Queens 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.

For a list of all sites see documentCommunity Business Resource Network.

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 Access Nova Scotia Centres you can link directly to the Nova Scotia Public Tenders Noticeboard.

The Access Centre closest to Queens County is in Bridgewater , Lunenburg County .

For further information, please contact:
Access Nova Scotia
Toll-free: 1-800-670-4357
Web site: http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr
E-mail: ansbridg@gov.ns.ca
Address:Federal Building
77 Dufferin Street
Bridgewater, NS B4V 2W8

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

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

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

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

The Area Account Manager for Queens County is Pam Barkhouse.
Phone:(902) 541-5543
Cell: (902) 521-0420
Fax: (902) 543-1156
E-Mail: Pam.barkhouse@acoa-apeca.gc.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:
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
Address: 1575 Brunswick Street
Halifax, NS B3J 2G1

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
Phone:(902) 420-1997
Fax:(902) 422-8270
Web site: http://www.cfib.ca
Address: 1888 Brunswick Street, Suite 819
Halifax, NS B3J 3G8

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

To locate a Community Access Program site near you:
Web site: http://nsaccess.ns.ca/CAP/nscap/

Community Profiles

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

Human Resource and Social Development:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/home.shtml
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
E-mail: joliver@cdene.ns.ca
Web Site: http://www.cdene.ns.ca
Address: Cogswell Tower, Suite 603
2000 Barrington Street
Halifax, NS B3J 3K1

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 parks are located in Queens County :

Liverpool Industrial Park
Contact: Marg Cartwright
Phone: (902) 354-5741

Liverpool Incubator Mall
Contact: Ron Larder
Phone: (902) 679-6095

Lunenburg/Queens 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.

Main Office
Contact: Neil Emenau, Executive Director
Phone: (902) 543-0491
Toll-free: 1-800-303-1541
Fax: (902) 543-1156
E-mail: lqrda@eastlink.ca
Web site: http://www.lqrda.ns.ca
Address: 220 North Street
Bridgewater, NS B4V 2V6

Liverpool Office
Phone:(902) 354-5658
Fax: (902) 543-1156
Address: PO Box 1223
Liverpool, NS B0T 1K0

Lunenburg & Caledonia
by appointment only: 1-800-303-1541

Municipal Contacts 

To locate municipal contact information for your region, town municipality, rural municipality, or village visit 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
Web site: http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr
Address: West End Mall
6960 Mumford Road
Halifax, NS B3L 4P1

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 Queens County is in Bridgewater .

For further information, please contact:
Nova Scotia Business Inc
Phone: (902) 543-0844
Fax: (902) 543-1156
Web site: http://www.novascotiabusiness.com/services/advisory/index.html
Address: 220 North Street
Bridgewater, NS B4V 2V6

Queens Business Development Centre Limited/South Shore Opportunities 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. The centre now offers mentoring, career development counseling and technical counseling free of charge. Public computers offer Internet access as well as the use of numerous career and business software packages.

For further information, please contact:
Queens Business Development Centre Limited
Phone:(902) 354-2616
Toll-Free:1-888-303-2232
Fax: (902) 354-7355
E-mail: sso@cbdc.ca
Web site: http://www.cbdc.ca
Address: 137 Old Bridge Street
PO Box 1204
Liverpool, NS B0T 1K0

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/NovaScotia Business Service
Centre.

For networking opportunities, check the telephone book for a Board 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: 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.