LaunchListGet your online store up and running
Step-by-step checklists for launching and running an online store, with a guide at each step for when you need help. Tick tasks off as you go.
Guides for any store
Tasks that work the same wherever your business is based.
- Get a free business phone numberSet up a free Canadian number with Fongo Works or TextNow so customers never need your personal cell.
- Collect donations onlineSet up PayPal.me or Ko-fi so people can send you money, and add the link to your Gravatar profile.
- Organize your productsTurn separate color or size listings into one product with options, or split one back into separate listings, in WooCommerce.
Register your business
Rules differ by province and territory, so choose where your business will be based.
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We research each guide from official government sources and add it when it is ready.
- Hiring your first employeePayroll account with CRA, workers' compensation, employment standards and records of employment.
- Selling to other provincesWhen to collect GST/HST, PST or QST for customers outside your home province.
- Running a home-based businessMunicipal home business licences, zoning and insurance.
- Selling food, liquor or cannabisFood safety permits and the extra licences regulated products need.