The Business Development Bank of Canada supports the needs of entrepreneurs at every stage of growth by providing small and medium-sized businesses with financing, consulting services and venture capital. The information in this website can be accessed by customizing your search. Statistical information is presented where applicable.

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Ratio Calculators 

Ratios are a way to evaluate the performance of your business and identify potential problems. Each ratio informs you about factors such as the earning power, solvency, efficiency, and debt load of your business. They are used to measure the relationship between 2 or more components of the financial statements and have greater meaning when the results are compared to industry standards for businesses of similar size and activity

Interactive feature that allows you to

A)                 Input financial figures and have them calculated into the key financial ratios (as shown below).

B)                 Have the results interpreted

• Leverage ratios: examine how assets of the business are financed
• Liquidity ratios: determine the capacity of the business to meet current obligations 
• Operations ratios: measure the effectiveness of internal operations
• Profitability ratios: how much profit is being generated

Entrepreneurial self-assessment 

A questionnaire  to help better measure your entrepreneurial potential. Once completed, your answers will be compiled according to 3 criteria: motivations, aptitudes and attitudes. 

BDC in numbers 

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