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Free resources and community links
Free bookkeeping guides and templates, plus the community people and projects we’d point a friend to.
Free resources
Bookkeeping guides and templates
Plain-language guides you can print, save, or share. No sign-up needed. New here? Start with the first row: most take 15 minutes or less.
Start here: tax, pay, and the words
Doing it yourself, or getting help
Year-end and CRA, calmly
A step further with your numbers
Chart of accounts templates
The same starting points we use for new clients: set up for Canadian businesses and built to import into QuickBooks Online. To import: the gear icon, then Import data, then Chart of accounts. Check the preview screen before you finish: if a detail type doesn’t match, QuickBooks quietly picks the first one in its list.
In QuickBooks Online, turn on account numbers first (Settings, Account and settings, Advanced, Chart of accounts, tick Enable account numbers, then Save), then go to Settings, Import data, Chart of accounts. On the review screen, untick the accounts that don’t fit you: sole proprietors untick every account ending in “corporations”, and corporations untick every account ending in “sole proprietors”. Sales tax accounts aren’t included, because QuickBooks creates them when you set up sales tax. If QuickBooks says some accounts weren’t imported because they’re already in QuickBooks, that’s fine. You already have those accounts, so nothing is missing. Want a second pair of eyes on your setup? Book your free 30-minute consult.
General information for Canadian small businesses, checked against canada.ca in September 2026.
Community
Community resources we love
We’re queer-owned, a little weird, and happily outside the box. These are the people and projects we’d point a friend to.
Living income and fair wages
What it really costs to live well in your community, and tools to help you pay yourself and your team fairly.
- Become a living wage employerGet certified as a living wage employer, with lower fees for small businesses.
- Living Wage CanadaAn Ontario non-profit that tracks the living wage movement, with links to rates across Canada.
- Social Impact CollectiveEdmonton research on poverty and the cost of living, including a local breakdown of the living wage. Formerly the Edmonton Social Planning Council.
- ALIS OCCinfoAlberta’s own occupation profiles: typical wages by region, duties, and training, for hundreds of jobs.
- Job Bank wage lookupLook up typical wages for a job in your area before you set pay or hire.
Queer and trans business
Chambers, networks, and resources where 2SLGBTQI+ business owners can find community, visibility and support.
- Alberta 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of CommerceAlberta’s queer chamber, with networking, mentorship, and a resource hub. Solo business owners welcome.
- Beyond BarriersCommunity research on what queer and trans entrepreneurs in Edmonton face, and what would help.
- Rainbow RegisteredA national program that recognizes businesses working to be welcoming 2SLGBTQI+ spaces.
- 2SLGBTQI+ Entrepreneurship ProgramA federal program backing 2SLGBTQI+ entrepreneurship through partner organizations. It does not fund entrepreneurs directly.
- QueerYEGA free directory of queer-friendly Edmonton businesses and organizations. Worth getting listed.
Neurodivergent business owners
If your brain works differently, these are supportive, shame-free places to find tools, community and people who get it.
- CADDACA national ADHD charity with adult support groups, coaching programs, webinars, and a resource navigator.
- ADHD EdmontonFree monthly support groups and talks for Edmonton adults with ADHD, including groups for women and young adults.
- Entrepreneurs with Disabilities ProgramOne-on-one business advising and workshops for Edmonton entrepreneurs with a disability or chronic condition. Ask if it fits you.
- BDC: ADHD and entrepreneurship in CanadaCanadian research on business owners with ADHD: the real challenges, and the strengths too.
- StrikeUP: building a business that works with your brainPractical ideas from neurodivergent founders on systems, energy, pricing, and asking for help.
Edmonton community
Local organizations doing good work, including the charities we’ve been proud to support.
- Business Link AlbertaFree one-on-one advice and workshops for Alberta small business owners, with an office in Edmonton.
- Alberta Women EntrepreneursAdvising, mentoring, and lending for women running businesses in Alberta, based in Edmonton.
- Pride Centre of EdmontonA welcoming centre for Edmonton’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community, with programs, counselling, and referrals. (We donated in 2025.)
- SCARSSecond Chance Animal Rescue Society finds loving homes for animals across the Edmonton area and north. (We donated in 2024.)
- Skipping StoneAffirming support for Two Spirit, trans and gender-diverse youth, adults, and families across Alberta. (We donated in 2023.)
- YWCA CanadaWorking on gender equity, safe housing, childcare, and ending gender-based violence. (We donated in 2022.)
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