Women in Business Initiative

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:

• access the right business advice, information and support;
• improve their skills and business network;
• improve their access to financing;
• obtain expert advice; and
• identify ways to enhance their innovation or export capacity.

Eligibility Criteria

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.

Eligible Area

Atlantic Canada

Eligible Activities

All industry sectors are eligible.

Summary

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.

More Information

To locate a woman in business counsellor near you, contact the:

• Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Entrepreneurs (NLOWE); 
• New Brunswick Association of Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC); 
• Centre for Women in Business (Mainland Nova Scotia);
• Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation;   
• Prince Edward Island Business Women's Association.

*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&

Northeast Region
NB Association of CBDCs
Telephone: 506-546-2704
Web site: http://www.cbdc.ca/index.php?rid=2&

Northwest Region
NB Association of CBDCs
Telephone: 506-473-9775
Web site: http://www.cbdc.ca/index.php?rid=2&

Southeast region
NB Association of CBDCs
Telephone: 506-533-8711
Web site: http://www.cbdc.ca/index.php?rid=2&

Southwest Region
NB Association of CBDCs
Telephone: 506-452-3918
Web site: http://www.cbdc.ca/index.php?rid=2&

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National Contact(s):
ACOA Head Office
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
3rd Floor
Blue Cross Centre
644 Main Street
P.O. Box 6051
Moncton, New Brunswick  E1C 9J8
Telephone: 506-851-2271
Fax: 506-851-7403
Toll-free (information): 1-800-561-7862
Web site: http://www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca/e/