Helping You Succeed

At the Small Business Enterprise Centre, we’re dedicated to helping small business owners and entrepreneurs like you succeed in today’s ever-changing business market. Whether you’re thinking about opening a business, formulating your business plan, or undergoing change in an established business, the Centre has the expertise to help propel your ideas forward.

Our Services

The Small Business Enterprise Centre offers small business owners and entrepreneurs the following resources and services to establish a successful momentum for your business:

·          Free consultations with a qualified business consultant

·          Free Business plan reviews

·          Free advice through our accountant/lawyer referral service

·          Free access to entrepreneur-specific information, including:

            booklets, pamphlets, brochures, articles, and web sites

·          Free computer and Internet access (for business purposes)

·          Reference library: directories, trade indexes

            and business publications

·          Workshops and seminars, free or low-cost

·          Networking and professional development opportunities

·          Guidance on licenses, permits, regulations and

            other requirements
·              Business Permits & Licenses:  www.brampton.ca/bizpal

·          Access to the Brampton Economic Development Office

Visit Us!

Drop in for general information:

Monday - Friday

8:30am - 4:30pm

33 Queen Street West, Downtown Brampton

Consultations:

By appointment please:  905-874-2650

Contact Us:

Phone: 905-874-2650

Fax: 905-874-2670

TTY: 905-874-2130

E-mail:  sbec@brampton.ca

When You Should Visit the

Brampton Small Business Enterprise Centre 

 The Brampton Small Business Enterprise Centre can help you at these critical points in your small business life:

• When you want to open some kind of business but aren’t sure exactly what.

• When you have a few ideas for a business and can’t decide which of them to pursue.

• When you have an idea for a business and don’t know how to get started.

• When you wonder if your idea could be successful.

• Before you register your business name.

• When you need to know if there are special permits or licenses requirements.

• When you need to learn how to research the competition.

• When you need to learn how to research the industry for trends.

• When you wonder if you need to write a business plan (the answer is “Yes”!)

• When you need to learn how to write a business plan.

• When you need to learn about marketing, market research, preparing a financial plan and other start-up topics.

• When you need someone to review your business plan for completeness and accuracy.

• Before you launch your business.

• When you are trying to decide if it’s time to take your business from part-time hobby to full-time income.

• When you are trying to expand markets, develop new product/service lines or are considering exporting.

• When your business is growing faster than you can manage it.

• When your business is growing more slowly than you anticipated.

• When you want professional development opportunities in networking, selling, managing staff and other early-growth topics.

• Before you take on a new direction.

• When you just need to sit down and talk to a real person about your plans.

  Call us:                  905-874-2650

Visit us:                33 Queen St. West, 1^st Floor, just west of Main St., Downtown Brampton

Website:                www.brampton-business.com