Non-profit* business organizations receive funding under the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency's (ACOA) Women in Business Initiative (WBI) to offer women business owners the resources they need to grow their businesses and compete.
The women in business counsellors across Atlantic Canada help women business owners to:
To be eligible to access these services, normally the woman or women must have 51% ownership and operating control of the business. The business must be located in Atlantic Canada.
Atlantic Canada
All industry sectors are eligible.
ACOA, through the WBI, provides financial support to non-profit business organizations who offer business support to women entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada helping them develop their businesses and increase their competitiveness.
To locate a woman in business counsellor near you, contact the:
*Note: "non-profit" also known as nonprofit organizations, non profit organizations, not-for-profit organizations, voluntary organizations and volunteer organizations.
New Brunswick Contact(s):
Fundy Region
NB Association of CBDCs
Telephone: 506-636-3780
Web site:
http://www.cbdc.ca/index.php?rid=2&
Newfoundland and Labrador Contact(s):
Avalon - Bay Roberts
Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Entrepreneurs (NLOWE)
Telephone: 709-785-6408
Toll-free (information): 1-866-786-6408
Web site:
http://www.nlowe.org/
Nova Scotia Contact(s):
Annapolis Valley - Windsor to Digby
Centre for Women in Business
Telephone: 902-790-2766
Web site:
http://www.msvu.ca/cwb/index.asp
Prince Edward Island Contact(s):
Prince Edward Island Business Women's Association
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Telephone: 902-892-6040
Toll-free (information): 1-866-892-6040
Web site:
http://www.peibwa.org/