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Protect Your Finances: 3 Simple Tips to Avoid Fraud
Three tips to help you avoid falling victim to fraud and keep your financial information secure
Jumpstart Financial Goals: Budgeting Tips, AI Tools & more
After the holiday season, it's time to reset and plan for your financial wellbeing in 2025 with smart budgeting tools!
What Is The Best Budgeting Technique for You?
Learn about various budgeting strategies and consider which one best fits your personality, situation, and financial goals!
Protect Your Finances: 3 Simple Tips to Avoid Fraud
Three tips to help you avoid falling victim to fraud and keep your financial information secure
Jumpstart Financial Goals: Budgeting Tips, AI Tools & more
After the holiday season, it's time to reset and plan for your financial wellbeing in 2025 with smart budgeting tools!
What Is The Best Budgeting Technique for You?
Learn about various budgeting strategies and consider which one best fits your personality, situation, and financial goals!
Helpful Books
Browse books selected by our staff.
Helpful Books
AI and Finances
Time to learn how to incorporate AI into your financial management! There are ups and downs, come and discover!
Combine AI in your Business
AI is ever-changing, it is both exciting and intimidating. Let's discover how you can incorporate AI into your business, ...
Financial Empowerment!
Discover a collection of resources to boost your financial literacy, equipping you with essential tools for informed decision-making.
Finances for Seniors
A book list on achieving financial freedom through budgeting, retirement planning and management, debt elimination, and building ...
AI and Finances
Time to learn how to incorporate AI into your financial management! There are ups and downs, come and discover!
Combine AI in your Business
AI is ever-changing, it is both exciting and intimidating. Let's discover how you can incorporate AI into your business, ...
Financial Empowerment!
Discover a collection of resources to boost your financial literacy, equipping you with essential tools for informed decision-making.
Finances for Seniors
A book list on achieving financial freedom through budgeting, retirement planning and management, debt elimination, and building ...
Online Resources
The business resources contained here can help you launch a brand new business, improve your business processes, and can let you easily find relevant information about your competitors and how you can stick out from the competition.
Helpful Books
Business Collection
Coverage of all business disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, as well as business ...
Entrepreneurship
Provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories for entrepreneurs and business students alike.
Reference Solutions
Provides information on US businesses, Canadian businesses and Canadian households. Searchable by name, phone number, location...
Small Business Source
Current information on all aspects of small business ownership and management.
Career-related resources
Career-related resources
Helpful Books
Micro-credentials Portal
The micro-credentials portal is updated for easy searches on hundreds of Ontario micro-credentials, matching your career interests.
Employment Ontario
A helpful resource for employees and employers. Provides training opportunities, and connects employees to work.
Khan Academy
A non-profit that provides free education. A fantastic resource for upgrading your skills or learning new ones.
Micro-credentials Portal
The micro-credentials portal is updated for easy searches on hundreds of Ontario micro-credentials, matching your career interests.
Employment Ontario
A helpful resource for employees and employers. Provides training opportunities, and connects employees to work.
Khan Academy
A non-profit that provides free education. A fantastic resource for upgrading your skills or learning new ones.
Business Related Resources
Business Related Resources
Helpful Books
Business Development Bank of Canada
Support for Canadian businesses impacted by uncertainty around U.S. tariffs
Trade Commissioner Government of Canada
Resources for Canadian exporters through United States tariff challenges
Credit Counselling Society
CCS provides free credit counselling, low-cost debt solutions, and education to help you manage your money better.
Ontario Securities Commission
OSC provides free, unbiased financial tools—calculators, guides, and courses covering inflation, retirement, investing, and fraud prevention
Business Development Bank of Canada
Support for Canadian businesses impacted by uncertainty around U.S. tariffs
Trade Commissioner Government of Canada
Resources for Canadian exporters through United States tariff challenges
Credit Counselling Society
CCS provides free credit counselling, low-cost debt solutions, and education to help you manage your money better.
Ontario Securities Commission
OSC provides free, unbiased financial tools—calculators, guides, and courses covering inflation, retirement, investing, and fraud prevention
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