PRINCE OF WALES LIBRARY: BUSINESS EDUCATION

© 1996 -
Update: 12 April 2011

ACCOUNTING

• Accounting Resources on the Web
• Certified General Accountants of BC
• CA School of Business
• Financial Calculators
• Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC
• Annuity Contribution Calculator
• Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
• Royal Bank Mortage Calculator

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING

• Adbusters
• Advertising World
• Better Business Bureau
• Canadian Business and Consumer Resources
• Canadian Business Resource Provides information on Canadian companies.
• Canadian Government Directory of Sites
• Canada's Office of Consumer Affairs
• Canadian Youth Business Foundation
• CBC Market Place
• CNN Money: Stocks Bonds Mutual Funds
• USA Consumer Information Center
• Investing Canada
• Strategis
• Statistics Canada
• Street Cents
• Women's Business Centre
• Yahoo Finance

For more Consumer Sites see Consumer Issues on the CAPP page.

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ECONOMICS 12

CURRENCY AND INTERNATIONAL MONITARY ISSUES

• Bank of Canada
• Euro Note the background information. Euro Information
• Euro Information: United Kingdom
• Guide to the BC Economy
• IMF International Monetary Fund
• World Bank

• Search Strategies
  • To find information search: "monetary unions"
  • To find information search: "national currencies"
  • To find information specific to the USA and Canada: search +"Canadian Dollar" +"American Dollar"
• In the EBSCO News Index search "Monetary Unions" (Ask your teacher or check in the library for the school's password.)

• Privacy Commissioner of Canada
• Privacy Act
• BC Information and Privacy Commissioner
• Electronic Commerce in Canada
• Electronic Frontier Canada

Ms. Lam: Debate Topics

• Privatization of Translink
  Use Google to search.
  Search Terms: +privatization +Translink , +privatization +transportation
  These two searches will give you information about Translink and about other transportation systems that have been privatized.
  Translink Look at the Translink site to find out what Translink is responsible for.
• Rent Control vs Free Market
  Residential Tenancy Office Look under Legislation and Rules" to find the Residential Tenancy Act.
  Do a Google search for "rent control" to find out what happens in other jurisdictions. Pay attention to authority.
  Use EBSCO to locate articles on rent control.
• Minimum Wage
  BC Minimum Wage (Note the Exceptions)
  Employment Standards in BC
• Government Subsidies and Air Canada
  Search: +"government subsidies" +"Air Canada"
  In EBSCO, search "Air Canada", Narrow search, select "finance". Search "Airlines", Narrow search, select "finance".
  Air Canada
• Softwood Lumber
  In EBSCO, search "Softwood Lumber."
  CBC News Backgrounder
  Canadian Government Softwood Lumber Information
  BC Government Softwood Home Page
  Canada Customs: Business (Check out "Anti-dumping and Countervailing".)

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KEYBOARDING

Peter's Online Typing Course

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MARKETING: CAREER EXPLORATION

See Also: Career Planning on the CAPP page.
The links on this page will provide you with BC specific information.

Career Track: Sales
• Wet Feet: Sales
• UBC Commerce
Career Track: Marketing Research
• USC: Marshall: Marketing Research
Career Track: Brand Management
• Wet Feet: Brand Management
Career Track: Advertising
• Wet Feet: Advertising
• My Big Future
Marketing Job Postings
• MarketingJobs.com
• Monster.ca
• Marketing Power

MARKETING: CHARITABLE AND NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

• Canadian Charities
• Canadian Charities
• Canada Helps
• Giving and Volunteering
• Volunteer Vancouver

• Organizations
• AIDS Vancouver
• Al-Anon and Alateen
• Amnesty International
• Big Brothers and Sisters
• Canadian Cancer Society
• Canadian Red Cross
• Greenpeace
• St. Johns Ambulance
• United Way of Canada
• Vancouver SPCA
• Volunteer Canada
• World Wildlife Fund Canada

• Tourism Brochure Project

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APPLIED SKILLS 8 ASSIGNMENTS

Creative Inventions

• Government of Canada – Library & Archives of Cool Inventions
• Portal to Wacky Inventions
• Oxford Illustrated Science Encyclopaedia
  Portal to other useful & easy to use websites.
• Totally Absurd Inventions:America's Goofiest Patents
• Collection of World’s Weird Inventions
• Time Magazine Best 2005 Inventions
  A list of the inventions.
• Crazy Japanese Inventions
• Rub Goldberg
  Best know for wacky, complicated machines to do simple tasks.
• Rube Goldberg Machine Contests

• About.com
  Gateway to information about E-Commerce and E-commerce sites.
• AllBusiness
  A guide to the technical aspects of setting up an online business.
• Amazon.com
  Amazon.com is a "virtual" shopping site. Answer questions 1 to 6 on your question sheet.
• Business 2.0
  This megasite is comprehensive and has a large section devoted to e-commerce.
• CDnow
  CDnow is a virtual music store. Answer questions 7 to 12 on your question sheet.
• Cornell University Guide to E-Commerce
  Designed for university students, this site is useful for senior students.
• ClickZ Stats
  Excellent statistical information.
• E-Commerce Times
  An E-Commerce news source.
• Internet Economy Indicators
  Look here for revenue and employment information.

EVALUATING A FRANCHISE

• The following web sites will help you to locate information on a variety of franchises. There are sites which list franchises and sites for specific businesses.
  • Canadian Franchises
  • Canadian Franchise Association Information on franchising in Canada.
  • Franchise Direct Canada Note the list of franchises on the right of the screen.
  • Franchise Works A site that lists many franchises. Note that you may select by category from the index on the left.
  • Canadian Franchise Directory Canadian Franchises organized by category.
  • Franchise Website Another web site listing franchises by category.
  • FoodFranchise.com Look here for food related francises. Note: Sponsors of the web site get priority.
  • Franchisegator Listing of Franchises.
  • International Franchise Association. Information on international franchising.
  • New Business Centre: Franchises
  • Royal Bank: Franchising A complete site offering information on all aspects of franchising.

  • SPECIFIC FRANCHISES: Here some some examples of specific franchises.
    
  • 7-Eleven
  • Booster Juice A relatively new business.
  • Budget Brake and Muffler
  • Burger King
  • Budget Car Rental
  • Canadian Tire
  • Century 21
  • Comfort Keepers (Home Care)
  • Curves (Women's Fitness)
  • Dairy Queen
  • Dollar Store
  • First Coice Haircutters (Choose from the drop-down menu.)
  • Foot Locker
  • Harvey's
  • Jani-King Commercial Cleaners
  • KFC Canada (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
  • Krispe Kreme Donuts
  • M & M Meat Shops
  • McDonald's
  • Maaco Collision and Auto Repair
  • Mail Boxes Etc.
  • Mini-Tune & Brake
  • Mrs. Fields
  • Mr. Sub
  • Pak Mail Centres
  • Pillartopost Home Inspections
  • Pizza Pizza
  • Quiznos
  • Second Cup Coffee
  • Service Master (Services for Home and Business)
  • Shoppers Drug Mart
  • Subway Restaurants
  • Taco Bell
  • Tim Hortons
  • UPS
  • Wendy's

   

PRODUCT IDEA

Assignment - Ms. G. Lee

• As Seen on TV – TV advertised products
• Businessinsider.com News article for all teens interested in business ideas to read.
• Library Canada Incredible Inventions past inventions to give you an idea of what you can use for inspiration
• Entrepreneur.com – helpful website
• Entrepreneur-ideas.org this website will be helpful for you once you have selected your idea
• Young Entrepreneur.com – ideas for teen entreprenur
• Entrepreneur Ideas Club – more sophisticated network for support and information gathering
• My Small Biz.com Ideas for teens to make money
• Show kids the money.com - Business idea for kids
• Junior biz.com -Great site for young people interested in entrepreneurship

STOCK MARKET AND MUTUAL FUNDS

• EduStock An excellent introduction to the Stock Market. Includes simulations.
• Site by Site Investment Portal Look here for information on Canadian Mutual Funds, Stock Markets, and investing.
• CNN Market Information
• Quote.com Lycos Financial Current Stock Quotations.
• Yahoo Finance

• Canadian Bankers Association
• Bank of Montreal
• Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
• Coast Capital Savings
• Hong Kong Bank of Canada
• Royal Bank of Canada
• Scotiabank
• TD Bank Financial Group
• TD Canada Trust
• Vancouver City Savings Credit Union
• Westminster Savings Credit Union

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APPLIED SKILLS 8 ASSIGNMENTS

• Resources for this assignment will be found in EBSCO, the online news index, as well as on the Internet. Infomart, the Canadian Newspaper Index, and CPI Q will also be useful. Current Biography and encyclopedias may also have information.
• Be sure to cite your sources.
• For the magazine articles you will need: The author. “The title of the Article.” The title of the magazine.The exact date, the page or pages.
• For web sites you will need: The author (person or persons responsible for the content of the page). “The title of the web page”. The title of the web site. The copyright date. <The address - URL>.

SEARCH TIPS

• When using EBSCO, be sure to limit your search to full text articles by clicking the appropriate box.
• Infotrac has excellent help sections on each page - use this feature!
• Infotrac is an index, therefore you must enter the last name first. (Like the library catalogue, an encyclopedia index, or a phone book)
• If you do not have money to print, you may copy and paste articles into MS Word and save them to a disk.
• To print an article - Use the PRINT feature within the page. Do NOT print using the Explorer command.
• Use quotation marks to search for phrases in a Search Engine. Names are entered in natural order - first name first.

Listed below, you will find some links and suggestions for searching for particular individuals.

Search Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards for a list of Canadian entrepreneurs.

See if your entrepreneur has made the Rich List. Select the list from the index on the left of the screen or type "rich list" in the search box.

• Canada's Billionaires Look for the list of Canada's billionaires in this article.
  Once you have the list look at the Forbes Site to get some information. The rankings are done by wealth, so you may have to go down a few pages to find the person or family that you are interested in.

• Nat Bailey: Why do we have Nat Bailey Stadium? Consider this the next time that you enjoy a Whitespot burger.
  Internet Sites:Whitespot History


• Conrad Black: You will find many articles on this publishing and newspaper mogul in Infotrac as well as many sites on the Internet. If you Ask Jeeves “Who is Conrad Black?” you will find some useful sites.The 1992 edition of Current Biography also has an article on Black.


• Armand Bombardier: Bombardier was a great inventor and entrepreneur. Look for information on snow, water, rails, and air. The library has some books on Bombardier.
  Internet Site: Musée J. Armand Bombardier


• The Bronfman Family:You may wish to look at an indivual member of the family. Look at this Harvard site for an introduction to the family. Use Google to find out more about Charles and Saidye Bronfman.
  
• Michael Budman and Don Green: Find out a little about these men on the CBC's Life and Times Page. If you are really keen, you can borrow this video from VPL Central Branch. The video is called The Roots Boys.
  Be sure to check Infotrac for the latest ventures of these Roots Canada founders.
  Internet site: Roots Canada


• Robert Campeau: Not all business ventures end happily. Find out what happened to this high flyer of the retail trade. There are some excellent articles in Infotrac. Internet Sites: Robert Campeau, Ten Years after Campeau


• Eaton Family: Timothy Eaton started one of the great retail companies in Canada.
  Internet Sites: Timothy Eaton, Timothy Eaton Links.


• Tim Horton: Internet Sites: First Tim Horton's Donuts, Tim Horton's (Corporate site), Tim Horton: Hockey Legend

• K.C. Irving: If you have ever eaten a french fry or had McCains juices, you are already familiar with a few of Irving's products.
  Internet Sites: CBC News Articles, K.C. Irving, and Irving Oil (Under About Us - Our History)


• Lucille Johnstone: An “unusual job for a woman”, she was a boss in a time when most bosses were men.
  Internet Sites: Biography


• David Lam: Find out how coming to Canada changed his life. Look at the articles in the British Columbia and Canadian Encyclopedias.
  Internet Site: David Lam


• Michael Lee-Chin
Forbes Site
Focus on Michael Lee-Chin
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  John MacBain: Canadian Business

• McCain Family:
McCain Foods Look under About Us. There is an excellent history of the company.
Wallace McCain
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  Phil Nuytten: Do you know what a Newt Suit is? This North Vancouver resident's inventions have been to the deepest parts of the ocean and to outer space.
  Internet Sites: Nuytco


• Jim Pattison: Can you spell diversify? This Vancouver entrepreneur has interests in many areas.
  Internet Sites: Jim Pattison Group

• Alfred Powis: Mining is an important economic activity in Canada. Find out about one of the most powerful men in the industry. Search for Alfred Powis and Noranda Mines.
  Internet Sites: Canadian Mining Hall of Fame: Alfred Powis


• Nancy Greene Raine: Canada's most famous skier has made the ski business her life.
  Internet Sites: Nancy Greene Raine (Enter Nancy Green Raine in the search box), Sun Peaks Resort, Speaker's Bureau


• Reichmann Brothers and the Reichmann Family: Possible Searches: Reichmann Brothers / Reichmann Family / or Paul Reichmann.
  
• Ted Rogers:
Ted Rogers (Rogers Communications)
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  Jeffrey Skoll: Forbes Site
  Skoll Foundation Be sure to use the Navigation provided on the left of the screen.

• Alexander Shnaider:
Forbes Site and Forbes Article

• Frank Stronach:This man is famous for more than race horses!
  Internet Sites: Frank Stronach, Entrepreneur of the Year
• Kenneth Thomson and Family:
Forbes Site
• George Tidball: A hint, food and horses are big in this man's life.
  Internet Sites: Do a Google search for George Tidball.
  Keg Steakhouse
• WestJet: WestJet Clive Beddoe, Mark Hill,Tim Morgan and Donald Bell are the founders of WestJet, a Canadian no-frills airline.

• Galen Weston and Family:
CBC Life and Times: Weston Family
Forbes List