Recently a student in the Print Futures program at Douglas Collage interviewed me about the freelance writing and editing life, and how I felt about future prospects in the sector. Today she followed up with a question about registering a sole proprietorship in BC (you go girl! :-), so I provided her with the following list of resources.
When I was setting up our company, I found the BC One-Stop Business Registry to be invaluable.
They have tons of great info, plus name search/registration, GST signup, etc. It might look a bit daunting at first, but it's actually not that difficult once you get into it.
Small Business BC is another great business resource. And it offers several guides, some downloadable as PDFs.
Another good resource is books from Self-Counsel Press that can walk you through the setting-up-a-business process.
They have several good titles including:
Start & Run a Consulting Business
Start & Run a Copywriting Business
Start & Run a Creative Services Business
Start & Run a Desktop Publishing Business
Canadian Legal Guide for Small Business
Many banks often have free brochures on setting up and running small businesses as well.
Posted by Paul at February 18, 2009 12:18 PM