Research: Your market and more
Research. Research. Research. Get to know your target market, learn about your competitors, or research questions of intellectual property questions such as existing patents.
Marketing titles to borrow
Create Focused Social Media Campaigns Tailored to Your Business Ultimate Guide to Social Media Marketing takes readers through a 360-degree perspective of social media marketing in businesses, from strategy to tactics, from organic to paid, from B2B to B2C, encompassing all of the current networks. Topics include: Why businesses need to embrace social media marketing Understanding today's social networks from big ones like Facebook and YouTube to emerging platforms Learning how to craft your business's social media strategy using today's formats How to leverage images and video in your social media outreach Leveraging chat bots, paid social media, and influencer marketing Building your business social marketing team Measure your social media outreach progress and improve your performance over time
- MORE MARKETING titles in the Library catalogueTitles published 2016-present.
Winnipeg and Manitoba-specific Information
- Local Data - Economic Development Winnipeg
This page brings together many information sources relevant to starting a business in Winnipeg. Included is information about: the business climate, local workforce, local industry trends, land use, available properties, customer research and competitors in the market.
- 2016 Census City of Winnipeg Neighbourhood Cluster ProfilesCensus data for Winnipeg broken down to the neighbourhood level.
[print book] Manitoba business-to-business sales & marketing directoryMost recent is Reference - In-Library Use Only, Millennium Library
Phone 204-986-6450 for more information.
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Presented by InfoCanada, a directory of all businesses in Manitoba sorted by city and industry category. Includes addresses, phone numbers, credit ratings and approximate number of employees.
In Canada - company directories, performance information, and industry classification
- Directories of Canadian CompaniesGovernment of Canada
Registering as a Canadian supplier, searching for competitors and checking a company's incorporation status. - Financial Performance ReportsGovernment of Canada
Financial Performance Data provides access to more than 1000 industries across Canada, including more than 30 performance benchmarks to help small businesses determine how they measure up to their competitors. - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2017 Version 3.0Government of Canada
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is an industry classification system developed by the statistical agencies of Canada, Mexico and the United States. Created against the background of the North American Free Trade Agreement, it is designed to provide common definitions of the industrial structure of the three countries and a common statistical framework to facilitate the analysis of the three economies.
Small Business Statistics
- Key Small Business StatisticsGovernment of Canada
Key Small Business Statistics includes data on the number of businesses in Canada, private sector employment by business size, firm birth and survival rate, the share of high-growth firms, exports of goods by small and medium size enterprises and the contribution by business size to the gross domestic product.
Intellectual Property
- Canadian Intellectual Property OfficeGovernment of Canada
Find information related to intellectual property in Canada, including about trademarks, patents, copyright, industrial designs and related legislation. - SEARCH Canadian Intellectual Property DatabasesGovernment of Canada
This page shares the Governments databases for trademarks, patents, copyright, industrial designs and good and services classifications.
United States
- Bureau of Economic AnalysisUnited States government agency providing freely available information about the US economy.
- Patent and Trademark OfficeSUMMARY: Use this site to learn more about intellectual property in the United States, includes searching for existing patents and trademarks.