Snug n’ Luv:  Gorgeous handcrafted accessories for the kiddos you love!

Jewelz Creatives:  Beautiful handcrafted jewelery, gifts and accessories!

Work Cabin:  Canada’s most awesome source for green environmental jobs.

Boutique Karma:  Your first and only stop for fabulous handsewn housewares!

ModernEmotive:  Beautiful handcreated stationary printed on FSC certified cardstock and envelopes.

Creepy Queen Magazine:  A Fabulous free online magazine showcasing the alternative side of the net!

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Toronto Craft Alert is an unbelievably fabulous resource for people in the GTA.  Not only a fantastic listing service for Crafty Events happening in Toronto, the Toronto Craft Alert website also hosts a wealth of information for crafters and craft lovers alike.

The Toronto Craft Alert is a community hub and online service for craft, DIY and design related activity happening locally. We serve the Toronto-area craft community by:

• Informing readers about local designers, craft fairs, projects, exhibitions, material suppliers, and learning opportunities;
• Supporting local makers by promoting their work, exhibitions & sales; and
• Connecting those engaged in craft loving & making through on and offline activities as well as an online forum

Exciting new content is frequently being added to the site – stay on top of it by joining our mailing list, a weekly(ish) digest of all posts organized into categories.

There are numerous ways to keep up to date with the Toronto Craft Alert:

1. Check the website daily
2. Subscribe to their Feed
3. Follow them on Twitter
4. Become a Fan on Facebook

A big thank you to Toronto Craft Alert!  Your support of IndieNorth is very much appreciated!

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Check out these awesome business cards from Toronto Based company, Traffic Marketing + Design inc.

   "The idea was born at a recent 'green' networking event when someone
handed me a laminated business card," says Bernard Hellen, R.G.D. President
and Creative Director of traffic marketing + design. "What an amazing
disconnect, a 'green' company hands me a piece of plastic as their business
card. Surely if you 'talk the talk' you had better 'walk the walk'."

Wondering how much difference these business cards make?  Check this out:

Every printing will conserve the following resources:

• 3 trees/1040 lbs of wood not used

• 162 lbs/74 kg solid waste not created

• 1,529 gallons/6,953 L of water not used – enough for 88 eight minute showers

• 356 lb/161 kg greenhouse gases prevented – equivalent to carbon sequestered by 15.2 tree seedlings grown for ten years

Plus, a tree will be planted for every business card order. Tree donations will be made through Trees Ontario, a not-for-profit organization committed to the re-greening of Ontario.

Make sure you book by August 25th in order to get in on the next print run!

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“Get a job, grow a career, work for change”

I just have to introduce you to this fantastic resource:  Work Cabin…a Canadian job posting board unlike any other.  The Work Cabin is an earth – friendly paradise of job postings, resources, leads and ideas.  When I have a look at the listings I’m taken right back to being a teenager scouring the classifieds for summer camp jobs…except that a good percentage of the jobs posted on Work Cabin are real-life careers, and all of them give job seekers the opportunity to work for green, earth friendly companies with like-minded colleagues.

Are you an employer, looking for eco-friendly employees?  Check out these web traffic rankings!  You’ll be sure to find the right person, and fast, when you post your job opportunities with Work Cabin.  Their rates are highly competitive, and you have the added benefit of a very targeted, very enthusiastic audience!

Besides the obvious job listings, Seekers can post their mini profiles on the site, getting even more exposure, and Volunteer listings are free.  I could seriously go on and on about this fantabulous site, but I won’t keep you…go check out Work Cabin and get your environmental career on the trail!

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If you’re a Canadian artist of any stripe, and you haven’t heard of Canada Arts Connect I urge you to check out this website.  Desiree works tirelessly to bring you the most up to date listing of jobs available in the artistic community, as well as the “Pro List“…a place where you can list yourself and your talents, and be found by people looking for professionals.  Besides those incredibly helpful resources, you’ll also find lots of handy Tips and Hints, and up to date news from the Canadian Arts Community.  Here’s what Desiree O has to say about her fabulous website:

Canada Arts Connect is a site meant to connect Canadian artistic professionals with jobs, employers, and each other. The site includes jobs listings, calls for submissions, auditions, tips & hints, pro lists, and plenty of opportunities for the Canadian arts community to showcase their talent, news, and opportunities.

 

I’m a ‘Professional Bohemian’ myself – a writer, musician, actor, and artist. I started the site because I want others to know that it is possible to make a career out of your artistic passion. The opportunities are out there, and Canada Arts Connect can be the place to find them all. I also wanted to find a way to support the artistic professionals in the community that I love so much.

One more thing:  If you’re looking for artistic work anywhere in Canada, be sure to follow Canada Arts Connect on Twitter, where you’ll receive tons of updates from the job front. 

Thank you so much, Desiree, for all you do for Canadian Artists!

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Government Resources:

• Business Plan Guide
• Intreractive Business Planner
• Guide for Canadian Small Business
• Young Entrepreneur Info Guide

Government Resources for Specific Audiences:

• Federal Programs for Northern and Rual Entrepreneurs
• Information Specific to Women Entrepreneurs
• Information SPecific to Young Entrepreneurs

Misc:

• Free Online Business Courses

Professional Website and Corporate Branding Services:

• Bateman Design Group - Bateman Design Group is a woman owned  design company based out of Barrie Ontario

Informational Websites and Blogs:

• Canada Arts Connect - A free service connecting Canadian artists with fabulous job opportunities…new listings daily!
• Women Entrepreneurs – The Secrets of Success
• About.com:  Small Business Canada
• Ladies Who Launch
• Startup Nation

Online Venues:

• iCraft – Canadian Handmade Selle’’s Site
• Etsy - International Handmade Sellers’ Site
• Artfire - International Handmade Sellers’ Dite
• Indyish – a Network of Independent Artists working in music, film, fashion, fine arts, and publishing.
• Lipsitkindie – LipStik Indie Reviews is all about Indie Artists. If you are a singer, band, spoken word artist, comic book creator, writer (from zines to novels), have an ezine or online DIY store, you should be reviewed by us.

All Around Awesome Handmade Community:

• byhand.me

Know of a resource that isn’t here?  Do you provide resources for Canadian Small businesses?  Please drop me a line, and I’ll add you to our Canadian Small Business Resources Directory!  beth@indienorth .com

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