Part of considering an entrepreneurial future for yourself is knowing, honestly, whether your personality and experiences are "what it takes" to be a successful entrepreneur. There are a number of websites that can help answer this question. See http://www.witiger.com/marketing/entrepreneurship.htm Which discusses terms associated with being an entrepreneur Visit the Business Development Bank of Canada website at www.bdc.ca. At the top of the page, under "Business Tools", try the entrepreneurial self-assessment. http://www.bdc.ca/EN/advice_centre/tools/entrepreneurial_self_assessment/Pages/entrepreneurial_self_assessment.aspx

Submit your score. How did you do? Part of developing your own business is applying for a patent to protect and invention you might have created. See http://www.witiger.com/marketing/patents.htm The federal government agency that deals with patents is called the CIPO Canadian Intellectual Property Office http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca Go to the CIPO site providing information patents http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/Home