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Growth and Innovation
Growth is the product of your success, but it does not come easily. Fuelled by your innovative ideas and your attention to cutting-edge technology and resources, growth is about riding the momentum.
This section will help you decide if your business is primed for growth and beyond that, it will help you understand how to go about achieving it. You will find resources aimed at helping you:
understand the implications of expanding your operations; and
link to activities and organizations that can help you grow.
The Innovation section concentrates on what is perhaps growth's most important asset: your ideas. A major part of growth is change, and innovation is how you capitalize on change, creating better or improved products and services that you can launch into the marketplace. This section offers information on:
research and development
commercialization
product licensing
financing opportunities for innovation
E-business, the use of the Internet as a business tool, is a major component of growth. Whether you plan to create an online store, use the Internet to process payments or to communicate with your customers, any plans you may have to grow your business should take the mass potential of the Internet into account.
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Market Research and Statistics
Discover what market research is and how to create an effective market research campaign. You will also find numerous information resources and statistics that you can use to learn more about your industry, your customers and the markets you serve. This information can ultimately help you to make informed decisions that can maximize the potential of your business.
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Marketing and Sales
You put your heart and soul into your company because you love what you do. Your efforts should be rewarded in the form of profit.
How well you market your business and interact with your customers can vastly influence your success. Whether you're starting a new business venture or revisiting your existing marketing strategy, this section covers marketing from the ground up. You'll find information and resources that will help place your products and services at the forefront of your current and future customers' minds.
The Marketing Basics section will provide you with a nuts-and-bolts overview of marketing, covering topics such as:
branding
online marketing
marketing on a budget
If you're looking for marketing resources, the sections Promoting and advertising your business and Sales and customer relationship management offer a number of assets that may be helpful to you, including:
public and media relations
negotiations
e-business
sales techniques
direct mail marketing
trade show marketing
If you're interested in marketing your products or services to a federal, provincial, territorial or foreign government, the Selling to governments section will help get you started, while the Marketing regulations and standards section will provide you with the rules, regulations, permits and licences related to marketing and sales that you will need to know along the way.
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Regulations, Licences and Permits
Learn about regulations, permits and licences that apply to your business.
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Starting a Business
Want to be your own boss? The idea of starting your own business is appealing to a lot of people and it can be very rewarding. However, a lot of new businesses fail. This information will help you plan for a successful start to your entrepreneurship journey.
