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Arts Culture & Recreation
Business Services
Construction
Green Industry
Niche & Value Added Manufacturing
Sites + Buildings
Kaizer Meadow Industrial Park
Quality of Life
News
Business Resources
Business Resources
Get support, information and advice for your business. For sector specific resources, please visit the sector pages of this site.
Nova Scotia Regulation and Requirements Navigation Support
ACOA
B
usiness Information Services
BizPal
Nova Scotia's Business Navigator Service
Business Planning & Coaching
BDC Start or Buy a Business
Contact: Jennifer Fraser, Sr. Account Manager, T: 902-426-6300 C: 902-471-6590 E:
Jennifer.Fraser@bdc.ca
Canada Business Network Business Start-up Checklist
CBDC South Shore Opportunities Business Planning Support
Contact: Krista Harding, Exec. Director, T: 902-354-2616 E:
Krista.Harding@cbdc.ca
Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development
Registry of Joint Stock Companies
Nova Scotia HR Toolkit
Nova Scotia Self Employment Program
Nova Scotia Tourism Human Resource Council One-to-One Tourism Mentorship Program
Startup Canada
Financing Resources
General
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Business Development Program
BDC Business Loans
Canada Digital Adoption Program
Canada Business Network Grants and Financing
Canada Small Business Financing Program
CBDC South Shore Opportunities Line of Credit Pilot
CBDC
South Shore Opportunities
Micro Loan
CBDC
South Shore Opportunities
Innovation Loan
CBDC
South Shore Opportunities
Social Enterprise Loan
CBDC
South Shore Opportunities
First-Time Entrepreneur Loan
CBDC
South Shore Opportunities
General Business Loan
Community Economic-Development Investment Funds
Impact: More than a Startup Loan
Invest Nova Scotia
LIFT Lunenburg County Microlending
Youth
BDC Young Entrepreneur loan
CEED Youth Programming
Futrepreneur
Market Research
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies
Atlantic Provinces Economic Council
ACOA
B
usiness Information Services
Export Development Canada
Industry Canada
Statistics Canada
Incentives
General
Accelerated Growth Service
CBDC Consultant Advisory Services Program
Invest Nova Scotia
Digital Assistance for Small Businesses
Exporting
Export Development Canada
Nova Scotia Business Inc. Innovation Rebate Program
Research and Innovation
Atlantic Innovation Fund
Innovacorp
Nova Scotia Research and Development Tax Credit
Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive Program
Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Workforce
Atlantic Immigration Pilot
Co-op Education Incentive
Energy Training Program Wage Subsidy
Government of Canada Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit
Government of Canada Funding for Jobs, Training and Social Development Projects
Graduate to Opportunity Hiring Incentive
Innovate to Opportunity Hiring Incentive
Invest Nova Scotia Payroll Rebate
Nova Scotia Department of Labour and Advanced Education
Student Summer Skills Incentive (SKILL)
Nova Scotia Job Creation Partnership
START Program
Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Workplace Education Initiative
Workplace Innovation Productivity Skills Incentive
Professional Development/Training
Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development
Grow Southwest Nova Scotia Agriculture Day
Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia
SkillsonlineNS
Networking & Advocacy
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Centre for Women in Business
Chester Merchants Association
Farmers' Markets of Nova Scotia
Hubbards and Area Business Development Association
New Ross Regional Development Society
Contact Olivia to learn more about why Chester might be the right fit for you.
Olivia Corkum, BA, ADpPR, MPA
Economic Development Officer
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