There’s a financial program in Canada that has been around for decades that is geared to supporting the Entrepreneur in the Startup process. It’s called the Canada Small Business Financing Program. It supports the business with up to a $500,000 loan.

There’s a slight problem though, hardly anyone in British Columbia knows about it.

Financial institutions deliver the program and make all credit decisions.   Small businesses must visit their local bank, credit union to obtain a loan under the program. Read the rest of this entry

Guys – Please close your eyes for a moment or move onto my next blog entry ‘cause you won’t like this one at all!

Women make better Businessmen – oops- entrepreneurs!

Some interesting stats from the Women’s Enterprise Center in Vancouver.

• Women own and operate 35 per cent of small businesses in B.C. or almost 137,000 businesses, which is higher than the national average of just under 34%.
• The number is expected to double over the next decade. In ten years, it is estimated that 264,000 B.C. women will own and operate businesses. Read the rest of this entry