CBDC Blue Water is one of 41 Community Business Development Corporations (CBDCs) serving Atlantic Canada. Being a CBDC, we promote economic development in rural areas by providing financial assistance, training and counselling to small businesses.
Our office is located at 5228 Highway #7 in Porters Lake. We service the area known as old Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), covering the rural areas between Ecum Secum and Hubbards, including communities such as Tantallon, Timberlea, Lower Sackville, Beaverbank, Eastern Passage, The Prestons, Porters Lake, Sheet Harbour, and Middle Musquodoboit, but excluding the metro areas of Halifax, Bedford, and Dartmouth.
CBDC Blue Water offers financing up to $150,000, and we also deliver specific programs targeted at young entrepreneurs, start-up businesses, student entrepreneurs, female entrepreneurs and businesses implementing new technology in their business or bringing a new technology to market. For more information on these programs see the links to your left.
If you are interested in getting a business up and running, or growing or modernizing your existing business, or to simply find out more about our small business assistance please call (902) 827-5564, or toll free 1-800-565-2773. Like us on Facebook to learn more about CBDC Blue Water and small business opportunities in rural HRM! Follow us at: https://www.facebook.com/BlueWaterCBDC