Research Guides: Entrepreneurship: Finances and Funding

Recommended Websites

Futurpreneur Canada
Futurpreneur supports young entrepreneurs by providing expertise, financing, mentoring and business resources.
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
BDC provides financing for Canadian small businesses and startups.
Grants and Financing - Canada Business Network
Search financing resources maintained by the Canada Business Network.
Ontario Centres of Excellence
Programs that provide both seed financing and financing for entrepreneurship skills training to help recipients grow their start-up and make them investment and customer ready.
ePitches - The Learning Portal
College Libraries Ontario
This tutorial focuses on storytelling as an effective way for entrepreneurs to pitch a product to an potential investor.
Start a Summer Company
How to get money and advice to run a summer business in Ontario.
MARS Startup Finance
Find out how to deliver an effective pitch, understand a term sheet and raise money from MaRS. Includes sample funding documents and templates.

eBooks

The Art of Startup Fundraising: Pitching Investors, Negotiating the Deal, and Everything Else Entrepreneurs Need to Know by Cremades, Alejandro
Publication Date: 2016
eBook
Startup money is moving online, and this guide shows you how it works. The Art of Startup Fundraising takes a fresh look at raising money for startups, with a focus on the changing face of startup finance.
The Crowdfunding Handbook by Ennico, Cliff
Publication Date: 2016
eBook
Ever wish your company could raise capital the Kickstarter way? Equity crowdfunding is finally here, opening new funding avenues for small businesses and start-ups.
Financing New Ventures: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Business Angel Investment by Gregson, Geoffrey
Publication Date: 2014
eBook
This book offers readers a practical guide, informed by the latest academic thinking, on business angel investing and describes the role and processes undertaken by business angels in funding entrepreneurs and new ventures.