Starting Your Business:
A Guide to Resources for BC Women
Message from the Minister of Small Business
and Economic Development and the Minister of State
for Women’s and Seniors’ Services - October 2004
We are pleased to present Starting Your Business – A Guide to Resources for BC Women, part of our government’s commitment to promoting and profiling women in B.C.’s economy.Small business helps to drive our economy, and
women own and operate about 36 per cent of small
businesses – the highest proportion in Canada.
This guide will help even more women realize
their dream of owning and operating a small
business. Women thinking about starting a business
may have questions about balancing the demands of
business with family responsibilities, whether they
should work from home, or how to build a support
network. They may be starting up a business after
years of being away from the workforce to raise
kids.
| They may be seniors who are looking at starting up a business to supplement their retirement income, based on something that has been a passion for many years. They may be applying for financing for the first time because assets have been in their partner’s name.
This guide provides an overview of all of those areas, under one cover.
While a number of resources exist on the topic of small business on the Internet, wading through them all can be confusing and discouraging. This guide provides an overview and “hands-on” advice for B.C.
women, as well as profiles of successful business owners that will
inspire women to pursue their goals. When women in business succeed,
we all benefit from a stronger, more diverse economy.
The
provincial government appreciates the participation of
Western Economic Diversification,
Small Business BC and especially
Women’s Enterprise Centre for their contributions.
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Greater Victoria Chamber of
Commerce President Rebecca Grant with Minister Chong at
publication launch Oct. 4
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John Les
Minister of Small Business and Economic Development |
Ida Chong
Minister of State for Women’s and Seniors’ Services |
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