Public-Nonprofit Collaborations
Encouraging and supporting small business development
(Canada)
OneStop Business Registration
This pilot project aims to make it easier to launch businesses in British
Columbia. Sponsored by the Small Business Development Branch of the British
Columbia Ministry of Small Business, Tourism, and Culture, the project involves
a network of nonprofit organizations as lead partners plus more than ten
partners from the public and private sectors. The service offers kiosk-based
one-stop electronic business registration, eliminating the need for
entrepreneurs to visit several offices, learn about the different registration
procedures, fill out multiple forms and repeatedly provide the same information.
OSBR is available throughout the province; it offers fledgling businesses
numerous services from three levels of government on the Internet and through 88
booths in 77 different public places.