Hants County Resources

Summary

Community Business Resource Site

To serve you better, the Canada/Nova Scotia Business Service Centre has entered into partnerships to create ten Community Business Resource Sites throughout Nova Scotia. The resources, available at each site, include free Internet access for business research and a selection of frequently used reference publications.

For a list of all sites, see the document Community Business Resource Network.

The Hants County site is located at:

Enterprise Centre of Hants County
Phone: (902) 798-5627
Fax: (902) 798-6644
Email: info@entreprisecentre.info
Address: 80 Water Street , Windsor Mall
P. O. Box 2848
Windsor, Nova Scotia
B0N 2T0

Partners located at this site include:

• Acadia Centre for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
• Hants-Kings County Business Development Centre Limited
• Hants Regional Development Authority
• Nova Scotia Business Inc.
• West Hants Small Business Centre / Job Resource Centre

Acadia Centre For Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Provides counselling and training services for small businesses located throughout Annapolis Valley and Southwest Nova Scotia. The office is staffed on a part-time basis.

For further information, please contact:
Acadia Centre For Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Phone: (902) 585-1180
Fax: (902) 798-3254
E-mail: acsbe@acadiau.ca
Web site:http://acsbe.acadiau.ca

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

ACOA provides financial assistance to business in the following sectors/areas:

• manufacturing & processing (involves value-added activity)
• tourism
• aquaculture
• innovation (new or improved product, service, or process)
• information and technology based industries
• non commercial services to business which are not personal in nature

ACOA does not provide financial assistance to the following sectors/areas:

• real estate development
• government services
• services of a personal nature
• retail or wholesale
• purchase of an existing business
• debt consolidation or restructuring
• business in a fully competitive local market

The Area Account Manager for Hants County is Brian Banks.
Phone: (902) 679-5356
Cell: (902) 670-0601
Fax: (902) 678-2324
E-mail: brian.banks@acoa-apeca.gc.ca

For more information, contact the Canada/Nova Scotia Business Service Centre at 426-8604 or 1-800-668-1010 or visit ACOA's Web site at: http://www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca/e/index.shtml

Hants-Kings Business Development Centre Limited (CBDC Hants-Kings)

Flexible term loan programs for small and medium-sized businesses. Up to $150,000 in financing for business start-ups, expansions and other business purposes, including fixed asset acquisitions, working capital and change of ownership.

For further information, please contact:

East Hants Office
Phone: (902) 883-8879
Toll Free: 1-888-303-2232
Fax: (902) 883-3024
E-mail: karl.jackson@cbdc.ca
Web site: http://www.hantskingsbdc.ca/
Address: East Hants Resource Centre
15 Commerce Court, Suite 200
Elmsdale, Nova Scotia B2S 3K5

West Hants Office
Phone: (902) 798-5717
Toll Free: 1-888-303-2232
Fax: (902) 798-0464
E-mail: ken.crichton@cbdc.ca
Web site: http://www.hantskingsbdc.ca/

Hants Regional Development Authority

Coordinates and integrates the work of other local agencies and service providers in order to achieve specific tasks at the community level.

For further information, please contact:

Windsor
Phone: (902) 798-2284
Fax: (902) 798-3254
E-mail: cmarshall@enterprisecentre.info
Web site: http://www.hantscounty.com
Address: Downtown Windsor Mall
80 Water Street
Windsor, NS B0N 2T0

Elmsdale
Phone: (902) 883-3338
Fax: (902) 883-3024
E-mail: kkittilsen@enterprisecentre.info
Web site: http://www.hantscounty.com
Address: East Hants Resource Centre, Suite 200-1
15 Commerce Court
Elmsdale, NS B2S 3K5

Nova Scotia Business Inc.

Nova Scotia Business Inc. (NSBI) is a private-sector led organization whose goal is to expand business activity in Nova Scotia. NSBI is primarily focused upon activities that result in sustainable, value-added growth to the economy in order to increase employment and provincial revenues.

For further information, please contact:
Nova Scotia Business Inc.
Phone: (902) 798-6961
Fax: (902) 798-6962
Web site: http://www.novascotiabusiness.com/services/advisory/index.html

West Hants Small Business Centre / Job Resource Centre

The West Hants Small Business Centre/ Job Resource Centre is very often the first point of contact for entrepreneurs. Our focus is to assist entrepreneurs find the resources that they need to make their business successful.

For further information, please contact:
Phone: (902) 798-6645
Fax: (902) 798-6644
E-mail: rfrost@enterprisecentre.info
Web site: http://www.jobresourcecentre.info/

Access Nova Scotia

Access Nova Scotia is a provincial government initiative through Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations designed to improve your access to government information, programs and services. Access Centres provide information on provincial permits, approvals and licenses for business and limited services of the Registry of Joint Stock Companies. Many Access Centres have free computer access and a wide-range of business-related materials in a variety of formats - print, video, CD-ROM and computer disk. Using ANS Centres you can link directly to the Nova Scotia Public Tenders Noticeboard.

The Access Centre closest to Hants County is in Truro , Colchester County .

For further information, please contact:
Address: 35 Commercial Street, Suite 101
Truro, NS B2N 3H9
Access Nova Scotia
Toll-free: 1-800-670-4357
Web site: http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr
E-mail: askus@gov.ns.ca

Black Business Initiative (BBI)

The BBI is a province-wide business development initiative designed to support the development of business and job opportunities among African-Canadian Nova Scotians.

For further information, please contact:
Address: 1575 Brunswick Street
Halifax, NS, B3J 2G1
Black Business Initiative
Phone: (902) 426-2224
Toll Free: 1-800-668-1010 (Press 1,3)
Fax: (902) 426-6530
E-mail: bbi@bbi.ns.ca
Web site: http://www.bbi.ns.ca

Canadian Federation of Independent Business

A national organization representing 100,000 small and medium-sized business owners with a voice over laws that govern business in Canada .

For further information, please contact:
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Contact: Leanne Hachey
Address: 1888 Brunswick Street, Suite 819
Halifax, NS  B3J 3G8
Phone: (902) 420-1997
Fax: (902) 422-8270
Web site: http://www.cfib.ca

Community Access Program (CAP)

Provides public computer access to the Internet at the local community level. The overall objective is to provide all Canadians with affordable, convenient access to the global knowledge-based economy and the opportunity to use its technologies.

For further information, please contact:
Phone: 1-800-268-6608, or 1-800-575-9200
Web site: http://cap.ic.gc.ca

Community Profiles

The following web sites provide a variety of information (labour market/statistical) about selected communities in Nova Scotia :

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/asp/gateway.asp?hr=en/ns/lmi/ALMP2004/index_almp.shtml&hs=ns0
Statistics Canada :
http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/PlaceSearchForm1.cfm

Le Conseil de développement économique de la Nouvelle-Écosse

Is a non-profit organization which promotes economic development and the creation of sustainable jobs for Acadians and francophones in Nova Scotia.

For further information, please contact:
Le Conseil de développement économique de la Nouvelle-Écosse
Contact: Julie Oliver, Executive Director
Phone: (902) 424-7230
Fax: (902) 424-6002
Email: joliver@cdene.ns.ca
Web site: http://www.cdene.ns.ca(not available in English)
Address: Cogswell Tower
2000 Barrington Street Suite 603
Halifax, NS  B3J 3K1

Industrial Parks/Incubator Malls

There are over 60 business/industrial parks in Nova Scotia with serviced and non-serviced lots of all sizes with incubator malls at specific locations. Many have existing buildings for sale or lease. These sites are placed for cost-efficient transport to market, include all the usual services and amenities, and are attractively priced.

For a list of Industrial Parks and Malls in Nova Scotia visit:
http://www.targetnovascotia.com/industrialparkpdfs.htm
or call 1-800-668-1010 for the parks in your area.

Municipal Contacts

To locate municipal contact information for your region, town municipality, rural municipality, or village visit the following Web site: http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/muns/contact

For further information, please contact:
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Phone: (902) 424-5200
Toll-free: 1-800-670-4357
Fax: (902) 424-0720
http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr
Address: West End Mall
6960 Mumford Road
Halifax, NS  B3L 4P1

Nova Scotia Economic Development - Rural Development

The Rural Development branch helps communities and business organizations capitalize on strengths and opportunities to grow the rural economy. Staff can provide information on how to access provincial economic development programs and services.

The closest Nova Scotia Economic Development to Hants County is in Kentville.

For further information, please contact:
Nova Scotia Economic Development
Phone: (902) 679-6116
Fax: (902) 679-6094
Web site: http://www.gov.ns.ca/econ/cedif
Address: 28 Aberdeen Street, Suite 2
Kentville, Nova Scotia  B4N 2N1

Women in Business Initiative (WBI)

The WBI is designed to improve the growth and competitiveness of women-owned businesses and increase their representation in Atlantic Canada's emerging growth sectors. The WBI focuses on strengthening management capabilities and business development skills of women business owners, improving their access to capital and business support services, and increasing involvement of women-owned business in exports and knowledge-based industries.

For further information, please contact:
Women in Business Initiative
Contact: Karen Donnelly
Phone: (902) 223-3715
E-mail: wbieastern@msvu.ca
Web site:http://www.msvu.ca/cwb/wbi.htm
See the document: Women in Business Initiative

Special Program Services

There are special programs/services for entrepreneurs in the following categories: Aboriginal,Black, Disabled, Employment Insurance (EI) Recipient,Immigrant, and Young Entrepreneur (16-34). If you would like further information on any of these programs, contact the Canada/Nova Scotia Business Service Centre.

For networking opportunities, check the telephone book for aBoard of Trade or Chamber of Commerce in your area, or contact the Metropolitan Halifax Chamber of Commerce at (902) 468-7111 or visit their Web site at http://www.halifaxchamber.com.

This information is updated on a regular basis, but organizations change unpredictably – therefore, not all the information as presented may be timely or accurate.