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Basic Steps for Starting a BusinessOntario – Market Research
This page provides information and resources on the basics of market research for starting a business in Ontario, including marketing plans, statistical sources and publications.
Starting With a Good Idea
Starting Your Market Research
Creating a Marketing Plan
Statistical Sources, Publications
Organizations and Associations
Starting With a Good Idea
- Critical Assessment Factors for New Products – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Can You Make Money With Your Idea or Invention – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Starting With a Good Idea – Canada Business Service Centres
- From Ideas to Business Opportunities – Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Starting Your Market Research
- Guide to Market Research and Analysis – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Market Analysis – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Marketing Plan Outline – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Venture Checklists – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Marketing Checklist for Small Retailers – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- International Market Research – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Canadian Innovation Centre - CIC – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Centre for the Study of Commercial Activity – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Marketing Basics – Canada Business Service Centres
- Researching Your Market – Canada Business Service Centres
- Where to Find the Market Information You Need – The Business Link
- Steps to Competitiveness, Marketing – Industry Canada
- Company Directories – Industry Canada
- Performance Plus – Industry Canada
Creating a Marketing Plan
- Preparing a Marketing Plan – Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
- Marketing Plan Outline – Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
Statistical Sources, Publications
- Economic indicators, by provinces and territories (monthly and quarterly) - Ontario – Statistics Canada
- Canadian Statistics – Statistics Canada
- 2001 Community Profiles – Statistics Canada
- Economic and Market Research/Statistics – Industry Canada
- Canadian Industry Statistics – Industry Canada
- About Business - Resources about the Economy – Government of Canada
- CorporateInformation-Canada – CorporateInformation.com
- GDSourcing – Research & Retrieval
Organizations and Associations
- Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
- Marketing Research and Intelligence Association (MRIA)
- The Canadian Technology Network – National Research Council Canada