Resources: Entrepreneurial Links

Resources

Nova Scotia Permits Directory
Do I need a business license? There are many licenses for different types of business in Nova Scotia. Search the Nova Scotia Permits Directory to find out if your business will require special permits.

Aboriginal Business Service Network Nova Scotia
A Network of Information and Services for Aboriginal Business.

Royal Bank Online Definitive Guides
A Series of nine sourcebooks for small businesses and entrepreneurs, covering Business Tune-Ups, E-Commerce for Small Business, Electronic Cash Management, Exporting for Small Business in Canada, Managing Human Resources, Marketing for Small Business, Personal Financial Management, Small Business Financing In Canada, Understanding Business Cycles.

The Alberta Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Enhanced Support Services
The Alberta Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Enhanced Support Services initiative is designed to provide value-added services to entrepreneurs with disabilities and to Community Futures Development Corporations and other support agencies throughout rural Alberta.

Network of Entrepreneurs with Disabilities (NED) - Manitoba
The Network of Entrepreneurs with Disabilities, Manitoba (NED MB), is a provincial non-profit partnership of entrepreneurs, business service providers, organizations and interested individuals who support persons with disabilities to achieve their entrepreneurial aspirations.

Saint Francis Xavier Enterprise Development Centre (XEDC)
Saint Francis Xavier Enterprise Development Centre (XEDC) represents a partnership with the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Saint Francis Xavier University. XEDC reaches outward to communities through Antigonish, Pictou, Guysborough, Inverness and Richmond Counties in Nova Scotia. Our mandate is to enhance economic growth in Eastern Nova Scotia by promoting enterprise development and supporting the growth of small business. The XEDC team works with entrepreneurs of all ages and businesses of all sizes to help them develop the skills required to achieve their goals. Our areas of interest encompass a broad range of economic and community activities. We are here to help new business.

Searchhalifax, Nova Scotia
A website to search Nova Scotia.

HRDC Locations in Nova Scotia - Map
Locations of Human Resource Centres of Canada in Nova Scotia.

Nova Scotia Business Registry
The Nova Scotia Business Registry is an award-winning, on-line service that gives you the freedom to do business with government - 24 hours a day, seven days a week. From any computer with an Internet connection you can:

• Register a business
• Apply for, pay, and renew business licences
• View and change business information

Enterprise Centre of Hants County
The Enterprise Centre of Hants County is a unique partnership dedicated to providing our community with entrepreneurship, education, employment and economic development.

Open For Business
Open For Business gives you instant one-on-one entrepreneurial advice.

The Team Work Cooperative
A collaborative effort of several disability-related shareholder organizations, focussed on employment for persons with disabilities. Shareholders elect a volunteer Board of Directors to govern the organization on their behalf. The Co-operative maintains links with community, government and business partners to achieve its mandate.

Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities
The Opportunities Fund is an employment element of the Disability Agenda for the Government of Canada. Individuals who self identify as persons with disabilities, are unemployed and not eligible for Employment Insurance Benefits can access the Opportunities Fund Program designed to assist them with their return to work.

Centre for Women in Business
Mount Saint Vincent University is dedicated to the education of women. The mission of Centre for Women in Business is to uphold the mission of Mount Saint Vincent University. We do this by providing realistic support, strong encouragement, and critical information to potential entrepreneurs and women in business

Canada Custom and Revenue Agency
The People with Disabilities Web Page on the Canada and Custom Revenue Agency's Internet site is designed to provide easy access to publications and forms for people with disabilities.

Canada/Nova Scotia Business Service Centre
The Canada/Nova Scotia Business Service Centre helps to improve the start-up, survival and growth rates of small- and medium-sized enterprises by giving business people in every part of Canada access to accurate, timely and relevant information and referrals; and,

1. To enhance client access to program specialists and counselling services through co-located service delivery.
2. The Canada/Nova Scotia Business Service Centre provides this information and referral service for all regions of the province of Nova Scotia.

Atlantic Canada Opportunity Agency
Here you will find a number of resources produced by the Atlantic Canada Opportunity Agency or by its partners. These resources are building blocks in the challenging but rewarding job of helping Atlantic Canadians succeed in business.

Nova Scotia Department of Economic Development
The Nova Scotia Department of Economic Development has produced a booklet that has been designed to assist and guide you through the steps necessary in preparing your business plan. The question format will help you provide answers to questions put to you by lending institutions and potential investors. The questions are intended as guides only and, for that reason, they may not all apply to your particular situation. While this booklet will assist you in formulating your business plan, we recommend that you seek the services of professional advisors to assist and advise you in developing your business plan.

Human Resources Development Canada-Bridging the Gap
Human Resources Development Canada's site includes Government of Canada Programs and Services of Interest to Canadians with Disabilities.

Halifax Regional Municipality - Index of Metro Halifax Businesses on the Web
This list is provided by the Halifax Regional Municipality as a public service to the businesses of the Halifax Region. The list includes all of Metro Halifax.

Electronic Resources for Entrepreneurs
Electronic Resources for Entrepreneurs includes market research links.

Alberta Centre on Entrepreneurship and Disabilities
The Alberta Centre on Entrepreneurship and Disabilities provides on-going business training, financial assistance, and support services to persons who are interested in starting their own business and or already have a business and require assistance to expand or enhance their services.

The Entrepreneurship Centre -Ottawa
The Entrepreneurship Centre's mandate is to assist entrepreneurs attain their goal of self-employment through the development of a new or existing business in the Ottawa region. An initiative of the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI), the Entrepreneurship Centre is funded by the City of Ottawa, the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, Industry Canada and corporate sponsors such as the Royal Bank.

US Small Business Administration (American)
The U.S. Small Business Administration provides financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their businesses.

Henson College - Entrepreneurial Development Services for Persons with Disabilities
Entrepreneurial Development Services (E.D.S.) for Persons with Disabilities provides one-on-one business counselling and reference service to disabled individuals interested in pursuing self-employment. E.D.S. offers the following services: Assistance in assessing your self-employment suitability; Assistance in assessing the validity of your business idea; Business Counselling; Information and referral to education, training and funding opportunities; Assistance in the development of a business plan; and Networking and mentoring opportunities. E.D.S. is also available to individuals who have already started their own business and are looking for business counselling and advice.