Starting a Business
Thinking of starting a business? If you have a business idea, a good way to start to make it a reality is to contact South Shore Opportunities in Liverpool. South Shore Opportunities will help you with your business planning and can provide financial assistance - they are part of the provincial network (13 in Nova Scotia) of Community Business Development Corporations offering term loans, loan guarantees and equity investments in business.
Contact South Shore Opportunities today - their offices are located at 7 Henry Hensey Drive in Liverpool, their phone number is (902) 354-2616, fax (902) 354-7355 and e-mail sso@cbdc.ca. Or for more information visit their website at www.southshoreops.com.
Queens County has two business organizations - the South Queens Chamber of Commerce and the North Queens Board of Trade which are both valuable resources for business owners and the self-employed
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If you are a young entrepreneur between the ages of 15 and 29 and want to start a business there is another source of help just for you - The Youth Entrepreneur Development Initiative sponsored by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). If you are interested please contact ACOA Nova Scotia at 1-800-565-1228 or visit the website at www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca
There are a number of contacts and websites to help you start a business and become a successful business operator. Here are several excellent ones:
* The Canada Business Service Centre is an excellent starting point - call 1-800-668-1010 or visit the website for practical information on how to complete a business plan and the checklist for a successful start up - www.cbsc.org/ns
* Another excellent business start up tool is provided by the Nova Scotia Government -www.novascotiabusiness.com/
*Introducing BizPal - your pal if you are starting or growing a business.
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BizPal is an online service that walks you through finding comprehensive information about the permits and licences you need from all levels of government - local, provincial and federal.
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