Funding & Support
Below is a non-exhaustive list of possible business funding and support sources for entrepreneurs interested in starting a new business or expanding an existing business. For more information, you may contact the Metis Business Centre at (709) 896-5052.
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
http://www.acoa.ca/e/financial/index.shtml
ACOA works with its many partners to help entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada access the capital they need to start-up or expand a business. ACOA also coordinates programs designed to stimulate the development and commercialization of new technologies and the climate for business growth in the region.
For more information visit the website above or contact the ACOA Labrador Office:
2 Hillcrest Road, P. O. Box 430 STN C Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL A0P 1C0
Phone: (709) 896-2648
Fax: (709) 896-2900
Toll-Free: 1-800-668-1010
Aboriginal Business Canada
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ps/eac-abc/index.asp
Aboriginal Business Canada (ABC) is an Indian and Northern Affairs Canada program that maximizes Aboriginal people's participation in the economy through business development. ABC offers non-repayable business loans as well as assistance with business planning and mentoring. For more information or to find out if you qualify, visit the website listed above or contact Laura Breisacher at the Labrador office:
P.O. Box 1120, Station B Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL A0P 1E0
Phone: (709) 896-8072
Fax: (709) 8968074
Cell: (709) 899-1255
Email: lbreisacher@ulnooweg.ca
BizPal Newfoundland & Labrador
Online business permits and licences service
http://www.bizpal.gov.nl.ca/
Are you starting a business, but don't know what licences and permits are required? If so, this site is a great place to start. Answer a short series of questions about your current or proposed business to create a customized list of the permits and licences you may need from all levels of government. You may also save or print your results for future reference.
Business Development Bank of Canada
http://www.bdc.ca/
An account manger from CBDC will work with you to find a complete financial solution for your long-term success. CBDC looks at your whole project – its viability, your management team, and your company's financial strength, commitment, and future prospects. This allows BDC to be more flexible, take greater risks, and to help an increasing number of innovative Canadian businesses prosper in today's global economy. For information regarding their specific programs and services, visit their website or contact Mr. David Taylor, Senior Manager - Business Development at:
4 Herald Ave. 1st Floor, Fortis Tower, Corner Brook, NL A2H 4B4
Phone: (709) 637-4515
Fax: (709) 637-4522
Email: david.taylor@bdc.ca
Canada/Newfoundland & Labrador Business Service Centre
www.canadabusiness.ca/nl
Interactive Business Planner: http://www.canadabusiness.ca/ibp/en/
The Canada/NL Business Service Centre is an excellent resource for any aspiring entrepreneur. They offer a variety of services including a large reference library, business guides, a guest advisor program and much more. Please visit their website for full details. Please note: The Metis Business Centre host a reference library for the Canada/NL Business Service Centre in Goose Bay. Please drop by our office to find out more.
90 O'Leary Avenue, St. John's, NL
Phone: 1-888-576-4444
Fax: (709) 772-6090
Email: info@cbsc.ic.gc.ca
Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC)
http://www.cbdc.ca/programs.php?rid=1
CBDC offers financial assistance in the form of loans, loan guarantees and equity financing to existing and aspiring entrepreneurs, women wanted to start or expand a business, youth wishing to start an enterprise and entrepreneurs wishing to commercialize or adopt new technologies. Business counseling and skills training is also available.
For more information, contact the CBDC Labrador Office:
2 Hillcrest Road, P.O. Box 1089, STN B, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL A0P 1E0
Phone: (709) 896-5814
Fax: (709) 896-4333
Email: vicki.noseworthy@cbdc.ca
Human Resources, Labour & Employment
Government of Newfoundland & Labrador
http://www.hrle.gov.nl.ca/
163 Hamilton River Road, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL
Toll-free: 1-888-773-9311
TTY: 1-866-443-4046
Innovation, Trade & Rural Development - Government of NL
http://www.intrd.gov.nl.ca/intrd/programs.htm
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador offers many programs and services to entrepreneurs. A list of such programs as the Small & Medium-sized Enterprise Fund, for example can be found at the website above.
Service Canada
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca
Service Canada offers a variety of programs and services to entrepreneurs of all ages. These programs include Self Employment Benefits, Targeted Wage Subsidies, Job Creation Partnerships and Canada Summer Jobs to name a few. Fore more information, visit the Service Canada website listed above, or contact the Labrador Office at:
23 Broomfield Street, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL A0P1E0
Phone: (709) 896-3323
Fax: (709) 896-5566
Ulnooweg Development Group Inc.
http://www.ulnooweg.ca/
Ulnooweg Development Group Inc. offers a variety business loans with a wide range of interest rates and repayment terms. You may apply for one or a combination of the different Ulnooweg loans, up to a maximum of $250,000. For more information, visit the Ulnooweg website or contact Ulnooweg's St. John's office at:
Phone: (709) 726-3752
Fax: (709) 726-3742
Email: dsquire@ulnooweg.ca
If you require further assistance in researching possible funding options and other business resources, please visit the Metis Business Centre at 169 Hamilton River Road, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL or call us at (709) 896-5052. We can help you Build Your Business!
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
http://www.acoa.ca/e/financial/index.shtml
ACOA works with its many partners to help entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada access the capital they need to start-up or expand a business. ACOA also coordinates programs designed to stimulate the development and commercialization of new technologies and the climate for business growth in the region.
For more information visit the website above or contact the ACOA Labrador Office:
2 Hillcrest Road, P. O. Box 430 STN C Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL A0P 1C0
Phone: (709) 896-2648
Fax: (709) 896-2900
Toll-Free: 1-800-668-1010
Aboriginal Business Canada
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ps/eac-abc/index.asp
Aboriginal Business Canada (ABC) is an Indian and Northern Affairs Canada program that maximizes Aboriginal people's participation in the economy through business development. ABC offers non-repayable business loans as well as assistance with business planning and mentoring. For more information or to find out if you qualify, visit the website listed above or contact Laura Breisacher at the Labrador office:
P.O. Box 1120, Station B Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL A0P 1E0
Phone: (709) 896-8072
Fax: (709) 8968074
Cell: (709) 899-1255
Email: lbreisacher@ulnooweg.ca
BizPal Newfoundland & Labrador
Online business permits and licences service
http://www.bizpal.gov.nl.ca/
Are you starting a business, but don't know what licences and permits are required? If so, this site is a great place to start. Answer a short series of questions about your current or proposed business to create a customized list of the permits and licences you may need from all levels of government. You may also save or print your results for future reference.
Business Development Bank of Canada
http://www.bdc.ca/
An account manger from CBDC will work with you to find a complete financial solution for your long-term success. CBDC looks at your whole project – its viability, your management team, and your company's financial strength, commitment, and future prospects. This allows BDC to be more flexible, take greater risks, and to help an increasing number of innovative Canadian businesses prosper in today's global economy. For information regarding their specific programs and services, visit their website or contact Mr. David Taylor, Senior Manager - Business Development at:
4 Herald Ave. 1st Floor, Fortis Tower, Corner Brook, NL A2H 4B4
Phone: (709) 637-4515
Fax: (709) 637-4522
Email: david.taylor@bdc.ca
Canada/Newfoundland & Labrador Business Service Centre
www.canadabusiness.ca/nl
Interactive Business Planner: http://www.canadabusiness.ca/ibp/en/
The Canada/NL Business Service Centre is an excellent resource for any aspiring entrepreneur. They offer a variety of services including a large reference library, business guides, a guest advisor program and much more. Please visit their website for full details. Please note: The Metis Business Centre host a reference library for the Canada/NL Business Service Centre in Goose Bay. Please drop by our office to find out more.
90 O'Leary Avenue, St. John's, NL
Phone: 1-888-576-4444
Fax: (709) 772-6090
Email: info@cbsc.ic.gc.ca
Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC)
http://www.cbdc.ca/programs.php?rid=1
CBDC offers financial assistance in the form of loans, loan guarantees and equity financing to existing and aspiring entrepreneurs, women wanted to start or expand a business, youth wishing to start an enterprise and entrepreneurs wishing to commercialize or adopt new technologies. Business counseling and skills training is also available.
For more information, contact the CBDC Labrador Office:
2 Hillcrest Road, P.O. Box 1089, STN B, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL A0P 1E0
Phone: (709) 896-5814
Fax: (709) 896-4333
Email: vicki.noseworthy@cbdc.ca
Human Resources, Labour & Employment
Government of Newfoundland & Labrador
http://www.hrle.gov.nl.ca/
163 Hamilton River Road, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL
Toll-free: 1-888-773-9311
TTY: 1-866-443-4046
Innovation, Trade & Rural Development - Government of NL
http://www.intrd.gov.nl.ca/intrd/programs.htm
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador offers many programs and services to entrepreneurs. A list of such programs as the Small & Medium-sized Enterprise Fund, for example can be found at the website above.
Service Canada
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca
Service Canada offers a variety of programs and services to entrepreneurs of all ages. These programs include Self Employment Benefits, Targeted Wage Subsidies, Job Creation Partnerships and Canada Summer Jobs to name a few. Fore more information, visit the Service Canada website listed above, or contact the Labrador Office at:
23 Broomfield Street, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL A0P1E0
Phone: (709) 896-3323
Fax: (709) 896-5566
Ulnooweg Development Group Inc.
http://www.ulnooweg.ca/
Ulnooweg Development Group Inc. offers a variety business loans with a wide range of interest rates and repayment terms. You may apply for one or a combination of the different Ulnooweg loans, up to a maximum of $250,000. For more information, visit the Ulnooweg website or contact Ulnooweg's St. John's office at:
Phone: (709) 726-3752
Fax: (709) 726-3742
Email: dsquire@ulnooweg.ca
If you require further assistance in researching possible funding options and other business resources, please visit the Metis Business Centre at 169 Hamilton River Road, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL or call us at (709) 896-5052. We can help you Build Your Business!
