Guysborough 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.

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 Notice Board.

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

Toll-free: 1-800-225-8227
E-mail: anstruro@gov.ns.ca
Web site: http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr
Address: 35 Commercial Street
Suite 101
Truro, NS B2N 3H9

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 Guysborough County is Dorothy Bennett.
Tel: (902) 533-2734
Cell: (902) 867-7379
Fax: (902) 863-4095
E-mail: dorothy.bennett@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

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.

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:
Address: Leanne Hachey
Phone: (902) 420-1997
Fax: (902) 422-8270
Web site: http://www.cfib.ca
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

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.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.

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
Address: Cogswell Tower, Suite 603
2000 Barrington Street
Halifax, NS  B3J 3K1

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 counselling sessions, the Ideas and Entrepreneurship course, and networking entrepreneurs with the resources of the community.

Phone: (902) 867-5543
Fax: (902) 867-2244
E-mail: xedc@stfx.ca
Web site: http://www.stfx.ca/institutes/xedc/
Address: 54 St. Mary's Street
PO Box 5000
Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5

Guysborough County Business Development Centre 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.

Phone: (902) 533-2770
Toll-Free: 1-888-303-2232
Fax: (902) 533-2016
E-mail: wanda.macdonald@cbdc.ca
Web site: http://www.cbdc.ca
Address: 46 Main Street
PO Box 199
Guysborough, NS B0H 1N0

Guysborough County Regional Development Authority

The Guysborough County 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.

Phone: (902) 533-3731
Toll Free: 1-800-355-3731
Fax:( 902) 533-2064
E-mail: gcrda@gcrda.ns.ca
Web site: http://www.gcrda.ns.ca
Address: 46 Main Street
PO Box 49
Guysborough, NS B0H 1N0

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 Guysborough County :
Canso Industrial Park
Mulgrave Marine Industrial Park
Goldboro Industrial Park
Melford Industrial Park

For additional information, please contact:
Guysborough County Regional Development Authority
1-800-355-3731
http://www.gcrda.ns.ca

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 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 Guysborough County is in New Glasgow.

Phone: (902) 755-7040
Fax: (902) 755-4018
Web site: http://www.novascotiabusiness.com/services/advisory/index.html
Address: 980 East River Road
New Glasgow, NS B2H 3S8

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 Guysborough County is in Antigonish.

Phone: (902) 863-7539
Fax: (902) 863-7477
Web site: http://www.gov.ns.ca/econ/cedif
Address: 20 St. Andrews Street
Antigonish, NS B2G 2H1

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.

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 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.