Links & Resources

Resources to support your business building efforts

Government Departments & Agencies

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Canada Business - Nova Scotia
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Industry Canada
Service Nova Scotia

Economic Development Organizations

Acadia Centre for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ACSBE)
Black Business Initiative (BBI)
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Centre d'aide en affaires et en entrepreneuriat (CAAE)
Centre for Entrepreneurship & Education (CEED)
Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC)
Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Network (EDN)
Greater Halifax Partnership
Nova Scotia Association of RDAs
Nova Scotia Business Inc
Saint Mary’s University Business Development Centre (SMUBDC)
StFX Enterprise Development Centre (XEDC)

Women's Networking Groups

South Shore Women in Business Association (SSWBA)
Valley Women's Business Network (WVBN)

Other Women-Focused Enterprise Centres in Canada

Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
Company of Women (Ontario)
Newfoundland & Labrador Organization of Women Entrepreneurs
Prince Edward Island Business Women’s Association
Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan Inc.
Women’s Enterprise Centre of Manitoba
Women's Enterprise Centre (British Columbia)