BBN Labs — Better Business Network

E-commerce & Online Catalogues

BBN Labs sets up e-commerce stores and online catalogues for Canadian retailers and producers. Shopify, WooCommerce or a custom build, chosen to fit your actual volume and workflow. Convenience for us never drives the choice. We handle product pages, payments, taxes, shipping rules, gift cards and the analytics to see what's selling. Then we train your team to run it confidently.

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What you get

  • Platform recommendation based on your catalogue and volume
  • Store setup: products, variants, photography coordination
  • Payments, Canadian sales tax and shipping configuration
  • Gift cards, discounts and promotion mechanics
  • Click-and-collect and local-delivery options
  • B2B catalogue and quote-request flows where relevant
  • Analytics, conversion tracking and Search Console
  • Staff training and documented workflows
  • Ongoing maintenance and seasonal campaign support

What it fixes

  • Customers ask if they can order online and the answer is still no
  • Your products exist only in-store, invisible to anyone searching
  • A DIY store half-works: taxes wrong, shipping guesswork, no analytics
  • Wholesale buyers want a catalogue and price list they can browse

Process

How a project runs

  1. 01

    Catalogue and workflow review

  2. 02

    Platform choice and build plan

  3. 03

    Store build, data entry and payment/shipping configuration

  4. 04

    Test orders end to end, then launch

  5. 05

    Training, then improvements based on what's actually selling

Funding categories that may relate

The honest read on funding

E-commerceDigital adoptionRetail modernization

E-commerce projects may fit digital-adoption programs in some provinces. Ontario's retail-technology grants, for example, support qualifying projects, and similar streams exist in other provinces. Everything is subject to program rules, revenue thresholds and approval by the administrator.

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Canada Small Business Financing Program

Up to $1,150,000

This program makes it easier to get a business loan by having the government share the lending risk with your bank or credit union.

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BDC Financing — Start-up

Up to $150,000

BDC Start-up Financing provides the capital you need to turn your business plan into reality.

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Technology Equipment Loan (BDC)

Secure the capital you need for digital infrastructure, IT equipment, and cybersecurity upgrades.

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Packages

Bundled ways to buy this

Website & E-commerce Growth Package

A website that earns its keep: found locally and easy to buy from.

A website should bring in measurable business. Too many just sit there. This package builds or rebuilds your site, adds e-commerce where it fits your model, sets up local search foundations and gives you analytics that show what is working. Training is included so your team can manage products and content without calling anyone.

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Industries

Who asks for this most

Frequently asked questions

Shopify or WooCommerce?

Shopify when you want managed simplicity and your margins absorb the fees; WooCommerce when you want ownership, lower running costs and you already live on WordPress; custom when neither fits your workflow. We recommend what fits you, not what is easiest for us; you get the reasoning in writing.

Can you migrate my existing store?

Yes. We move products, customers and order history where the platforms allow, with redirects so you don't lose the search rankings you've earned. We map the migration before touching anything.

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Five quick questions about your website, online ordering, Google presence and mobile experience. See where you're quietly losing customers, and the funding that may help fix it. About 1 minute.

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Export Readiness & Market Diversification

Market-specific websites, translated marketing materials, catalogues and B2B portals, built the way export programs expect.

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Subject to program rules, available funding, and approval. Final decisions are made solely by each program administrator.