Business & Careers

SimplyAnalytics

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.

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Small Business

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.
Starting Your Business

Resources to help you start a business in importing/exporting.
Statistics Canada

The Canadian Goverment's national statistics database. Includes statistics on income and spending, demographics, consumer price index, economic indicators and more.
The Atlantic Magazine Archive: 1857-2014

With more than 150 years of publication history, the subject coverage is diverse -- from politics, foreign affairs, business and economics, to culture and the arts.
US Major Dailies

This collection provides full-text access to five of the most respected national and regional newspapers in the United States. Included are: Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post.
Value Line

Investment information and advice on 3,500 US stocks across 100 industries. Includes widely-followed, small and mid-cap companies and ETFs.

Note: Resource offers unlimited simultaneous use.
Writing Resumes & Cover Letters

This section will help you craft an effective resume and cover letter for job applications. For one-to-one help perfecting your resume, join us at an upcoming Drop-in Resume Clinic.