buyers and sellers can use MERX public, private and U.S. tenders and private construction services to access potential business from the public and private sectors.
Sponsored by: MERX - Potters Guild of British Columbia
- Find members' websites, events, newsletter archives and guild membership information. The Guild sponsors and arranges exhibitions, organizes workshops, seminars and symposiums, and coordinates two annual clay sales.
Sponsored by: Potters Guild of British Columbia - Reliable Business Outsourcing
- This service matches businesses with skilled, experienced and motivated professionals with health issues. It connects contractors/consultants to businesses with short or long-term outsourcing needs for administrative, technical, trade/labour and professional work. View contract opportunities and contractor profiles.
Sponsored by: Community Futures South Fraser - The Art of Managing Your Career
- Created for artists and self-employed cultural workers, this Canadian guide provides practical information and tools to help you manage the business side of your creative endeavours.
Sponsored by: Cultural Human Resources Council - The Way We Work - CBC Newsonline
- This site provides a non-statistical view of Canada's workforce in transition and today's working life. Find dozens of stories written by Canadians who are coping with change. Online discussion groups and related news stories address the challenges, trends and opportunities in Canada's changing economy.
Sponsored by: CBC Newsonline - Types of Business
- Find descriptions, pros and cons for the following types of businesses: sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, business co-op, franchising and home business.
Sponsored by: Mazemaster