Aboriginal Business Canada provides financial assistance, information, resource materials and referrals to other possible sources of financing or business support.

This Fund is designed to move the research and development taking place in Atlantic Canada out of the labs and into the marketplace by encouraging partnerships between businesses and research institutions.

This agreement promotes export development activities in Atlantic Canada.

Through the Women in Business Initiative (WBI), ACOA provides financial support to not-for-profit business organizations in Atlantic Canada to offer women business owners the resources they need to grow their businesses and compete.

ACOA's Young Entrepreneur Development Initiative (YEDI) provides financial support to not-for-profit organizations, educational institutions and municipalities to offer business skills training, information and support to Atlantic Canadians under 35 years of age.

This bank, owned by the Government of Canada, provides financial and management services to small and medium-sized businesses across Canada. There are 13 branches across Atlantic Canada.

The Canada Small Business Loans Program is one of several tools put into place by the Government of Canada to respond to financing challenges faced by many small businesses. It is designed to ease access to financing of land, premises and equipment of new and expanding small businesses. Loans are made through banks or other financial institutions. The maximum amount a small business can access under the Program is $250,000.

Your first stop for answers about starting, expanding or operating a business. They provide information on both Government of Canada and provincial government sources of funding.

This Government of Canada is your on-line resource for locating traditional and alternative sources of small business financing.

Steps to Growth Capital is the Canadian entrepreneurs' guide to securing risk capital. It comes complete with practical tools, valuable links and resources.