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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
Canada Business Service Centre is a full-service business information resource accessible province-wide and free-of-charge with a staff dedicated to providing quality service to you.
For further information please visit:
http://www.canadabusiness.ca
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
The Nova Scotia Co-operative Council is the economic arm of the Provincial co-operative and credit union sector. In operation for over 60 years, the Nova Scotia Co-operative Council is happy to provide start-up information and assistance to new groups interested in forming co-operative enterprises, as well as supports to existing co-operatives. Please click the link below to find out more or to contact a Business Development Officer in your region.
http://www.novascotia.coop
 Nova Scotia Business Inc.
Nova Scotia Economic & Rural Development
Economic & Rural Development focuses on creating a environment for business in the province to grow and thrive. The department provides support to businesses and potential businesses in form of information support and access to funding programs.
For more information please visit:
http://www.gov.ns.ca/econ/business.asp
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations offers a variety of resources and services to businesses in the province. A number of these are listed below, but further information can be found by visiting:
http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/
Online Business Services
http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/onlineservices/business/default.asp
Registry of Joint Stock Companies
http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/rjsc/
Nova Scotia Business Registry
http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/nsbr/default.asp
Public Tenders Opportunities
http://www.gov.ns.ca/tenders/home.aspx
Business Links
http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/business/
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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