Business Development Services

Library

Our business library is open to the general public to borrow books of interest. The following is a list of some of the titles in our collection. We also have a variety of business related government publications available.

Title	Author

101 Best Home Based Businesses for Women	Priscilla Huff, Priscilla Y. Huff

A Passion for Life	Salim Khoja
A Passion for Life is the ultimate blueprint for every man and woman who seeks a higher quality of life. You will discover the timeless principles that have shaped the lives of successful and fulfilled people - high achievers.

A Shop for one’s Own: Women who turned the Dream into a Reality	Rachel Epstein
You don't need a business degree or experience as an entrepreneur - just the right advice that will take you from getting started to creating a place that's as unique as the items you want to sell.

Accounting – The Basics for Business Decisions	W.B. Meigs, W.P. Lam, R.F. Meigs

Assistance to Business in Canada	Federal Business Development Bank

Associations Canada 2004

Associations Canada 2005

Associations Canada 2007

Bankruptcy Guide	Earl Sands
The Bankruptcy Guide shows you how to take control of your debt and avoid bankruptcy. Options other than bankruptcy are examined. If it turns out that bankruptcy or a proposal to your creditors is the only way for you to get a fresh start, the Bankruptcy Guide will give you the information you need to make an informed decision.

Basic Accounting for the Small Business	Clive G Cornish
Written in clear, everyday English, not in accounting jargon, this book will help you and your office staff keep better records - and keep your cool! Inside you will find illustration of sample forms and instructions.

Be an Even Better Manager	Michael Armstrong

Bookkeeper’s Boot Camp: Get a grip on Accounting Basics	Angie Mohr

Building a Dream 3rd Edition	Walter S. Good

Building a Dream 5th Edition	Walter S. Good

Building Added Value through Farm Diversification	R. Gary Morton, Bev Connel

Business Planning and Finances	Confederation College Entrepreneurship Series

Business Plans Handbook	Gale

Business Plans Handbook Vol.2	Gale

Business Plans Handbook Vol.3	Gale

Business Plans Handbook Vol.4	Gale

Business Relationships Development and Maintenance	Mitchell Wilkie, Graham Clayton

Business Writing Basics 2nd Edition	Jane Watson

Canada At Work in Rural Communities	Government of Canada

Canadian Almanac & Directory 2003

Canadian Almanac & Directory 2004

Canadian Almanac & Directory 2005

Canadian Almanac & Directory 2006

Canadian Almanac & Directory 2007

Canadian Demographics 2005	Financial Post

Canadian Demographics 2006	Financial Post

Canadian Forestry Equipment & Services for World Markets	External Affairs and International Trade Canada

Canadian Legal Guide for Small Business	Nishan Swais

Chartered Bank Financing of Small Business in Canada	Larry Wynant, Jim Hatch

Clearing the Hurtles	Candida Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth Gatewood, Patricia G G
Clearing the Hurdles draws on five years of original research, performed as part of the Diana Project - a major initiative that explores ways women grow businesses.

Collection techniques for the Small Business in Canada	Timothy R. Paulsen

Consumer Behaviour	James F. Engel, Roger D. Blackwell

Credit, Debt, and Bankruptcy	Alan A. Parker

CTI Canadian Trade index 2005

Cultivating Agritourism – Tools and Techniques for building success	Dr Peter W. Williams, Kathryn Lack, Kim C. Smith

Cut your losses	Keith O’Brien
Using real-life scenarios to demonstrate the many ways your store can lose money, Keith O'Brien offers expert solutions to some of the toughest scams and swindles around. Practical worksheets and exercises help you analyze the high risk areas where your business could use improvements, and sample forms and procedures tell you how to put an end to loss in your store overnight.

Cyber Law Canada	Jeffrey M. Shelling
As a Internet user, you need to have an understanding of the basic principles of cyberlaw: not only how to legally use the Internet but also how to protect yourself from unlawful users. This book will help you understand: on-line liability, secure on-line commercial transactions etc.

Cyber Law Canada 2nd Edition	Jeffrey M. Shelling

Doing Big Business on the Internet	Brian Hurley, Peter Birkwood
This book helps you determine and then target your market, providing a thorough analysis of the most up-to-date tools and services you can use to operate a successful Internet business. The key steps to setting up and operating an Internet business are also discussed.

Doing Business in 2004	Oxford

Effective Networking Strategies	Donna Messer
Networking is the single most effective way to build a successful business. Good networking skills guarantee continued growth.

Employee/Employer Rights	Ernest Rovet

Evaluating Franchise Opportunities	Don Lunny

Exporting From Canada	Gerhard W.Kautz

Female Enterprise in the New Economy	Karen D. Hughes
Femal Enterprise in the New Economy combines rigorous review of quantitative data with original qualitative work...Hughes shows that women in small business surprisingly do not feel themselves beset by job and economic insecurity but do feel subject to time binds around work, family, and self.

Financial Control for the Small Business	Michael M Coltman

Financial Management 101: Get a Grip on Finding Money	Angie Mohr

Financial Management 101: Get a Grip on Your Business Numbers	Angie Mohr
This book covers business planning, from understanding financial statements to budgeting for advertising. Angie Mohr's easy-to-understand approach to small-business planning and management ensures that the money coming in is always greater than the money going out!

Financing your Business- Get a Grip on Finding the Money	Angie Mohr

FP Markets Canadian Demographics 2007	Financial Post

FP Survey Industrials 2001	Financial Post

FP Survey Mines and Energy 2001	Financial Post

Franchise Opportunities Handbook	LaVerne L. Ludden

Franchising in Canada 4th Edition	Michael M. Coltman

Frasers 2006 Volume 1

Frasers 2006 Volume 2

Frasers 2006 Volume 3

Frasers 2006 Volume 4

Fresh Grown Promotions	Jane Eckert, Diane Kline
By following the examples in this book, you'll learn simple, cost-effective approaches to: increase your sales revenue, attract more visitors to your farm, raise the amount spent by each visitor and how to promote different selling seasons.

Fundraising for Non-Profit Groups	Joyce Young, Ken Wyman, John Swaigen
Acquire the know-how to attract money in today's highly competitive fundraising atmosphere. Let this book help your organization find the dollars to make this world a better place.

Getting Publicity	Tana Fletcher, Julia Rockler
If you'd like to know all the inside secrets for attracting publicity to your business, your association, or yourself, you need this book. Step-by-step instructions illustrate just what it takes to attract media attention to any enterprise.

Good to Great	Jim Collins
Collins and his crew discovered the key determinants of greatness - why some companies make the leap and others don't.

Government Programs Guide	Walter McPhee, Nicola Gibson, Sharon Lachance

Grapevine The New Art of Word of Mouth Marketing	Dave Balter, John Butman

Growing New Ventures – Creating New Jobs	Mark P. Rice, Jana P. Matthews
Growing New Ventures, Creating New Jobs provides practical advice to those who want to help entrepreneurs develop successful companies and create jobs in their communities.

Guide to the Human Rights Code	Ontario Human Right Commission

Hardball for Women	Pat Heim, Susan K. Golant
Hardball for Women, revised to reflect the latest changes in the workplace, decodes the male business culture and gives readers strategies on how to use its rules to get ahead-and stay ahead.

Hiring	Ontario Human Rights Commission

How to Buy or Sell a Business	Donald Lunny
This book raises some important questions relating to the process of buying or selling a small business. It is directed especially to the person interested in buying or selling a single proprietorship.

How to Start a Automobile Detailing Business	Entrepreneur Magazine

How to start a Bar/Tavern	Entrepreneur Magazine

How to start a Child Care Service	Entrepreneur Magazine

How to start a Cleaning Service	Entrepreneur Magazine

How to start a Consignment Clothing Store	Entrepreneur Magazine

How to start a Consulting Business	Entrepreneur Magazine

How to start a Hair Salon	Entrepreneur Magazine

How to start a Retail Store	Entrepreneur Magazine

How to start a Specialty Travel and Tours Business	Entrepreneur Magazine

How to start a Staffing Service

How to start a Wholesale Distribution Service	Entrepreneur Magazine

How to start an E-Business	Entrepreneur Magazine

How to start an Import/Export Business	Entrepreneur Magazine

How Women make Money	Julie V. Watson

Human right at work	Ontario Human Right Commission

Incorporation and Business Guide for Ontario	M Stephen Georgas

Incorporation Forms and Disk for Ontario	Self Counsel Press

Incorporation Forms for Ontario	Self Counsel Press
The kit contains the following forms: Articles of Incorporation, Consent to Act as a First Director, General By-Law and Share Certificates.

Inside Every Women	Vickie L Milazzo
Vickie Milazzo, a millionaire entrepreneur, shares initmate secrets of her successes and setbacks on the road to building a thriving business.

Insuring Business Risks in Canada	Geoffrey R E Bromwich

Jack and Stanley’s Buyout Adventure	Margaret J Florczak

Leadership and the One-Minute Manager	Ken Blanchard
In clear, simple terms Leadership and the One Minute Manager teaches managers the art of Situational Leadership-a simple system that refutes the conventional management mandate of treating all employees equally.

Leading Today’s Volunteers 2nd Edition	Flora Mac Leod Sarah Hogarth
This book will help you hire a volunteer program manager and set up a program to organize, evaluate, and recognize your volunteers.

Lessons from the Edge	Jana Mathews, Jeff Dennis
In Lessons from the Edge, more than 50 business owners and entrepreneurs offer a wealth of real-life stories - in their own words - that provide rare insights about keeping a company healthy and growing.

Look before You Leap: Market Research Made Easy	Don Duman, Dell Dennison, Margaret Doman

Low Budget Online Marketing for Small Business	Holly Berkley
Low-Budget Online Marketing for Small Business takes you behind the scenes of successful marketing campaigns. This book will show you how to cut costs so that you can adapt the same successful marketing strategies that big companies use.

Managing a Successful Small Business in Canada	Tony Fattal
Managing a Successful Business in Canada addresses the key issues facing small business management. Clearly written essays avoid jargon and drive straight to the heart of every manager's concern - how to make business successful.

Managing Business Growth: Get a Grip on the Numbers that Count	Angie Mohr

Market Research Handbook 2003 Edition	Statistics Canada

Market Research Handbook 2004 Edition	Statistics Canada

Market Research Handbook 2005 Edition	Statistics Canada

Marketing	Rom J. Markin

Marketing for a Small Manufacturing Business	Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology

Marketing for a Small Retail Business	Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology

Marketing for a Small Service Business	Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology

Marketing for the Small Business	Ministry of Economic Development Trade and Tourism

Marketing your Product 3rd Edition	Donald Cyr, Douglas Gray

Marketing your Product 4th Edition	Donald Cyr, Douglas Gray
Marketing Your Product explains how a company can carve a niche for its product in today's competitive consumer environment. It describes customers' buying impulses, how products satisfy those impulses, how to inform customers about your product, and what it takes to get your product to consumers.

Marketing your Service	Jean Withers, Carol Vipperman
This book explains how to develop a marketing plan that will work for any service business - from law firms and dental practices to hair salons and auto repair shops. Whatever your business, it will profit from expanding your market.

Mentoring Heroes- 52 Fabulous Women’s Paths to Success and the Mentors Who Empowered Them	Mary K. Doyle

Millionaire Women Next Door	Thomas J Stanley

Minding your own Business Reference booklets for small business	Federal Business Development Bank

Minding your own business Vol. 1	Federal Business Development Bank

Minding your own Business Vol. 2	Federal Business Development Bank

Minding your own Business Vol. 3	Federal Business Development Bank

Minding your own Business Vol. 4	Federal Business Development Bank

Mortgages and Foreclosures	David M. Goldenberg

Motivating today’s employees	Lin Grensing-Pophal

Naked In the Boardroom	Robin Wolaner
For women who are wondering just what it takes to pull off their own triumps in the fickle business world, Wolander presents 80 Naked Truths that provide instantly gratifying lessons for ambitious women.

Negotiate Your Commercial Lease	Dale R. Willerton

Negotiate Your Commercial Lease 2nd Edition	Dale R. Willerton
Netotiate Your Commercial Lease will alert you to potential pitfalls and help you avoid them; it will also show you what to strive for.

Nice girls don’t get rich	Lois P. Frankel
Lois Frankel tackles the 75 financial mistakes that keep women from having the wealth they deserve.

No B.S. Business Success	Dan Kennedy

Ontario Business to Business Sales and Marketing Directory Vol.1	Info Canada

Ontario Business to Business Sales and Marketing Directory Vol.2	Info Canada

Ontario Business to Business Sales and Marketing Directory Vol.3	Info Canada

Partnership Agreement Form and Disk	Self Counsel Press

Power Tools for Women in Business	Aliza Sherman
PowerTools for Women in Business is filled with advice and real-life stories from over 70 businesswomen.

Preparing a Successful Business Plan 3rd Edition	Rodger D Touchie

Preparing a Successful Business Plan 4th Edition	Rodger D Touchie
Preparing a Successful Business Plan will help you create an effective strategy for selling your ideas to investors. Recognizing that a business plan constitutes much more than the written document, this book will enable you to lay the groundwork for a dynamic process of planning, reviewing, and updating your business agenda.

Prescott Thackery Merchant Banking Services

Protecting Trade Secrets	Nishan Swais
Protect your confidential business information; this book answers your questions.

Pure Selling – The Basics	Wayne Vanwyck
To achieve such high career and salary goals, you need the right skills and knowledge to be more confident and effective. With a unique blend of proven communication skills and an understanding of today's marketplace. Wayne Vanwyck will help you break through your self-imposed barriers to create lasting and profitable partnerships with your customers.

Ready to use Business Forms 3rd Edition	Self Counsel Press
If you own a small business and want standardized forms to help your business run more smoothly, you need this book.

Ready to use Business Forms 4th Edition	Self Counsel Press

Renfrew County Business Directory	Ottawa Valley Economic Development

Renfrew County Business Directory 2001

Seminars to Build your Business	Barbara Siskind
Seminars are an excellent way to show off your expertise and market your products or services while providing participants with new ideas and information. If your marketing plans don't include seminars, you are missing valuable opportunities.

Simply Essential Personal Budgeting Kit	Sylvia S Lim
It's a step-by-step guide to getting yourself back on track financially for the rest of your life.

Small Business Finance	Graham Clayton, Michell Wilkie

Small Claims Court Guide for Ontario	Jennifer Young

Smart Women Finish Rich	David Bach
Whether you're working with a few dollars a week or a substantial inheritance, Bach's nine-step program gives you the tools for spending wisely, establishing security and aligning your money with your values.

So You Want to Buy a Franchise	Douglas Gray, Norman Friend
Surveys show that a new Canadian franchise business opens every hour and forty-five minutes, and the number and variety of franchises available in Canada keeps growing. So which franchise in which industry is the right fit for you? How do you make sure you are making a wise investment before you sign on the dotted line? This all-Canadian book offers tips and advice to help you.

Spending Patterns in Canada in 2001	Statistics Canada

Standard legal Forms and Agreements for Canadian Business	Self Counsel Press

Standing at the Crossroads	Marian N. Ruderman, Patricia J. Ohlott
The authors debunk the common myth that women must give up life's other roles to be successful professionally, and offer research to show that multiple roles in fact benefit and enhance women's managerial performance.

Start and Run a Bed and Breakfast	Monica Taylor and Richard Taylor
This book shows you the business side of opening your home to visitors. The clearly written text, along with dozens of easy-to-follow worksheets and explanatory samples, shows you how to plan everything from renovations to record keeping and how to keep your business running trouble free through its first few years.

Start and Run a Bookkeeping Business	Angie Mohr, CA, CMA
Start and Run a Bookkeeping Business will teach you the basics of running your own business and provide insider tips to keep it running smoothly. Whether you are just starting your own business or wanting to expand, this book will show you how.

Start and Run a Catering Business	George Erdosh
Detailing everything you need to know to attract clients and turn a profit, this book also offers tips on unique table decorations and surefire recipes that will win rave reviews.

Start and Run a Copywriting Business	Steve Slaunwhite
This book will provide new copywriters and old pros alike with proven, step-by-step strategies on how to find clients, complete common copywriting tasks, set up an effective office, and overcome the unique challenges inherent in this business.

Start and Run a Craft Business	William G. Hynes
This book gives practical step-by-step instructions for setting up and operating a successful craft business, whether it is done from the kitchen table or a production line.

Start and Run a Desktop Publishing Business	Barbara A. Fanson
Whether you would like to strike out on your own or have been operating a business for years, this book is full of helpful advice on how to run an efficient and profitable desktop publishing business - from registering a business name to producing artwork, to invoicing and collecting your fees.

Start and Run a Handyman Business	Sharah White and Kevin Pegg
With the easy-to-read tips and business strategies taught in this book, you will learn how to make a handyman business profitable. This book will give you both tips for doing the jobs and the skills needed to run the business.

Start and Run a Home Cleaning Business	Susan Bewsey
With the help of this book, you can get your business up and running, and survive that essential first year.

Start and Run a Home Daycare	Catherine M. Pruissen
Start & Run a Home Daycare provides the information you need to build a thriving business caring for children.

Start and Run a Profitable Business Using Your Computer	Douglas Gray
Start and Run a Profitable Business Using Your Computer is sure to get you started down the path to success. Showing you step by step how to start a business, this book includes topics such as: Choosing a suitable business structure, Preparing a business plan, Obtaining financing, Setting up your office, Minimizing taxes, Determining market opportunities and Marketing your service or product.

Start and Run a Profitable Consulting Business	Douglas A. Gray
This practical step-by-step success guide shows how anyone can turn knowledge and experience into a profitable consulting business. The comprehensive discussions on all aspects of consulting will get you over that first hurdle of starting your business and direct you toward a successful and profitable marketing plan.

Start and Run a Profitable Freelance Writing Business	Christine Adamec
Writing is a business, and to be successful at it, you have to be an effective self-promoter, an able negotiator, a tireless researcher, and a talented writer. This book will help you decide whether a career as a freelance writer is for you, and it guides you through each step to success.

Start and Run a Profitable Gift Basket Business	Mardi Foster-Walker
This book is for people who want to start a gift basket company as a home-based business or in a rented studio or office space. It gives practical instructions for setting up and operating a gift basket business, whether it is done from the home or from a workshop.

Start and Run a Profitable Home-Based Business	Edna Sheedy
If you dream about working from home then this book is for you. In clear, lively language, the author provides information on a variety of questions.

Start and Run a Profitable Mail Order Business	Robert W. Bly
Whether you want to supplement your regular income or earn a handsome full-time income, this book will introduce you to the world of mail order. Case studies and samples of mail order marketing materials show you what to do - and what not to do.

Start and Run a Profitable Office Service Business from Your Home	Louise Hagan
If you have experience and training in office services, you can use your skills to be self-employed in your home.

Start and Run a Profitable Restaurant	Michael M. Coltman
This book provides all the information you need to get started and make a profit in the restaurant business. It takes you step by step through the process and shares tips from the experts so you can avoid the mistakes that so many new restaurateurs make.

Start and Run a Profitable Secondhand Store	Richard Cropp, Barbara Braidwood, and Susan M. Boyce
A step-by-step guide to turning treasure hunting into a lucrative business, this book contains everything the entrepreneur needs to know to cash in on the business, from what kinds of items to sell to financing a new enterprise.

Start and Run a Profitable Tour Guide Business	Richard Cropp, Barbara Braidwood, Susan M. Boyce
The authors provide background information on the travel industry, describe what is involved in tour guiding, explain how to develop tours to your favorite destination, and outline the planning you must do no matter where you are going.

Start and Run a Retail Business	Jim Dion, Ted Topping
Retailing experts Jim Dion and Ted Topping give clear instructions and knowledgeable advice on how an owner-operated retail business needs to be organized to survive and prosper in today's highly competitive retail environment.

Start Late, Finish Rich	David Bach

Start your Own Clothing Store	Julie Miller

Start your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa	Eileen Figure Sandlin
Professional industry experts share inside information and invaluable advice, revealing how they have been successful in this lucrative business and, more important, how you can be successful, too.

Start your own Medical Claims Billing Service	Rob and Terry Adams
This start-up guide teaches you everything you need to know to get into this perfect starter business.

Start your own Wedding consulting Business	Eileen Figure Sandlin

Start-ups That Work	Joel Kurtzman, Glen Rifkin
"Startups That Work by Joel Kurtzman shares research and guidance on what makes or breaks a new company. This is a valuable book." Ken Blanchard, coauthor, The One-Minute Manager and The Secret.

Starting a Small Business in Ontario	Ministry of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation
This is not a "how to" book, but concentrates rather on "what to do" before making any investment of time or money.

Starting a Successful Business in Canada 14th Edition	Jack D. James

Starting a Successful Business in Canada 15th Edition	Jack D. James

Starting From Scratch- Secrets From 21 Ordinary People Who Made the Entrepreneur Leap	Wes Moss
In Starting from Scratch, Wes Moss shares with you the passion, values, and inspiration that led people just like you to exit Corporate Street and merge onto Entrepreneurial Avenue.

Tax Tips for Small Business	Tariq S. Jan
Tax Tips for Small Business shows you 160 legal ways to reduce your taxes. These tax tips will help you retain cash in your business so that you can grow it into something larger.

Technology in the Garden – Research Parks & Regional Economic Development	Michael L. Luger, Harvey A. Goldstein
A jusiciously presented study that will be of considerable interest to researchers. It systematically analyzes whether research parks do in fact generate new businesses and jobs.

Tele-Commuting Managing off site Staff for Small Business	Lin Grensing-Pophal
This book provides managers with the tools to set up and maintain a productive telecommuting program that benefits both employees and employers.

The 2005 Franchise Annual	Info Franchise News Inc

The ABC’s for Making Money for Teens	Alan Lysaght, Dr Denis L. Cauvier

The Best Dam Business Book in The world	William E. Caswell
This is a book for beavers everywhere who want to learn, step by step, how to build a dam that will last a lifetime.

The Canadian Direct marketing Handbook 2	Marilyn Stewart

The Entrepreneur and the Business Idea	ConferationCollege Entrepreneurship Series

The Finish Rich Workbook	David Bach
This guidebook for financial planning is designed to help you change your life. In it, you will find a 10-step action plan that will help your create, write down, and forward toward your personal and financial goals.

The Habit of Selling for Retailing	Butler Associates inc 1997

The HR Book – Human Resources Management for Small Business	Lin Grensing-Pophal

The HR Book: Human Resources Management for Small Business	Lin Grensing-Pophal
The HR Book provides you with the tools and knowledge to take an active and positive approach to maintaining an effective and workable human resources plan.

The Law and Business Administration in Canada 5th Edition	J.E. Smyth, A.J. Easson, D.A Soberman

The New Business Incubator	Raymond W. Smilor, Michael D. Gill Jr

The Old Girls’ Network	Sharron Whiteley, Kathy Elliot Connie Duckworth

The Women’s Advantage	Mary Cantando

Understanding and Managing Financial Information	Michae M. Coltman

Understanding and Managing for Small Business	Industry Science and Technology Canada

Venture Capital in Canada – A guide and Sources	Industry Science and Technology Canada

Winning Proposals – How to Write Them and Get Results	Hans Tammemagi
This book teaches you the secrets of winning proposals and explains the powerful art of persuasion. It takes you beyond formulas and recipes, revealing the psychology needed to give your proposal that special edge for success. If you complete for contracts, research grants, venture capital, financial assistance, or funds for business or charity, you need this book.

Winning Websites	Bob Whitcroft
Winning Web Sites provides a framework for determining what your site should accomplish, then discusses organizing and selecting effective content and design, and planning the Web pages.

Working for a Change	The Ontario Council of Alternative Business

Your Guide to Raising Venture Capital for your Own Business in Canada	Iain Williamson

Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act	Government of Ontario

Your Home Office Small Business Program	Global Life Skills Inc

Youth Entrepreneurship	Graham Clayton, Jason Ozbolt