Business Information and Resources

Manitoba Business Service Centre
http://www.cbsc.org/manitoba

Aboriginal Business Canada
http://abc-eac.ic.gc.ca

National Aboriginal Capital Corporation Association (NACCA)
http://www.nacca.net

Aboriginal Business Service Network
http://www.cbsc.org/english/absn/

Manitoba Safety Council
http://www.mbsafety.org/

Aski Financial Services
http://www.askifinancial.ca/

Background Information and Resources

Manitoba Indian and Northern Affairs: The Northern Development Strategy (NDS)
http://www.gov.mb.ca/ana/nds.html

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada: Press Releases
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/nr/prs/

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
http://www.manitobachiefs.com

Business Plan Resources

A number of sites on the internet provide resource materials that will allow the client to develop a workable business plan. These include templates for both the business plan itself and the marketing plan.

Popular Business Topics - The Aboriginal Business Service Network (ABSN) provides these links in order to assist in informing the prospective business owner on various questions and business plan preparation.

Interactive Business Planner (IBP) - Provided by Canada Business Service Centres: on-line interactive software The IBP is the first business planning software product designed specifically to operate on the World Wide Web. The IBP uses the capabilities of the Internet to assist entrepreneurs prepare a 3 year business plan for their new or existing business.

Business Plan Template - Downloadable template documents for writing your own business plan. Templates are in MS Word (business plan document) and MS Excel (financial appendices) with example documents in PDF (Portable Document Format, open with Adobe Reader)

Student Services

Manitoba Student Financial Assistance Program
http://www.studentaid.gov.mb.ca

Resolve
http://www.resolve.com

EDULINX Canada Corporation
http://www.edulinx.ca