RESOURCES

Business Resources · Sault Ste. Marie & Area

Resources for Every Stage.

A curated directory of financing programs, government services, financial institutions, and local organizations to help you start, run, and grow your business.

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Planning

Start & grow smart

Financing

Grants & financing

Government

Federal & provincial

Local

Right here in the Soo

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Planning

Starting your Business How to Write a Business Plan (includes free template) How Research Can Help You Get a Start-Up Loan Making Financial Projections for Your New Business

Financing

Business Benefits Finder (Canada) PARO Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) Ontario Trillium Foundation Sault Ste Maire Innovation Center IAP Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Ontario) Business Development Bank of Canada Starter Company Plus Mill Works

Business Registration & Compliance

Register Your Business Online (Ontario) Ontario Business Registry Corporations Canada Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) Canadian Intellectual Property Office Canada Revenue Agency

Financial Institutions

BMO Financial Group Scotiabank CIBC Northern Credit Union RBC Royal Bank TD Bank Financial Group YNCU

Local — Sault Ste. Marie & Area

Algoma University City of Sault Ste. Marie Employment Solutions Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor) Sault College of Applied Arts & Technology Sault Community Career Centre Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre

Provincial & Federal Government

Business Development Bank of Canada Canada Revenue Agency Canadian Business Canadian Trade Commissioner Service Community Futures Network of Canada Employment and Social Development Canada Employment Ontario FedDev Ontario — Small Business Services Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor) Futurpreneur Global Affairs Canada Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness & Rural Affairs Ministry of Colleges and Universities Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Ministry of Mines Ministry of Northern Development National Research Council — Industrial Research Assistance Program Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) Ontario Chamber of Commerce Ontario Exports Ontario Trillium Foundation Service Canada Statistics Canada

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