Financing Business Start Up

Please refer to Finding the Money page of this website for information on obtaining finances for business start up, generating cash flow, working capital and major capital in small business. The following links provide information on how to access funding for business start up.  

• Canada Business Service Centre - Provides information on sources of financing.
• Canada Small Business Financing Program - This program can assist new and existing small businesses, as well as Non-Profit organizations with annual revenues not exceeding $5 million dollars with loans up to $250,000 to help finance fixed assets required in the operation of the business.
• Ontario Community Futures Program - Provides repayable financing up to $125,000.

You may qualify for government business grants.  For more information see the links below:

• Northwestern Ontario Enterprise Gateway
• Industry Canada
• Strategis

Please click here for a list of books on this topic from the Thunder Bay Public Library

• Financing Business Start Up
• Financing Existing Business
• Accounting
• Budgeting and Money Management
• Taxation
• Financial Liability
• Consumer Topics
• Financial Calculators
• Financial Difficulties