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Newmarket Public Library is a community resource for local and global business information. Connect to local business organizations to get help in starting or expanding your own business, finding a new career, or attending a program or event. The library has room rentals available to the public for promotional events, business meetings, workshops or seminars. Databases targeting the needs of researchers, students, entrepreneurs and small business include:
Small Business Reference Center™ provides up to date information on relevant topics from starting a company, operations management and sales to growing or rescuing a business. The database contains nearly 400 full-text periodicals and over 450 full-text reference books.
The user-friendly interface guides users through small business and entrepreneurial subject areas, common business types, a help and advice section, and provides information on how to create business plans that lead to successful funding. Business videos provide critical information for business owners: interviews, ‘lessons learned’ features, lectures and ‘how to’ videos help foster success in all aspects of managing a business. A collection of state-specific resources supports the researcher with demographic data and other local information. |
General Business One File ASAP includes company performance, activity, and industry trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings.
The Reference Group (formerly called Reference Canada) is a comprehensive research tool for market research, to find and study businesses, to search for jobs and to locate decision makers. This database includes information over 1.5 million small, medium and large sized businesses. The Canadian residential database contains information on over 12 million households.
Canadian Business Resource gives users Canadian business information. Updated several times a week, the site is divided into sections on Corporate Profiles & Executive Profiles. Over 50 industry leaders have been invited to publish in-depth Corporate Profiles. Each profile explains the company and its current role in the Canadian economy. It also highlights top executives and board members and profiles one or more company leaders.
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New! Career Cruising has developed a set of activities that can help you understand what “green” means, and how green thinking can impact just about any career, including those not typically associated with the environment.The Green Careers activities encourage patrons to develop work-related skills while learning about the different ways green thinking can impact careers. The “Green Resources Guide” is a list of links related to environmental issues. Patrons can access the links by clicking on the ‘i’ button in the top menu of Career Cruising and going to the Additional Information & Resources section, the Helpful Documents section, or going to the Classroom Activities and Research projects section.
Local Resources
Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
Canada Business assists businesses through access to reliable, up-to-date information by reducing the complexity of dealing with multiple levels of government and consolidating business information through a wide range of government services, programs and regulations relevant to existing and potential business entrepreneurs.
The Newmarket Chamber of Commerce represents the interests of over 700 members, and is committed to encouraging the development of new and existing industries and businesses in the Newmarket area. The Chamber's offices are housed in the old Railway Station on Davis Drive just east of Main Street.
BKI (Business Knowledge Initiative)
Mentoring, insight and strategic information to help take your business to the next level is included in your Newmarket Chamber of Commerce membership. The program offers business education through information sessions, workshops and other resources to find funding opportunities, access emerging technology, deliver strategic business planning and become investment and export-ready.
York Small Business Enterprise Centre
The York Small Business Enterprise Centre serves Ontario's small business community by helping with business start-up, and enterprises that have been in existence for less than 5 years.
government sites
Canadian Company Capabilities, Bankruptcy records,Trademarks and Patents, plus information for consumers and businesses. (Strategis included)
Canada's tax collection agency.
SEDAR is the official Canadian website that provides access to public securities documents and information filed by public companies and investment funds with the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA).
Canada's census collector and so much more, producing statistical data for citizens, government, academic institutions and researchers.
directories
Online business to business directory for companies covering Canada, the U.S and Mexico.
Buyers guide to industrial companies. First published in 1893 as America's original industrial directory.
Source for finding products, services, or suppliers to make a purchasing decision, includes product details.
Go to our Databases page for more listings on all our available sources.
