South Shore Opportunities cbdc
7A Henry Hensey Drive B0T 1K0 Liverpool, NS, Canada

Have you been thinking about starting a business, but don't know where to start? Take a look at the CBDC Business Start-Up Course, where you can find 16 tutorials on business basics. When you're ready to start your business, contact South Shore Opportunities, we offer business financing, support and advice!... https://www.cbdc.ca/en/cbdc-business-start-up-course

We offer a variety of loans and business supports to suit your needs, we're here to help! Our programs include: General Business Loan, Youth Business Loan, First Time Entrepreneur Loan, Social Enterprise Loan, Consultant Advisory Service, Business Counselling, Innovation Loan, Self-Employment Benefit program, and Business Management Skills Training. Contact us today to learn more!

FREE appointments can be made via online meetings which are easily arranged. If you haven't tried a Zoom (online) meeting before, let us assure you...it's easy! If you have a computer or phone with an internet connection, camera and microphone (smartphones come with these), let us know you want to talk and we'll do the rest. We will email you a link to the meeting; you click on the link at the agreed time and that's it! We can see each other and we can start talking... and working on your business idea or challenge, together. If you prefer a meeting in person at either the Liverpool or Bridgewater office location or at your place of business, just ask. We are open by appointment only for your safety. South Shore Opportunities is practicing safe social distancing and masks are required for in-person meetings, in accordance with NS health protocols. We look forward to hearing from you!

Who are we? What do we do? As a CBDC, we assist in the creation of small businesses and in the expansion and modernization of existing businesses by providing financial and technical services to entrepreneurs. Financial assistance is available in the form of loans, loan guarantees and equity financing to existing and aspiring entrepreneurs.... Business counselling, help & advice is available to small businesses. We help businesses to succeed and therefore we give high priority to the advisory role of our mandate. Entrepreneurship development and training to individuals and small business owners/managers is available.. Technical assistance usually takes the form of guidance and coaching, and sometimes advocating on behalf of our clients to other lending establishments or regulatory agencies. Contact us today to learn more about our products or services, or to discuss how we can help you start or manage your business!

Prizes up to $50,000. SPARK Nova Scotia. Start-up business competition Lunenburg and Queens.

We want to talk business with you. Telephone, email, zoom meeting, in-person meeting. The choice is yours...

Small business owners impacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic can apply for loans up to $40,000 through a brand NEW Government of Canada program : Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF). Click www.cbdc.ca for more information or to apply! The Government of Canada is taking action to make sure everyone gets the support needed. It recognizes that some business owners and support organizations have not been able to access other federal emergency support measures. That is why it created the $962 million Regional Relief and Recovery Fund: to address gaps left by other support measures.

Doing business during a pandemic....a first for everyone. Cdn Occupational Health and Safety have "tip sheets" for your business, outlined by industry. Eg. daycare, retail, restaurants, etc. https://www.ccohs.ca/products/publications/covid19/

FREE NS Tourism webinar Thurs. Apr 23 "Adding Shopify To Your Website to Maximize Sales" Registration is required. Link to this plus more supports for your business: Copy/paste :... https://www.cbdc.ca//cb/cbdc-south-shore-opportunities-inc Then click red button "Response to Covid-19" See more

Wondering about supports for your business? Copy/paste in your brower: https://www.cbdc.ca//cb/cbdc-south-shore-opportunities-inc then click red button "Response to Covid-19" for links to everyday updates to federal, provincial and CBDC supports.

Local, volunteer, business people are the Board of Directors of South Shore Opportunities CBDC. They have a local response to the impacts of Covid-19 to existing businesses in Lunenburg and Queens counties. RIGHT NOW. Details: https://www.cbdc.ca//cbdc-south-shore-opportunities-right-

The federal government's proposed wage subsidy program is beginning to take shape. Read the latest: https://www.canada.ca//economic-response/wage-subsidy.html

In our fast changing world, connect with people who are facing the same challenges that you are is essential. The Center for woman in business is hosting Coffee Talk now every Thursday till April 9th to give woman in business a chance to network, discuss recent news and trends in business. South Shore Opportunities was hosting the meeting at our offices. Due to the currant restriction facing us with the COVID-19 pandemic, we are unable to do so until further notice BUT you ca...n still participate. If you have access to internet and a device that you can use to access ZOOM you can still join the meeting. Please follow the link below to register for the opportunity to connect and network with fellow business Woman. https://www.centreforwomeninbusiness.ca//learning/coffee-t

The CBDCs in Atlantic Canada are dedicating in excess of $5 million in direct financial relief to the small business clients we serve to support the fight again...st COVID-19. In these unusual circumstances, CBDCs in Atlantic Canada your community-based, grassroots not-for-profit organizations have decided to absorb some of the financial hardship that our business loan clients are experiencing. To do this, we are not just delaying payments, but eliminating the interest on loans for three months. The volunteer, business-minded people who make up the Board of Directors have chosen to take this unusual and unique action because they understand our communities and just how difficult this situation is. Our mission as Community Business Development Corporation is to help rural Atlantic Canadian businesses succeed. Being a business owner can be challenging in the best of times and we are not in the best of times.

In support of the directives from the Province of NS, South Shore Opportunities welcomes communication from existing and new clients via telephone and email at this time. At the moment in-person meetings will be suspended in favour of other forms of communication. Concerned about the impact of Corona Virus on your business? Give us a call 902-354-2616 or email [email protected].

Coronavirus and small business: keeping you and your employees safe: Canadian Federation of Independent Business offers some information: https://www.cfib-fcei.ca//to/covid-19-coronavirus-business

There is still time to Join Us for Coffee Talk! Bring your laptop and meet online with women entrepreneurs across NS with the additional choice of In-Person in Liverpool or Bridgewater. One hour, once per month ...yes you can. Step one: Register with CWB: https://bit.ly/37Affao Then, contact Laura [email protected] so we can put your coffee on.