Resources

Government Departments & Agencies

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Canada Business – Nova Scotia
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
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)
Halifax Partnership, Cape Breton Partnership
Nova Scotia Association of Regional Development Authorities (RDAs)
Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI)
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 Business Centres in Canada

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