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Starting a New Business

Starting a small business can be exciting but it can also be stressful and overwhelming. The Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce has put together a guide on "how to start your small business". Not only does research take time and effort, it also takes away from growing and planning your new business. We hope to save you time and effort with this guide.


Below you will find websites and information that will help make your journey a little easier!

1. Start a business plan by writing down you ideas and goals. This gets your creative juices flowing and is key to starting your business.

  • This helpful checklist is from smallbusinessbc.ca
  • Want to evaluate your business idea? Click here

2. Choosing a business structure can be hard. This page will help you make the right decision.

3. Need help writing your business plan? Here are a few tips and tricks to get you through this stage of building your small business.

4. Financing can be a big question in your business plan. Check out the Government of Canada's website here for more information.

5. One of the first steps in starting a business is choosing a name and getting it approved by the provincial registry.  This process is easy to do online here. 

7. Make your business known! Start preparing a website. If you want to hire a company to create your website give us a call and we would be happy to refer one of our amazing members.

8. You will need to register your business for tax's and a few other Government requirements.

9. Get to know additional business registrations and requirements here.

10. Identify permit and licensing requirements for Liquor and Cannabis  and other types of businesses here.

11. Get support and recognition by becoming a member of the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce.

12. Thinking about finding a mentor? This website will be able to connect you with the right individual.

Congratulations on starting your business! 

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