We have been diligently compiling a list of useful resources for building your business. Our hope is to place everything you need into one place for easy reference. Most of the resources have been used by us or referred to us by industry experts. Please feel free to contact us to add your favourite links to our business-building resources. If you have suggestions for other categories we would love to hear those too.
You may notice that there are a lot of Saskatchewan based links in this resource list. This is because we are located in Saskatchewan and that is our specialty. There are still a lot of great resources for the rest of Canada and North America. If you have a website that you think will be helpful to others please let us know. Also, please note that some of these resources contain affiliate links that we will receive a commission from if you make a purchase through the link. These sales help us keep the majority of the information free. We are very familiar with all the links on this and have used them and trust them.
Financial and Record-Keeping
TurboTax Canada–Whether you run your own business, have a side job or multiple sources of income, TurboTax Self-Employed will help find you more deductions so you can keep every dollar you deserve.
QuickBooks Canada-QuickBooks Canada offers a portfolio of products and services that go beyond accounting.
eforms– Create beautiful online forms in minutes
ONLINE SERVICES
Mailchimp– Get $30 in credit and help grow your email list
Schedulicity– Free month of add ons
Angie Gensler Social media calendar.-You never have to plan your social media again!
Canva-Free design software. Great for making graphics for your website or social media.
Malwarebytes-Protect yourself from online attacks that threaten your identity, your files, your system, and your financial well-being.
Namecheap-Website building, domain names and more!
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Digital resources and courses
Redefining Mom- Free and paid courses to help you organize and grow your business.
The KnowtBook-The Knowtbook is unlike other digital products about online business & social media. It’s not an e-course, an ebook or a blog, although it has components of all three. It’s straightforward and to the point, with no fluff.
Manual Pinning Book– The Manual Pinning Simplified eBook Get my super EASY smartphone pinning system that will skyrocket your traffic from Pinterest (without all that time-consuming pin tracking).
Styled Stock Images– Make your blog beautiful
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Travel & Conference
Health & Safety
Public Health Inspectors-Regina 306-766-7755
Saskatchewan Personal Service Facility Best Management Practices
Spa & Salon Sanitation, Disinfection, and Sterilization-Authored by The Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC), Damaris Terleski, Nove Salon & Esthetics Wholesale Ltd, and Veronica Lynne-Swirsky
Invasive Personal Service Facilities -Government of Sask –
Opening a Personal Services Facility -Saskatchewan Fact Sheet
Consumer Product Safety– Health Canada
General Business Advice
Community Futures Saskatchewan – the business of encouraging and supporting our communities, our volunteers and our small business owners
CGBC: Canadians Assisting Canadian Businesses
Wellness and Professional Associations
Approved Esthetics Training Providers- Saskatchewan
Natural Practitioners of Canada
Technical Training Manual for Estheticians
Registering your business
Register your business- Canada
Register your business-Saskatchewan
Register your business- Regina
Register your business – Saskatoon
CRA Checklist for new small businesses