Business Resources available through
the Chamber of Commerce
GENERAL
RESOURCES
Resource
Library
stocked with a series of handbooks helpful to small business. These
publications are provided free to members. Also racked are publications
entrepreneurs can order from Crown Publications. Videos that reference
business issues are available for short-term loans to members as well.
Referrals
to other agencies, like the Federal Business Development Bank & Community
Futures, are often made by the Sechelt & District Chamber of Commerce.
Community
Profiles
will help you determine what you might do to start a new business
or expand an existing one. Profiles provide valuable information on
demographics, business licence requirements, zoning, government regulations
and taxes in the Sechelt area.
MEMBERSHIP
RESOURCES
Website
Listing - Members' Directory
Our members' directory lists each member in a specific category with
a brief description of their business and e-mail and website information.
Business
Card Display
Racking for business cards in our Cowrie Street office.
Lower Visa & Mastercard and Interact Merchant Rates
As a member of the Sechelt & District Chamber of Commerce, you'll
enjoy merchant rates of 1.90%-1.98% for Mastercard and 1.75% for Visa
and 14 cents per Interact transaction.
Chamber members must have a merchant number in order to apply for
the Visa or MasterCard merchant discount and it must be an account
with the TD Canada Trust for Visa or Bank of Montreal or the Sunshine
Coast Credit Union for MasterCard.
Gas
Savings
Shell
Save 1.5 cents per litre of gasoline under Shell Fleetplan purchases.
Petro-Canada
Save 2.0 cents per litre off all gasoline and diesel fuel purchases
and 3.0% off your purchase of propane.
ESSO Imperial Oil
Save 3.0 cents off the total dollars of each Canadian purchase at
any Esso Service Station.
Group
Insurance
The Chamber makes available affordable group insurance plans to its
members owning small and medium size companies.
Long
distance Discounts
Long Distance rate of 5.5 cents a minute anytime, anywhere in North
America.
Plus many more services - please call the Chamber for more information
Teleconferencing - eNunciate
Conference On-Demand teleconferencing service hosting 30 to 50 or
more on each call
Conference calls whenever you need one - NO need to make a reservation
Savings of up to 50% $$$ on your teleconferencing bills.....guaranteed
Wireless Discounts - Rogers AT & T
4 plans to choose from ranging from $20 to $50 per month
Features include Caller ID, Call Waiting, Call Forwarding and more
Chamber Bonus ranging from 25 to 50 anytime minutes
Tenant Verification Service Inc. - TVS
TVS small business service - will assist you to determine the credit
worthiness of a perspective customer you intend to extend credit to
TVS Tenant Verification Services will assist you to screen your prospective
tenants by obtaining a credit history and risk asssessment from the
major credit reporting agencies in Canada
Each Credit Report is $14.95 plus GST
Payworks - Online payroll services
Special Chamber members only pricing, basic Run Charge $10.00, one
time fee $25.00
Easy entry of payroll via online, phone or fax
Will remit your Revenue Canada Payments for free
Direct Deposit or Cheques, $1.00 per cheque or direct deposit
Resource Library
Stocked with a series of handbooks helpful to small business. These
publications are provided free to members. Also racked are publications
entrepreneurs can order from Crown Publications. Videos that reference
business issues are available for short-term loans to members as well.
Better Business Bureau
404-788 Beatty Street
Vancouver BC V6B 2M1
(604) 682-2711 Toll Free: 1-800-663-0364
The Sechelt & District Chamber of Commerce is a member of the
Better Business Bureau of BC. We receive regular bulletins from the
Bureau in our office which are available to our Chamber members.
Website:www.bbbvan.org
Email bbbmail@bbbvan.org.
Referrals
to other agencies, like the Federal Business Development Bank & Community
Futures, are often made by the Sechelt & District Chamber of Commerce.
Community
Profiles
will help you determine what you might do to start a new business
or expand an existing one. Profiles provide valuable information on
demographics, business licence requirements, zoning, government regulations
and taxes in the Sechelt area. For details of the Sechelt www.district.sechelt.bc.ca
LOCAL
BUSINESS LINKS
Community Futures Development
Corporation - Sunshine Coast
www.communityfutures.org
Gibsons & District Chamber of
Commerce
www.gibsonschamber.com
Sunshine Coast Provincial Government
Agent
www.governmentagents.gov.bc.ca
Sunshine Coast Credit Union
www.sunshineccu.com
The District
of Sechelt
www.district.sechelt.bc.ca
The Sunshine Coast Regional District
www.scrd.bc.ca
Sechelt & District Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 360
#102 - 5700 Cowrie Street
Sechelt BC V0N 3A0
Email: sdcoc9@telus.net
Phone 604.885.0662
Fax 604.885.0691
For
Visitor Information please contact:
Sechelt Visitor Information
Centre
Seaside Centre
5790 Teredo Street, Sechelt
Email: visitorinfo@dccnet.com
Website: www.secheltvisitorinfo.com
Toll Free: 1.877.885.1036
