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The Business Development Bank of Canada provides offers a wide range of services and support to small and growing businesses in Canada. For 50 years, the Business Development Bank of Canada has been Canada’s small business bank. They can offer your business the tools to start or grow your business. It also provides help with financing and investment, and their online services allows businesses to customize the website to their particular industry sector.
For more information visit their website:
http://www.bdc.ca/en/home.htm
 Canada/Nova Scotia Business Service Centre
Community Business Development Corporations
Community Business Development Corporations is an organization of regional corporations designed to assist in the establishment of new businesses and in the expansion and modernization of existing businesses in its respective communities. The CBDC helps to develop the local economy through the creation of private sector employment.
For information on available assistance in your area please visit:
http://www.cbdc.ca
Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation
Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation strives hard to promote and assist Cape Breton in developing industry in the area. It is the objective of ECBC to foster sustainable job creation and economic growth. Assistance is provided to enterprises for a variety of sectors.
For further information please visit:
http://www.ecbc-secb.gc.ca
InNOVAcorp
InNOVAcorp focuses on three areas to help your business succeed: business incubation, investment and mentoring. These resources help business leaders overcome the traditional hurdles to business growth.
http://www.innovacorp.ns.ca/
NS Cooperative Council
Nova Scotia Business Inc.
Nova Scotia Business Inc. focuses on helping grow Nova Scotia companies. It offers a broad range of services for business such as financing, export development, and business advice. Small and medium-sized businesses in Nova Scotia can access these advisory services, export programs, and financing links by visiting:
http://www.novascotiabusiness.com/en/home/default.aspx
Nova Scotia Economic & Rural Development
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Trade Team Nova Scotia
Trade Team Nova Scotia (TTNS) is a partnership of government and private sector organizations dedicated to stimulating export activity in Nova Scotia. The partnership provides potential and active exporters with access to various trade-related programs and services. Trade Team Nova Scotia focuses on the areas of export preparedness, introduction and expansion of export markets, and strengthening performance.
For more information please visit:
http://ttns.gov.ns.ca/
Doing Business in Atlantic Canada
Doing Business in Atlantic Canada - This report is an excellent resource by the law firm Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales. Doing Business in Atlantic Canada includes content on everything from taxation to technology law to incentives. http://www.smss.com/en/home/publications/2006archive/businessatlanticcanada.aspx.
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