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Small Business

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This guide contains resources that can help you to research, start, and grow a small business in British Columbia. Topics include business plans, registration and licensing, financing, market research, and more.

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Offers free online access to reliable business information and tools for secondary market research for BC businesses and entrepreneurs. 

An online and in-person resource centre that provides a wealth of information to help you start a business in BC.

Digital Library Resources

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A comprehensive research resource for all areas of business and economics. It includes such noteworthy publications as The Economist, and major news sources such as The Wall Street Journal.

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Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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Provides company, industry, and macroeconomic market research from three sources: Hoover’s Company Profiles, OxResearch, and Snapshots Series.

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Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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This resource offers unprecedented access to full-text magazines and resources – from historical info to current trends in business.

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Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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CBCA is a Canadian-focused database that offers access to newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals and reference sources. *Also suitable for research at the elementary, high school and undergraduate levels.

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Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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Contains directory information on businesses, consultants and consulting organizations, print, publications media and broadcast media.

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Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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LinkedIn Learning offers video courses in business, computer technology, software, and creative skills, all conducted by experts in their fields.

New to LinkedIn Learning? View a video tutorial or visit the LinkedIn Learning FAQ page for more information.

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Provides information on more than 2 million businesses throughout Canada. Tutorial available.

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Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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In-depth corporate data on Canadian companies.

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Trial update: O’Reilly will continue to be offered on a trial basis through December 2025.

Contains a vast collection of technology and business ebooks, audiobooks, videos, courses, and more. A great resource for professional development.

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Everywhere for Vancouver residents
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Regional Business News provides full-text business resources including newspapers, trade publications, magazines and newswires.

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Everywhere for VPL cardholders
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Provides demographic information including Canadian census data, household spending on hundreds of goods and services and detailed business profiles from Dun & Bradstreet. Digital lifestyle data providing mobile phone ownership/usage, detailed social media behaviors and activities, and online shopping insights is also provided. Limited to 5 simultaneous users. Resource will time-out after 20 minutes of inactivity. Not optimized for phones and tablets.

For more information see our help guide.

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Everywhere for VPL cardholders

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