Antigonish County Resources

Summary

Community Business Resource Network

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.

The Antigonish County site is located at:

Antigonish Regional Development Authority
188 Main street, Suite 2-1
Antigonish, Nova Scotia  B2G 2B9
Telephone: 902-863-3330
Fax: 902-863-4095
Toll-free (information): 1-866-713-3588
E-mail: arda@antigonishrda.ns.ca
Web site: http://www.antigonishrda.ns.ca/

Partners located at this site include:

• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
• Northern Opportunities for Business Limited

Antigonish 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.

Updated business profile and directory available for Antigonish at: http://www.antigonishrda.ns.ca/profile

For further information, please contact:
Antigonish Regional Development Authority
188 Main street, Suite 2-1
Antigonish, Nova Scotia  B2G 2B9
Telephone: 902-863-3330
Fax: 902-863-4095
Toll-free (information): 1-866-713-3588
E-mail: arda@antigonishrda.ns.ca
Web site: http://www.antigonishrda.ns.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 Antigonish County:

Mr. Chris Storseth
Area Account Manager
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Nova Scotia 
Telephone: (902) 867-6075
Fax: (902) 863-4095
Toll-free (information): 1-800-565-1228
E-mail: chris.storseth@acoa-apeca.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.acoa.gc.ca/e/

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.gc.ca/e/

Access Nova Scotia

Access Nova Scotia (ANS ) 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 in Antigonish County is located in Antigonish.

For further information, please contact:
Access Nova Scotia Centre
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
20 St. Andrew's Street
Antigonish, Nova Scotia  B2G 2L4
Telephone: (902) 863-7424
Fax: (902) 863-7490
Toll-free (information): 1-800-670-4357
E-mail: grantdl@gov.ns.ca
Web site: http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr

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:
Ms. Starr Francis
Black Business Initiative
1575 Brunswick street
Halifax, Nova Scotia  B3J 2G1
Telephone: 902-426-2224 ext. 0
Fax: 902-426-6530
Toll-free (information): 1-800-668-1010
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
Suite 819
1888 Brunswick street
Halifax, Nova Scotia  B3J 3J8
Telephone: 902-420-1997
Fax: 902-422-8270
Toll-free (information): 1-877-210-4527
E-mail: msns@cfib.ca
Web site: http://www.cfib.ca/default_E.asp?l=E

Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)

Responsible for giving information on all areas of intellectual property, which are: patents, trade-marks, copyright, industrial design, and integrated circuit topographies.

For further information, please contact:
Mr. Tom Boyd
Business Development Officer
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
1575 Brunswick Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia  B3J 2G1
Telephone: (902) 426-6476
Fax: (902) 426-6530
Toll-free (information): 1-800-668-1010
E-mail: boyd.tom@cbsc.ic.gc.ca
Web site: http://cipo.gc.ca

Chambers, Boards of Trade, and Partnerships

Nova Scotia Chambers of Commerce
605 Prince Street
Truro, Nova Scotia  B2N 5B6
Telephone: 902-895-6329
Fax: 902-897-6641
E-mail: info@nschamber.ca
Web site: http://www.nschamber.ca/

Antigonish Chamber of Commerce
21B James street
Antigonish, Nova Scotia  B2G 1R6
Telephone: (902) 863-6308
Fax: (902) 863-2656
E-mail: antchmbr@ns.aliantzinc.ca
Web site: http://www.antigonishchamber.com/

Antigonish Area Partnership
219 Main street, Suite 202
Nova Scotia  B2G 2C1
Telephone: (902) 863-2341
Fax: (902) 863-2451
E-mail: info@antigonisharea.com
Web site: http://www.antigonisharea.com/

Community Access Program

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:
Community Access Program (CAP)
Industry Canada
Nova Scotia 
Toll-free (information): 1-800-268-6608, 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 Social Development:
http://www.labourmarketinformation.ca

Statistics Canada:
http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Index.cfm?Lang=E

Antigonish County business profile:
http://www.antigonishrda.ns.ca/profile

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:
Ms. Julie Oliver
Executive Director
Le Conseil de développement économique de la Nouvelle-Écosse
Suite 603
2000 Barrington Street
Cogswell Tower
Halifax, Nova Scotia  B3J 3K1
Telephone: 902-424-7230
Fax: 902-424-6002
Toll-free (information): 1-866-552-3363
E-mail: joliver@cdene.ns.ca
Web site: http://www.cdene.ns.ca

Enterprise Development Centre - St. Francis Xavier University

The Enterprise Development Centre is one of five University Business Development Centres in the province. Its mandate is to promote entrepreneurial development in Antigonish, Pictou, and Guysborough Counties. They provide counselling and support to new entrepreneurs and existing business owners. This is done by individual counseling sessions, the Ideas and Entrepreneurship course, and networking entrepreneurs with the resources of the community.

For further information, please contact:
St. Francis Xavier University
Enterprise Development Centre
24 St. Mary's street
Antigonish, Nova Scotia  B2G 2A5
Telephone: (902) 867-5543
Fax: (902) 867-2244
E-mail: xedc@stfx.ca
Web site: http://www.xedc.ca/

Industrial Parks

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 and provide build-to-order services. These sites are placed for cost-efficient transport to market, include all the usual services and amenities, and are attractively priced.

The following industrial park is located in Antigonish County:

Mr. Alan Bond
Antigonish County Light Industrial Park
Municipality of the County of Antigonish
Nova Scotia 
Telephone: (902) 863-1117
Fax: (902) 863-5751
E-mail: clerk@antigonishcounty.ns.ca
Web site: http://www.antigonishcounty.ns.ca/

Municipal Contacts

To locate municipal contact information for your region, town municipality, rural municipality, or village, contact Access Nova Scotia at: 

Access Nova Scotia Centre
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
20 St. Andrew's Street
Antigonish, Nova Scotia  B2G 2L4
Telephone: (902) 863-7424
Fax: (902) 863-7490
Toll-free (information): 1-800-670-4357
E-mail: grantdl@gov.ns.ca
Web site: http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr

Northern Opportunities for Business Limited

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:
Northern Business Opportunites Limited
Community Business Development Corporations
188 Main Street, Suite 2-2C
Antigonish, Nova Scotia  B2G 2B9
Telephone: (902) 863-3365
Fax: (902) 863-4095
Toll-free (information): 1-888-303-2232
E-mail: brian.patton@cbdc.ca
Web site: http://www.nobl.cbdc.ca/

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.

The closest Nova Scotia Business Inc. office to Antigonish County is in New Glasgow.

For further information contact:
Ms. Lynn Coffin
Nova Scotia Business Inc.
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia 
Telephone: (902) 755-7040
Fax: (902) 755-4018
Toll-free (information): 1-877-297-2124 (in Nova Scotia) 1-800-260-6682 (in North America)
E-mail: lcoffin@gov.ns.ca
Web site: http://www.novascotiabusiness.com/services/advisory/index.html

Nova Scotia Office of Economic Development - Community and Rural Development

The Community and 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.

For further information, please contact:
Mr. Sonny Alexander
Rural Development Officer
Nova Scotia Office of Economic Development
20 St. Andrews street
Antigonish, Nova Scotia  B2G 2H1
Telephone: (902) 863-7539
Fax: (902)-863-7477
E-mail: alexanws@gov.ns.ca
Web site: http://www.gov.ns.ca/econ/card/

Special Programs/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.

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