SmallCanada.com is Launched to Boost Sales of Canada's Small Businesses

TORONTO, April 13 /CNW/ - Small businesses in Canada have received a big boost with the launch of www.smallcanada.com, an online marketplace that allows small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) to market their products and services at zero costs, and source new sales leads in and around Canada.

SmallCanada.com offers distinct advantages for small businesses:

    
    -   Small businesses - or Small Canadians - can create their business
        profile and market their latest products and services in the free
        space provided by SmallCanada.com.

    -   Prospective customers can browse through the sales pitches and
        connect to Small Canadians. They can also rate and recommend the
        Small Canadians they have worked with.

    -   Small Canadians can swap/barter their products and services with
        other businesses.

    -   SmallCanada.com is in talks with a few Canadian financial
        institutions to bring their clients on the SmallCanada.com platform.
        The website aims to serve as a hunting ground for venture capitalists
        to find SMEs with promising products and services.

    -   News and interviews will also keep small businesses abreast of latest
        developments. Small Canada interviewed Catherine Swift, President of
        the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (Read Interview
        here: http://tiny.cc/o2nb5) as part of the website launch.
    

"SmallCanada.com is focused on generating untapped sales leads and showcasing the diverse range of small businesses in Canada," says Yad Hussain, Managing Director of SmallCanada.com and a new immigrant to Canada. "There is tremendous innovation among Canadian SMEs, all they need is a vehicle to push their message out to the rest of Canada. SmallCanada.com can be that vehicle."

SmallCanada.com is registered in Ontario.

For further information: [email protected], http://www.facebook.com/pages/SmallCanadacom/398570296110, http://twitter.com/smallcanada, www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2854773&trk=hb_side_g