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Consider Self-Employment

Are you thinking of starting your own business or becoming self-employed? Wondering if you have what it takes? Need more information? Here you’ll find all the tools and resources you need to explore your options.

A great place to start is with Business Development Bank of Canada’s Entrepreneurial Self-Assessment tool, which can help you decide if self-employment is right for you.

Once you’re ready to learn more, Small Business BC offers a number of useful resources and provides specific information on how to evaluate and develop your business idea. The Resource Centre for Small Business is also a good place to access information sources available to you.

Taking the Leap to Entrepreneurship: A Guide to Help BC Women Make the Transition explores the internal process of considering, and making the transition to, self-employment.

Entrepreneurs can find additional resources in the Employers section of this site.

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