Armstrong and Spallumcheen are open for business!

Opportunities abound here. Looking to start a new business? Thinking about relocating your business? Armstrong and Spallumcheen are not only a great place to live – they are a great place to do business.

Still in the planning stages? There are contacts below to help you at whatever stage you are at.

Once your business is up and running, we hope you’ll contact the Chamber and join other local businesses as we work towards our common goals of economic prosperity and community well-being.

Business Planning

Community Futures North Okanagan - start-up advice, loans & self-employment programs.
www.futuresbc.com

Small Business BC - British Columbia's key resource centre for business information and services.
http://www.smallbusinessbc.ca/

Canadian Business Service Centre - write a business plan; access templates and sample business plans.
http://www.canadabusiness.ca

Women’s Enterprise Centre - BC's leading resource for women entrepeneurs , offering skills development, business loans, free business guidance, business resources, mentoring and more
www.womensenterprise.ca

Business Registration

BC Business Registry – One stop registry for BC businesses – HST, WCB and more.
http://www.bcbusinessregistry.ca/

Canada Revenue Agency – payroll, taxes, pension plans and more
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html

Consumer Taxation Branch - programs run by the Ministry of Finance
http://www.sbr.gov.bc.ca/business/Consumer_Taxes

Workers Compensation Board of BC - dedicated to promoting workplace health and safety
http://www.worksafebc.com/