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KABAS Lending Library and Business Resources
Did you know KABAS has a business library available for client use? You are welcome to borrow materials or browse them in our office!
We have a private workspace for you with access to a computer, telephone and printer. Call to book time! Our business resources include:
- Reference books on various topics (e.g. marketing, finance, starting a business)
- Business start-up guides (e.g. retail store, child care service, vending business)
- Videos and DVD (e.g. customer service, cash flow, starting a business)
We are constantly working to update our materials to ensure we have the best! If there is a topic, book or DVD you would like to see added, please call and let us know 1.888.426.0595 or 250.426.0595.
Reference Books
Listed below are our Reference Books by topic including:
- Aboriginal Topics
- Starting a Business
- Sales and Marketing
- Customer Service
- e-Marketing
- Finance
- General Business
- Business Start-up Guides (e.g. how to start a restaurant, how to start a retail store)
- Other Topics
1. Aboriginal Topics
- Aboriginal Education in Canada- John W. Friesen & Virginia Lyons Friesen
- Aboriginal Entrepreneurship and Business Development- Robert B. Anderson
- Aboriginal Peoples in Canada- James S. Frideres and Rene R. Gadaca
- Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada- edited by John H. Hylton, foreword by Phil Fontaine
- Dances With Dependency- Indigenous Success Through Self-Reliance- Calvin Helin
- Entitlement to Indian Status and Membership Codes in Canada- Larry Gilbert
2. Starting a Business
- Bringing Your Product to Market- An Entrepreneur Magazine Resource
- Charting Your Goals- Dan Dahl and Randolph Sykes
- Don't Get Caught in Risky Business- Improving the Odds of Small Business Success- Steve Bareham
- Entrepreneur's Ultimate Start-up Directory- James Stephenson
- Financing Your Small Business- Business Management Series- Book 4 Entrepreneur Magazine
- Growing Your Business- Entrepreneur Magazine
- In Business For Ourselves- Wanda A. Wuttunee
- Inc. Magazine's How to Really Start Your Own Business- David E. Gumpert
- Starting your Own Business- Business Management Series- Book 1- Entrepreneur Magazine
- Successful Sales and Marketing- Business Management Series- Book 4- Entrepreneur Magazine
- Make It On Your Own- How to Succeed in Your Own Business- Barrie Jackson
- Ripples from the Zambezi- Passion, entrepreneurship and the rebirth of local economies- Ernesto Sirolli
- Starting a Successful Business in Canada- Jack D. James, M.B.A., LL. B
- The Art of the Start- The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything- Guy Kawasaki
- The Executive Odyssey- Secrets for a Career Without Limites- Frederick G. Harmon
- University of Success- Og Mandino- Don't Get Caught in Risky Business
- Your Homebased Business Plan- Also- Working With Your Banker- Donald Lunny
3. Sales and Marketing
- Direct Response Advertising Made Easy- Entrepreneur Press and Roscoe Barnes III
- Guerilla Marketing for Free- Dozens of No-Cost Tactics to Promote Your Business and Energize Your Profits- Jay Conrad Levinson
- Guerilla Marketing in 30 Days Workbook- Jay Conrad Levinson and Al Lautenslager
- Marketing Your Product- Donald Cyr and Douglas Gray- 4th edition, CD ROM included
- The One-Minute Sales Person- Spencer Johnson, M.D., co-authored with Larry Wilson
4. Customer Service
- Customers for Life- How to Turn That One-Time Buyer Into a Lifetime Customer- Carol Sewell and Paul B. Brown
5. e-Marketing
- Effective E-Mail Marketing- The Complete Guide to Creating Successful Campaigns- Herschell Gordon Lewis
- Expand Your Business Using e-Bay- How e-Bay Can Take an Existing Business to New Heights- J.S. McDougall
- Guerilla Marketing on the Internet- The Definitive Guide from the Father of Guerilla Marketing- Jay Conrad Levinson, Mitch Meyerson and Mary Eule Scarborough
6. Finance
- Negotiate Your Commercial Lease- Dale R. Willerton
- The Pension Puzzle- Your Complete Guide to Government Benefits, RRSP's and Employer Plans- Bruce Cohen and Brian Fitzgerald
- Your Guide to Preparing a Plan to Raise Money For Your Own Business- Iain Williamson
7. General Business
- Protecting Trade Secrets- Nishan Swais, LL. B.
- Ben Franklin's 12 Rules of Management- The Founding Father Of American Business Solves Your Toughest Problems- Blaine McCormick
- Grow Your Business- Mark Henricks
- If It Ain't Broke. . . Break It! Robert J. Kriegel and Louis Patler
- Knock 'em Dead- Martin Yate
- The Ninety-Minute Hour- Technological and Psychological Breakthroughs Take You Beyond Time Management- Jay Conrad Levinson
8. Other Topics
- Money and Youth- Gary Rabbior
- Ready-to-Use Business Forms- Self-Counsel Business Series
- Standard Legal Forms & Agreements for Canadian Business- Stephen Sanderson, editor
- The Hotel and Restaurant Business- Donald A. Lundberg
- Ultimate Book of Business Letters- Cheryl Kimball and Joni Van Gelder
Business Start-Up Guides
Our "How-to" Series of Start-Up Guides in this section are from Entrepreneur Magazine's Business Start-up Series.
- 202 Services You Can Sell For Big Profits- James Stephenson
- Entrepreneur Magazine's Ultimate Home Based Business Handbook- James Stephenson
- How to Run a Profitable Secondhand Store- Richard Cropp, Barbara Braidwood and Susan M. Boyce
- How to Become an Information Consultant
- How to Start an Automotive Detailing Business
- How to Start a Bar/Tavern
- How to Start a Bed and Breakfast
- How to Start a Business Support Service
- How to Start a Carwash
- How to Start a Child-Care Service
- How to Start a Cleaning Service
- How to Start a Clothing Store
- How to Start a Coin-Operated Laundry
- How to Start a Cooperative Business
- How to Start a Consignment Clothing Store
- How to Start an e-Business
- How to Start an Event Planning Business
- How to Start an Executive Recruiting Service
- How to Start a Freight Brokerage Business
- How to Start a Gift Basket Service
- How to Start a Hair Salon
- How to Start a Home Inspection Service
- How to Start a Lawn Care Business
- How to Start a Mail Order Business
- How to Start a Medical Claims Billing Business
- How to Start a Network Marketing Business
Video and DVD
Listed below are our Video and DVD resources by topic:
- Finance
- Marketing
- Starting a Business
- Running a Business
- Other Topics
1. Finance
- Maximize Cash Flow- Inc. Magazine- VHS 27 min.
2. Marketing
- Guerilla Marketing in Action- VHS 55 min.
- The Ten Commandments of Networking with Sandy Vilas
3. Starting a Business
- Big Idea for Small Business- Interactive Planning Guide for Entrepreneurs- Royal Bank DVD. Includes a brief, introductory video that helps the viewer explore whether running their own business is something they want to do.
- Buying a Business- Tomkat Productions- Entrepreneur Series- VHS 60 min. Covers topics important when considering the purchase of a business. An older VHS but still of value if you are completely new to the topic and looking for an introduction. Some material is relevant only to people wanting to start a business in the U.S. Includes a section toward the end of the video on 'how much should you pay for your business' with a review of several business valuation methoids.
- How to Really Create a Successful Business Plan- the Essential Elements of a Great Plan- Inc. Magazine- VHS 40 min.
- How to Find the Right Franchise- VHS 55 min. Explores the topic of franchising including factors to consider when thinking about purchasing a franchise. Includes interviews with franchise owners, lawyers and other professionals.
- How to Really Start Your Own Business- Inc.- VHS 69 min. Excellent learning video with easily understood format including introduction and review of topic, followed by interviews and 'real life' examples of business owner start up stories including Celestial Seasonings, Crate and Barrel and Pizza Hut
- How to Succeed in a Home Business- Inc. Magazine- VHS 70 minutes. A thoughtful, practical account of what it takes to get started, and run, a home-based business. Includes commentary from home-based business owners covering topics such as how to keep motivated and how do you determine whether you should move your business out of your home.
- Starting and Running Your Own Business- for Youth Entrepreneurs- Inc. Magazine in partnership with NFTE- Teaching Youth to Build Businesses- VHS 55 min. Geared for youth under 25, this video covers the real-life experiences of several youth entrepreneurs who put their ideas into action including the founders of Ben & Jerry's Ice-Cream. Covers five key topics with commentary from business owners.
- Your Own Business- Getting Started- with Max Fallek
4. Running a Business
- Business Success: Our Stories- Aboriginal Business Canada- VHS 11 min.
- Effective Follow-up- Inc. Magazine- VHS 35 min.
- How to Run a Successful Family Business- Inc. Magazine- VHS 60 min.
- How to Succeed in a Home Business- Inc. Magazine- VHS 70 min.
5. Other Topics
- In a Sacred Way We Build- Documentary on the Seabird Island First Nation Sustainable
- Community Demonstration Project- A Partnership between CMHC, INAC and Seabird Island First Nation
- Small Scale Food Processing- B.C. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries and the Open Learning Agency- VHS 43 min
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