ABORIGINAL/NATIVE HELP

• Canada – Aboriginal Business Service Network

www.cbsc.org/english/absn/ aboriginal _ programs /absnprg.cfm

• Aboriginal Canada Portal – Everything from health, employment, women's issues http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/ e-mail ACP@inac.gc.ca or call 1-800-399-0111


• Women In Leadership offers motivational programs for aboriginal women, women in transition and younger women.

http://www.womeninleadership.ca/programs3.php

• Native Women's Association of Canada foster social, economic, cultural and political well being of First Nations and M è tis Women


• http://www.nwac-hq.org/about.htm e-mail reception@nwac-hq.org or call 1-800-461-4043 or 1-613-722-3033/ fax 1-613-722-7687


• U.S. Native American Organizations List http://www.afn.org/~native/orgnztns.htm


• Native American Organizations and Urban Indian Centers excellent comprehensive list http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/organizations.html


• Native American Business Listings http://www.nwac-hq.org/about.htm


• Small Business Notes – Native American Small Business Resources http://www.smallbusinessnotes.com/interests/nativeamerican.html


• U.S. and Canadian Government Index of Resources – WWW Virtual Library American Indians http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/indices/NAgov.html


• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Services – Women's Health http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/MCH/WH.asp e-mail feedback@ihs.gov

BATTLE OF THE SAME SEX – working mothers, stay at home mothers

Books

• Bishop, Ginny , " Tween Time, Over 52 FREE Ways to Save Your Kids From Consumerism ", Happy Life Press, Toll free 1-800-431-1579, 1-303-729-2332 PO. Box 270556, Littleton, CO. 80127 HappyLifePress@aol.com , www. tweentime .com


• Fernandez, Carolina " Rocket Mom! 7 Strategies to Blast You into Brillance ", Toll-free – 1-888-476-2493/ 1-438-7164 Fax 1- 425-650-2457, PO Box 569, Ridgefield, CT. 06877, email emomrx@yahoo.co for e-zine go to www.rocketmom.com "where brainy meets zainy"

• Foley, Jacqueline " Flex Appeal An Inspirational Guide To Flexible Work for Mothers ", Out of Our Minds Press. E-mai l jacqueline@getflexappeal.com , www.getflexappeal.com

Magazine

• Working Mother " magazine , Working Mother Media, PO. Box 5239, Harlan, IA 51593-0739, 1-800-627 0690 , www.workingmother.com click on subscriber services. Every October this magazine lists the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers.

CREATING EMPLOYMENT

• Canada – Proposals for Grants and Contributions www.sdc.gc.ca . (a. Click Programs and Services. b. Click Grants and Contributions. C. Click Calls for Proposal.) Interested and qualified applicants who have a project proposal can submit an application for funding to "carry out activities that meet a community need identified by HRSDC". .Apply to set up either or both a Business Resource Center – provides tools for setting up self-employment and career and employability program (to help women learn their passions, do resumes and learn job search techniques for those that want to venture away from home.


• U.S. – HUD – Department of Housing and Urban Development , www.hud.gov a. Click Grants under Working with HUD in red column on left or call – 1-202-708-1112 TTY 1-202-708-1457


• USDA Rural Development – Home of the Rural Empowerment Zone & Enterprise Community Program www.ezec.gov a. Click What's New box. b. Click Notices of Funding Availability. E-mail feedback@ocdx.usda.gov


• Applying for a Corporate Sponsored Grant is another possibility. Try Funds Net Services.com www.fundsnetservices.com/women.htm


• The Grantsmanship Center www.tgci.com For Canada a. Click on Funding Sources box on top. b. Click on International. c. Click on Canada. For U.S. a. Click on Funding Sources box on top. b. Click on Grant sources by state.


• Micro financing U.S. Small Business Administration Microloan Progam For Women contact http://www.eqmoney.com/index2.htm http://www.sba.gov/financing/sbaloan/microloans.html . To locate an micro loan intermediary in your area click on the highlighted section at the bottom


• National Association of Women Business Owners to find out about other credit and support programs. http://www.nawbo.org/cms/index.php?pid=76


• Canada – The small business consumer center http://cdn-loans.grants-loans.org/programs.php


• Calmeadow - http://www.calmeadow.com/


• Other links for microfinance http://www.microlending.de/


• http://www.nbia.org/resource_center/index.php for Canada and each state click links to State and International Associations


• To find a local barter exchange contact the National Association of Trade Exchanges http://www.nate.org/directorydetail.asp?ID=477 or call 1-440-205-5378/ fax 1-440-205-5379.

DESTRESS

• Loretta LaRoche's (the "Master of Mirth") CD's. She is an international stress-management consultant who pokes fun at all of life's quirks and quacks. Contact Hay House Inc. P.O. Box 5100, Carlsbad, Ca 92018-5100 Toll free 1-800-654-5126. 1-760-431-7695 . fax Toll free 1-800-650-5115. Fax 1-760-431-6948 www.hayhouse.com She also has DVD's which are hysterical to watch and you can send free greeting cards via the internet.


• Richard Simmons DVD. http://www.richardsimmons.com/

Canada and U.S. at 1-877-969-0109.

• Raven Crow instructional DVD and other media related products. For private or group lessons call 1-877-969-0109 toll free or in the Toronto area 416-207-0350 – www.idreamstudios.com

Book

• Stern, Susan " Awakening Your Life Skills " published by Capricorn Press. Susan Stern Seminars & Keynotes Suite 103 - 232 Heath Street West Toronto Ontario M5P 1N8 www.susansternseminars.com e-mail susan.stern@sympatico.ca or call 1-416.489-1277

CD

• " Listen Your Heart " produced by Angelworks E-mail music@angelworks.org toll free 1-888-JOYOUS7 (569-6877)

DRESS FOR SUCCESS

• Picadilly Fashions store locator go to: http://www.picadillyfashions.com/store_locater.html


• Dress for Success Affiliation - To find a location of http://www.dressforsuccess.org/where_we_are/affiliates.asp


• Suppose there is no affiliate Dress for Success near you. This could be an opportunity to start a career in fashion and help other women. Dress for Success will help you. http://www.dressforsuccess.org/where_we_are/startyourown.asp


• For appearance at an interview http://www.dressforsuccess.org/interview_tips/


• http://www.careerwomen.com/resources/resources_502.jsp


• Washington State University – specific advice on what to wear including http://amdt.wsu.edu/research/dti/Women_Tips.html samples with comments on whether it is appropriate http://amdt.wsu.edu/research/dti/Women.html


• Inexpensive (or free – check with each agency) clothing or to find out where you go check:


• Goodwill Industries . To locate a retail outlet near you http://locator.goodwill.org/


• Local United Way http://www.uwint.org/gppweb/region/regionhome.aspx?MID=142


• Local Salvation Army http://www2.salvationarmy.org/ihq/www_sa.nsf


• Start a clothing change exchange in your community. To find out how to organize one contact : Trisha Denton Phone: 1- 802- 728-9859 in Randolph, Vermont

FEAR

• Exercise that will help you with your fears. Tools for Personal Growth Overcoming Fears : Coping.org is a Public Service of James J. Messina, Ph.D. & Constance M. Messina, Ph.D. , Email: jjmess@tampabay.rr.com ©1999-2005 James J. Messina, Ph.D. & Constance Messina, Ph.D www.coping.org/growth/fears.htm

Books

• A wonderful, simple tale , in a book that you can read in an hour that will help you deal with overcoming fear by Johnson, Spencer M.D " Who Moved My Cheese ?" G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2002 www.whomovedmycheese.com


• A recent, excellent book that will help you deal with all your emotions related to job search and/or transition by Tallar,Grace (especially if there are language or cultural barriers) " Get Hired on Demand ", Creative Management Training, 2004 www.NewcomerSupplies.com

GOLDEN YEARS

• U.S. - American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) –A national non- profit organization for people 50 and over to help ensure their well-being emotionally, physically and financially. Offers opportunities to get back into the workplace as viable members of society. http://www.aarp.org/


• Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) http://www.carp.ca


• Experience Works Senior Workforce Solutions training and employment services for mature workers. www.experienceworks.org/index.html


• Computers made easy for seniors http://www.csuchico.edu/~csu/seniors/computing2.html


• Senior Net – On-line community education and access to computer technologies

http://www.seniornet.org/php/default.php

• Canada - Jobs for Seniors –Employment Enjoyment at 55+ http://www.seniorsforjobs.com/


• Seniors Canada On-line to access information for seniors www.seniors.gc.ca


• Seniors Policies and Programs Database www.sppd.gc.ca


• Retired Worker Canada for part-time, temporary or project work http://www.retiredworker.ca/

Magazine

• Fortune Magazine May 16, 2005 V. 151, No.10 had an interesting article called ' 50 and Fired ' by John Helyar. If you are a Fortune.com subscriber, you can find out the Best Companies for Employees Over 50 and take an interactive quiz: How Solid is Your Career?

Website Canadian

• 50plus.com http://www.50plus.com E-mail info@50plus.com

INTERVIEW SAVVY

• Canada - Canada Human Rights Know your legal rights

http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/publications/screening_employment-en.asp

• Employment Law (Grosman, Grosman and Gayle LLP) http://www.grosman.com/freelegalinfo/employmentlaw/emp03b.htm


• What to say about disclosing a disability http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca/tips/archive.asp?EK=163


• U.S. Find Law for the Public Illegal Interview Questions Special Considerations for Women http://employment.findlaw.com/articles/2446.html


• Employment Law (Spray, Gould and Bowers LLP) http://www.sgblaw.com/faq_emp.shtml#1


• The American with Disabilities Act http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/ada18.html


• Monster.com http://interview.monster.com/archives/attheinterview/


• About InterviewTips http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/interview/l/blt_interviews.htm

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

Book

• Alexander, Janet E. and Tate, Marsha Ann , Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999. " Web Wisdom: How to Evaluate and Create Information Quality on the Web"

• Trends in the industry To find out what industries are prolific, salaries, etc. This is also known as Labor Market Information (LMI ) .


• Canada www.labourmarketinformation.ca

On-Line Book

• " Making Career Sense of Labor Market Information " www.makingcareersense.org

• U.S . Job Corps Career Development Resource Centre http://www.jccdrc.org/oa/labormarket-acinet


• Canada – Statistics Canada http://142.206.72.67/r000_e.htm and click The Economy. It will give you the country's economic and social trends. *Statistics are a past thing, so they will never be current.


• U.S. - U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics http://stats.bls.gov/


• Job Fairs -

Bayone.net http://www.bayone.net/eng/job-fairs.htm ,

Career Fairs http://www.careerfairs.com/ and

Expo Central.com http://www.expocentral.com/index.html

National Job Fair and Training Expo Canada http://www.thenationaljobfair.com

• Scholarships for women in trades, technology and operations – National Association of Women in Contstruction http://www.nawic.org/reasonstojoin.htm or Edfinancial services Scholarship


• Contractor City - resource portal for women in the trades http://www.contractorcity.com/modules.php?name=WIC


• Canada Yahoo HotJobs

http://ca.hotjobs.yahoo.com/jobseeker/company/company_volunteers_list.html A list of organizations that use volunteers.

• U.S. Coolworks - http://www.coolworks.com/volunteer

MENTORING/COACHING

Coaches

• Jill Crossland , Time Finders Coaching, www.timefinders.coaching.net (on-line newsletter) e-mail jill@timefinderscoaching.net or call toll free 1-800-340-4412 or 1-905-430-901-6147, Edmonton, Alberta.


• Anne Lazarus , SpringBoardInk, Providing MOMENTUM to THRIVE for organizations & professionals. Communications Development>Strategic Planning>Coaching>Workshops>Training & Keynotes, Reno, Nevada. Springboardink@aol.com 1-775-852-4973

• Alternative Coaching Lists of practitioners Canada and U.S. http://business.cbel.com/alternative_coaching/


• International Coach Federation : www.coachfederation.org


• International Association of Coaches : www.certifiedcoach.org

NETWORKING

• Canadian Women's Business Network www.cdnbizwomen.com


• Connecting Women www.ivillage.com/work/

Books:

• Messer, Donna " Effective Networking Strategies" (Connectus Communications Canada, Oakville, Ontario 1998) www.connectuscanada.com e-mail info@connectuscanada.com

1-905-337-9578 fax 1-905-337-9320

• Zorn, Renate " Good Conversation is for Everyone 10 Steps to Better Conversations", (Make Your Own Words Count, Mississauga, Ontario 2003 www.makeyourwordscount.com e-mail info@makeyourwordscount.com 1-905-567-8454


• Zorn, Renate "The Woman in the Red Dress And Nine Other Secrets of Networking Success", Make Your Own Words Count, Mississauga, Ontario 2005

www.makeyourwordscount.com e-mail info@makeyourwordscount.com 1-905-567-8454

• Darling, Diane The Networking Survival Guide (McGraw –Hill, New York, New York, 2003)


• Bolles, Richard " What Color Is Your Parachute A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers" (Ten Speed Press Berkley, California, 2004 edition) www.JobHuntersBible.com

• Wall Street Journal – Tips on networking http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/networking/


• Lillian D. Bjorseth , President Duoforce Enterprises, Inc. Speaker, Trainer, Author – Business Networking Business Development, Communication Skills

www.duoforce.com e-mail lillian@duoforce.com 1-800-941-3788 Lisle IL

• Toastmasters Association . I http://www.toastmasters.org/ e-mail toastmasters@xmr3.com

NEWCOMERS/IMMIGRANTS HELP

Book

• Tallar, Grace " Get Hired On Demand' , for on-line career training and subscription to her newsletter, or to hire Grace as a speaker, contact at info@newcomersupplies.com web site www.NewcomerSupplies.com 905-726-8005.


• Canada International – Canada Site - Information for newcomers on finding a home, language training, employment, education, health, citizenship etc. www.canadainternational.gc.ca click Newcomers to Canada on left side under Services for e-mail Canada International@Canada.gc.ca or fax 1-613-941-1827 (charges may apply)


• Citizenship and Immigrationship Canada – Immigrating to Canada- All you need to know if you are thinking of moving here. Also information if you are already in Canada. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/ or call 1-888-242-2100 (Canada Only) For information on Permanent Resident Card (PR Card) 1-800-255-4541 (Canada Only) TTY 1-888-576-8502 (Canada Only)


• Immigrationexpert.com Canadian Jobs and Immigration http://www.immigrationexpert.com/ or call 1-416-488-9500/fax 1-416-480-9600


• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services http://uscis.gov/graphics/ Lists important government numbers. National Customer Service Center (NCSC) 1-800-375-5283 TTY 1-800767-1833


• Canada Us Employment – Helps find employment for people relocating to or temporarily residing in Canada or U.S. http://www.canadausemployment.com/ or call 1-800-600-4091 in North America /fax 1-800-868-9804, outside North America 1-416-636-3933/fax 1-416-636-8113

PRE-EMPLOYMENT

• Focus ' A Career and Employability Workshop for women who had been out of the workplace for a while and not collecting employment insurance. 1-905-737-9522 X348, Fax 1-905-883-6795 *This Program is only offered in York Region, Ontario.


• ' Breakthrough ', run by the Academy of Learning. *This Program is only offered in York Region, Ontario. E-mail aolrichmondhill1@rogers.com or call 1-905-508-5791/ fax 1-905-508-9409.


• Community MicroSkills Development Centre Toronto [*only Toronto], ON Canada 416-247-7181 X201 (Employment Resource Centre) fax 416-247-1877 www.microskills.ca


• Human Resources Centre – local, in your phone directory, look in the blue pages under the "Employment" section, subheading "Federal – Human Resource Centers" or call Information Government of Canada 1-800-622-6232. National HRSDC website www.hrsdc.gc.ca offers extensive employment, skills and labour market information.

English – www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/nav/top_nav/our_offices.shtml

French – www.hrsdc.gc.ca/fr/gateways/nav/top_nav/our_offices.shtml

For English services where you live – (French change en below to fr) www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/where_you_live/menu.shtml

• To get to Jobs, Workers, Training and Careers , http://www.jobsetc.ca


• For A-Z listings of all the programs and services for HRSDC - http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/nav/top_nav/azindex.shtml#l


• Publications and reports - http://canada.gc.ca/publications/publication_e.html


• Social Development Canada (SDC) – provides equal opportunity services for all Canadians http://www.sdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/where_you_live/menu.shtml


• For A-Z listings of all programs and services for SDC - http://www.sdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/nav/top_nav/ps.shtml


• Industry Canada Strategis for Job Seekers – works with Canadians to build a growing, competitive knowledge-based economy

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_x/engdoc/job_seekers.html?strategisfor=e_job (French substitute frn for eng)

• Province and Territory Sites :

http://canada.gc.ca/othergov/prov_e.html or www.nfld.net/eshn/government_sites.html

• Canada's municipalities Links to the official websites of: http://www.munisource.org

• U. S. – All Federal Government Services - http://www.info.gov/toll-free.htm Call toll-free at 1- (800) - FED INFO 1 (800) 333-4636) between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. eastern time Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays o r for the government blue pages http://www.usbluepages.gov/


• U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau - http://www.dol.gov/wb/ To find programs and services near you. Click on your State on the map and an alphabetical State list will come up with the programs and services in that state. http://www.dol.gov/dol/location.htm


• America's Job Bank - http://www.ajb.dni.us/ Provides many career related topics and where to get help. It is a component of CareerOneStop - http://www.careeronestop.org/ Post your resume, learn about job openings etc.


• For a services near you http://www.servicelocator.org/


• Women Work! For a service location near you http://www.womenwork.org/resources/directory.htm (202) 467-6346 (202) 467-5366 Fax womenwork@womenwork.org Program Referral/Information Packet Request Line*: (800) 235-2732


• Upgrading your education and where you can get financial help http://www.womenwork.org/pdfresources/finaid.pdf


• *The toll-free number goes to a recording and requests are processed every few months. For inquiries needing immediate response, please call directly at (202) 467-6346 or contact by email at womenwork@womenwork.org . To learn about education & job training programs in your community, please check online program directory.


• Department of Labor main website http://www.dol.gov/wb/


• For training http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/training/index.htm

• Free self assessments and other career information

www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca

www.coun.uvic.ca/career/c-match.html

www.careerplanning.about.com

www.assessment.com

Other Career Resources:-

• www.possiblilitiesproject.com/


• www.workinfonet.ca


• www.resources.web.net/index.dvm?App=actew


• www.khake.com/page95html


• http://www.jobweb.com


• http://static.jobtrak.com/job_search_tips/search.html

CD

• Getting the Job You Want and Keeping It – Volume 1 Produced by Angelworks ® E-mail info@gettingthejobyouwant.com

E-BOOK

• Stephenson, Brian CTM, Tatum, Nicholas CTM "Job Search Bootcamp The Ultimate Course". 2005 www.JobSearchBootCamp.com

• Overseas opportunities www.Monster.com for research. Click on their international sites link and click on any country. They also offer background information and advice for each place of interest.

Books

• Bolles, Richard Nelson " What Color Is Your Parachute: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters & Career –Changers" , Berkeley, Ca: Ten Speed Press, 2004 (it is updated yearly) A best seller and a lot of fun to read! www.jobhuntersbible.com


• Johnson, Tory, Freedman-Spizman, Robyn and Pollak, Lindsey " Women For Hire: The Ultimate Guide to Getting a Job ", New York, New York. The Berkley Publishing Group, A division of Penguin Putnam, 2002. Geared for the 'just graduated' but most of the advice applies to all women. Excellent.


• Johnson , Spenser "Who Moved My . Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life". New York, New York: Putnam, 2002. A simple little tale that helps you gather courage to move on in your life.

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

• Marnie Scott , The Cuddle Bunny Co . 1-905-985-9956/ toll free 1-866-736-BABY (2229) 158 Water St. Unit 101, Port Perry, ON. Canada L9L


• Diane Sawyer www.shaklee.ca/destindi e-mail destindi@myexcel.ca .


• Business Development Bank of Canada www.bdc.ca delivers financial and consulting services to Canadian small business including First Nations.


• Canadian Government Grants www.businessguide.net


• Canada - Small Business Canada for a sample business plan http://sbinfocanada.about.com/cs/businessplans/a/bizplanoutline.htm


• Canada Business Service Centres To see a sample business plan from www.cbsc.org when you press English or French and the window opens up either type in words business plans or click business start-up. To find out your nearest business centre click Government services and programs on the left side and follow the prompts.


• Home business ideas http://www.mymommybiz.com


• Canada - Women in a Home Office is a Canadian organization that brings women together in monthly meetings, workshops and telemeetings to help women grow and get support in their home businesses. http://www.womeninahomeoffice.com/online.htm


• Women Entrepreneurs of Canada http : //www.wec.ca/index.php speakers and networking for women entrepreneurs


• Canadian Careers resource list http://www.canadiancareers.com/smallbusiness.html


• Canada One Sites for Canadian Women in Business Comprehensive Lists http://www.canadaone.com/magazine/women.html


• local Human Resource Centre (now comes under the umbrella of Service Canada www.servicecanada.gc.ca , toll free 1-800-622-6232 )will be able to give you the nearest self-employment program - they will guide you through the process

http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/nav/top_nav/our_offices.shtml

• Canadian-Ontario Business Service Centre (COBSC) www.cbsc.org , toll free 1-800-567-2345


• To obtain Guide for Canadian Small Business from Canada Customs and Revenue Agency phone 1-800-959-2221 or www.ccra.gc.ca

Magazine

• Canada - Progressive Choices (published in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia) is a magazine for Canadian Women in Business 1-888-232-3297

• U.S. Small Business Funding Opportunities http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm


• Powerful Proposals - http://www.proposalwriter.com/grants.html For women run businesses http://www.proposalwriter.com/small.html


• U.S. - E Circle U Power Tools for Starting and Running You're your Own Busniness this site is a jam-packed with free self employment information.

http://ecircleu.com/show_article.php?id=42&pageNum_articles=1&totalRows_articles=33 For samples of business plans http://www.bplans.com/dp/

http://ecircleu.com/articles.php Click Support for Entreprenurs and Small Businesses

• SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business www.score.org another valuable site. For business plan information http://www.score.org/template_gallery.html


• Set-up, operating , invigorating your business, networking, programs- go to http://www.entrewomen.ca/


• Women in Business – Learnactivity.com provides invaluable information for women entrepreneurs on organizations, web sites, magazines and articles is http://www.learnativity.com/women.html


• U.S. On-line Women's Business Center (Office of Women's Business Ownership, SBA) www.onlinewbc.gov . You can find your nearest Women's Business Center or call 1-800-827-5722


• Life Tools for Women http://www.lifetoolsforwomen.com/links-money.htm

• Advancing Women's Business Centre http://www.advancingwomen.com/business.html

• U.S. Small Business Administration http://www.sba.gov/

• Small Business Information Canada - Articles and tips on marketing your business: http://sbinfocanada.about.com/cs/marketing/a/marktipsindex.htm

• Entrepreneur.com http://www.entrepreneur.com/marketing/0,6994,,00.html

Books

• Cobe, Patricia, and Parlapiano, Ellen H . " Mompreneurs" A Mother's Practical Step-By-Step Guide to Work-at-Home Success" A Perigee book, The Berkley Publishing Group, division of Penguin Purnam Inc, New York, New York, 2002.

• Edwards, Paul and Sarah , " Finding Your Perfect Work The New Career Guide to Making a Living, Creating a Life" , Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, member of Penguin Putnam, New York, NY. 2003.

• Friedman, Caitlin & Yorio, Kimberly , " the girl's guide to starting your own business", Harper Collins New York, New York, 2003.

• McGuckin, Frances , " Business for Beginner"s , Eastleigh Publications, Langely, British Columbia, 2003.

• Thomas Yaccato, Joanne with Jubinville, Paula , Raising Your Business "A Canadian women's guide to entrpreneurship", Prentice Hall, A Division of Simon & Schuster, 2002.

• Total Web International Net Consulting - Consulting and Business Solutions http://www.totalweb-inc.com/

• " Entrepreneur able ", do the following on-line quizzes: www.wd.gc.ca/tools/xindex_e.asp

www.liraz.com/webquiz.htm .

SUCCESS

Book

• Seuss, Dr . " Oh, The Places You'll Go", Random House Inc. New York NY. 1990

TECHNOPHOBIA

*Also check pre-employment above for computer courses etc.

• Where you can obtain a computer and how to get connected to the Internet. http://www.womenwork.org/pdfresources/internet101.pdf


• Purchase refurbished IBM computers (Canada) http://www.132.ibm.com/content/search.refurbished-canada.html


• Webgrrls - training, networking, support and careers for women in the technological fields http://www.webgrrls.com


• Industry Canada - Community Access Program provides internet and computer training programs that are offered locally. http://cap.ic.gc.ca/pub/index.html?iin.lang=en Website in English and French


• If you require funding for courses , check your local employment service center (see above) to see how you can apply for financial assistance.

Professional Computer Courses

• In Canada check out CDI College. http://ca.college-info.org/&kid=OVR0002194455?OVRAW=cdi&OVKEY=cdi&OVMTC=standard


• In the United States check http://www.computertrainingschools.com

• Examples of jobs that require computer skills Canada

http://www.jobsetc.ca/category_drilldown.jsp?category_id=1158&crumb=1126&crumb=1158〈=e

U.S. http://www.acinet.org/acinet/library_search.asp?Keyword=computers&id=14&nodeid=23&x=37&y=12

TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES AND HEADHUNTERS

• http://www.jobsetc.ca/directory or Various Agencies


• http://www.jobsetc.ca/category_drilldown.jsp?category_id=435〈=e

UNCONVENTIONAL CAREERS

• Karen Hatcher, Electrician of Kennedy Electric and Cabling do all your electrical work. You may be pleasantly surprised that a usual man's job done with a women's touch is of equal or greater value. 1-905-308-4567, e-mail kelectric_cabling@sympatico.ca

• Canada To find programs and services in a skilled trade or any employment http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/home.shtml


• Back Door Jobs If you are an adventurer and can spare time away from home check out http://www.backdoorjobs.com/ for short-term job adventures.

• Canada Inventive Woman - If you have a great idea that you want to patent or develop contact http://www.inventivewomen.com

• U.S to find One Stop Career Center in the. U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/training/index.htm America's Service Locator 1-877-US2 -(JOBS) 872 5637

• Work4Women – Cool Jobs Same samples of non-traditional occupations. http://www.work4women.org/cooljobs/cooljobs.cfm e-mail info@work4women.org

Or call 1-202-638-3143/fax 1-202-638-4885

• Wider Opportunities for Women – Occupations considered non-traditional. http://www.workplacesolutions.org/about/jobs2.cfm e-mail info@workplacesolutions.org or call 1-202-464-1956 /fax 1-202-464-1660

VOLUNTEER

• Volunteer Centers in Canada www.volunteer.ca e-mail vcs@volunteer.ca


• Idealist – a project of Action Without Borders lists over 46,000 nonprofit and community organizations from 165 countries and thousands of volunteer opportunities. http://www.idealist.org/ Click on organizations on the right side, and then click United States or Canada. It describes each organization and contact information for each state or province.


• United Way helps support many non-profit organizations around the world. http://www.uwint.org/gppweb/index.aspx Click 'Where We Are' on the left, then 'North America' to find an agency near you.