A surprising diagnosis inspires a successful business in downtown Inverness.

10 years dedicated to working at a long-term care facility.

One unexpected cancer diagnosis.

One trip to a consignment shop that breathed new life into an old idea.

Every year, we take the time to look back and acknowledge the impact of our work. We are proud to be the driving force behind turning our clients' aspirations into tangible success. Building strong, meaningful relationships and instilling trust in our clients are at the core of our values.

InRich Business Development Centre Limited is seeking an Executive Administrative Assistant to join our inclusive team for our Inverness and Richmond County offices. Some travel will be required.

We are proud to present our 2023-24 Annual Report. 

We want to welcome Emily Ash as our Youth Ventures Coordinator for the summer! Emily has just completed her first year at Memorial University and she will pursue a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a minor in Calculus-based Mathematics.

If you are entrepreneurial, involved in the business community and live in Kings County, you might be the volunteer we're looking for!

Our volunteer board is key to our success. They have deep knowledge of the local business environment and their communities.

We're hiring

Congratulations to the 2023 CBDC Western PEI Business Award of Distinction recipient, ERC Concepts Ltd operating as the Rev W.J. Phillips Residence. The organization is managed by Executive Director, Colleen Parker, under the direction of a multidisciplinary Board of Directors.

If you run a business, you know how important communication skills are to your business success.

Join us on Tuesday, January 23 at 1 pm for a workshop with Mary Jane Copps on Essential Communication Skills for Business Owners.

The Atlantic Association of Community Business Development Corporations (AACBDC) invites interested firm(s)/consultant(s) to respond to this Request for Proposal (RFP) to provide consulting services related to research and identifying markets in specific regions, including the USA, North Europe,

The Atlantic Association of Community Business Development Corporations (AACBDC) invites interested consultants to respond to this Request for Proposal (RFP) to develop value proposition(s) and a suite of assets for the Energy Innovation sector for the Atlantic Canada Advantage Program.

NEWS RELEASE

All visitors coming to the east coast on the TransCanada highway pass through Edmundston. Some never stop in New Brunswick at all, let alone the northwest of the province. If they only knew what they were missing. 

CBDC Hants-Kings will hold a Virtual Annual General Meeting on Wed, July 19th, from 6:30-7:00 pm

Attendance is available on Zoom. Please RSVP to hants.kings@cbdc.ca to receive meeting info.

We are proud to present our 2022-2023 Annual Report.

123 Milltown Boulevard Suite 202, St. Stephen, NB

(506) 466-5055

Date:          July 6, 2023

Time:          6:00 p.m.

Join us for one of five upcoming business basics workshops:
• BOOKKEEPING BASICS with Gary Ross on June 8
• ACCOUNTING FOR SMALL BUSINESS with Gary Ross on June 12
• MARKETING ON A SHOESTRING with Barb Hicks on June 13

The NB Association of CBDCs is seeking an: Office Coordinator

Some of the responsibilities of this student position include, among others:

CBDC Central PEI has developed the extremely popular BET series!  This Business Essentials Training series offers entrepreneurs the ability to learn all the various aspects of doing business on PEI in a fun and interactive experience.  Clients are raving about these sessions!  Follow our Facebook

Consultants are invited to review and respond to this Request for Proposal (RFP), entitled Provincial Marketing Strategy.

Send your application!

Switching from suits to sweatpants in the pandemic didn’t slow down Ace WetClean. This young wet and dry cleaning service in Paradise was ready to take laundry to the next level (all with a green cleaning process).

Join us for one of our four upcoming business basics workshops:

Kim Davis watches people go into the goat pen, sit down, and within minutes the stress visibly melts off.

"All of the sudden, you see them take a big deep breath. They're like, 'I can breathe,'" Davis said.  

"Breathe all you want here," she tells them. 

Please join us in congratulating our Business Development Officer Wanda Chislett as she recently celebrated 30 years with CBDC Trinity Conception!

CBDC Hants-Kings is offering two business basics workshops in February:

- Income Tax for Entrepreneurs with Gary Ross on Feb 7 or 9
- Human Resource Fundamentals with Alain Lefebvre on Feb 21 or 22

Summerside, PE - December 20, 2022 - The Board of Directors of CBDC Central PEI is pleased to announce the appointment of Claus Schmidt as the organization’s Executive Director.

Are you looking for a new challenge?

The New Brunswick Association of Community Business Development Corporations (NBACBDC) is looking for a dynamic, passionate, and motivated individual to fill the position of Project Coordinator.

Small Business Week is coming up soon!

Are you looking for a new challenge?

The New Brunswick Association of Community Business Development Corporations (NBACBDC) is looking for a dynamic, passionate, and motivated individual to fill the position of Marketing and Communications Coordinator.

Are you a business owner struggling with critical workplace skills, or looking for a cost-effective way to train employees? Are you an employee looking to upgrade your workplace skills? 

CBDC Hants-Kings is offering five introductory small business workshops in September:

Job advertisement

Executive Director
(Full-time Position)
 

Location:  Grand Falls, New Brunswick

We are proud to present our 2021-2022 Annual Report.

Are you seeking a new exciting challenge?

Board Member Recruitment – Kings County

CBDC Hants-Kings is seeking a community and business-minded person to serve on our
Board of Directors to represent Kings County.

CBDC Hants-Kings is offering four small business online training workshops in July:

- SOCIAL MEDIA – INTRO TO FACEBOOK with Rachael McBay on Tue, July 5 & Thu, July 7

- SOCIAL MEDIA – INTRO TO INSTAGRAM with Rachael McBay on Tue, July 12 & Thu, July 14

In this episode, we're talking to Cathy Rose, who works with CBDC Eastern PEI and the PEI Women in Business Association to create training for aspiring business owners.

123 Milltown Boulevard Suite 202, St. Stephen, NB

(506) 466-5055

CBDC Charlotte-Kings

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Date: June 27, 2022

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Reports to: Senior Project Manager
Status: Temporary, Full-time, 1-year Contract (option of renewal for 3 years total)

We hope you enjoyed the first season of the CBDC podcast! We started with our inaugural episode in April 2021. Now that we have a year under our belt, we’re looking at ways to build an incredible second season!

The NB Association of CBDCs is seeking an: Office Coordinator

Some of the responsibilities of this student position include, among others:

E-commerce Advisors

The Canada Digital Adoption Program is excited to form a team of talented students to help small local businesses be more present in the e-commerce landscape.

The New Brunswick Association of CBDCs is hiring!

Position: Marketing Assistant

Related Fields: Communications Studies, Media Studies, Marketing, Graphic Design, Business and Digital Marketing

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BDS upcoming Schedules

The Goodwill Project was designed to bring CBDCs together for some friendly competition, while promoting a spirit of giving and encouraging others to give back to their communities as well.

The CBDCs are Jingling Around the Block!

Unexpected is how Amy Seymour described her entrepreneurial journey. “I wasn’t one of those people that knew what they wanted to do when they grew up, and there is no history of entrepreneurship in my family”, she explained.

At a young age, Larry Stewart began working around the shop of his family owned business. Located in West Point, PEI, Stewart Enterprises Ltd was established in 1974 by John Stewart, Larry’s father.

The board of directors and the staff of CBDC Chaleur would like to congratulate Mr. Joey Boudreau from Plomberie Chaleur Plumbing of Nigadoo for winning the 2021 Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Introducing the Atlantic Business Award of Distinction winners!

We’ve invited some of our winners on our podcast with us, so they can talk about the excitement, and challenges, of starting a small business!

Listen here!

 In addition to offering services and programs to women entrepreneurs throughout the province, Women in Business New Brunswick (WBNB) is looking for a dynamic, passionate and motivated Project Coordinator.

CBDC Trinity Conception

We are CBDC Trinity Conception, part of a network of autonomous, not-for-profit organizations that work with all levels of government and the private sector to meet the needs of small business. Our head office is located in Carbonear, NL.

Young people are the future, and here at CBDC we believe in supporting and developing our young people, so we can build an amazing future for the Atlantic region!

A great jingle sparks brand awareness, and we want that for CBDC!

We’re asking musicians, marketers, and singer/songwriters to compete in the CBDC Jingle Contest.  We need your help to find a great jingle for our organization, to help us increase brand awareness.

We are proud to present our 2020-2021 Annual Report.

Digital Main Street (DMS) Digital Service Squad Coordinator

Episode 3 of the CBDC Podcast is here.

We’re talking tourism!

Join us and local tourism operators as we hype up the Atlantic region and start to plan our staycations.

Find us :

Atlantic Association of Community Business Development Corporations (CBDCs) in Mulgrave, NS

Our past two blogs have taken a deep dive into completing a business plan. We looked at the executive summary first, followed by the proposed business’ industry and market analysis.

Board Member Recruitment – East Hants

CBDC Hants-Kings is seeking a community and business-minded individual to serve on our Board of Directors as a representative for East Hants.

The New Brunswick Association of Community Business Development Corporations (NBACBDC) is looking for dynamic, passionate and motivated persons to fill the following positions:

In collaboration with CBDC Eastern PEI, CBDC Central PEI is now delivering the MomentumHR program in the rural Central Queen’s County area.

The NS Association of CBDCs is looking for trainers to provide training for the next round of Grow Export. 

The Atlantic Association of Community Business Development Corporations is hiring for an IT Navigator.  The I.T. Navigator will provide I.T. support to CBDC staff and board as well as to help to develop an efficient and secure I.T.

I work with some amazing people. They understand the business communities in and around Halifax more than I understand most things in life.

CBDCs are pleased to offer additional Regional Relief and Recovery Fund financing available through the expansion of this program by the Government of Canada.

CBDCs have been supporting small businesses in rural Atlantic Canada for over 35 years. 

February 2, 2021 - 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Facilitator: Krystal Hobbs – Owner and Strategist, Reflective Marketing

The Community Business Development Corporation (CBDC) in Eastern PEI is looking to hire an Executive Assistant!

Hello! I’ve worked with CBDC Blue Water since July of last year and had the pleasure of meeting small business owners across the HRM. A question I have been asked a few times when talking about branding, is how to hire someone to design a logo.

The Atlantic Association of Community Business Development Corporations (AACBDC) is looking to hire a Program Assistant to support the Atlantic Canada Certified Sites Program and the Atlantic Canada Advantage Program that are administered by the AACBDC on behalf of the provincial and federal gove

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Please shop locally.

Normally we advertise our programs and services or an especially deserving client through a commercial we create to run on local network television stations.

This year, CBDCs did things a bit differently.

The board of directors and the employees of CBDC Chaleur would like to congratulate Mrs. Athina Hudon, from l’Igloo, for winning the 2020 Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Free training for small business owners and entrepreneurs. Learn how to set up Google My Business, a Facebook page for business and how to set up a small business website!

The CBDC network is very pleased to see the Government’s continued support to the rural small business community with this new funding

Le 21 septembre 2020 — Un programme unique conçu pour aider les propriétaires fonciers à attirer les investisseurs du monde entier a été lancé aujourd’hui en vue de favoriser les investissements étrangers dans la région de l’Atlantique.

We hope you’re enjoying your summer and following along with our #Staycation campaign! This week on #TourismThursday we want to introduce you to another amazing local business.

Twin Shores is a beach lover's paradise! Our unique location allows you to experience the 2 distinct shorelines of P.E.I. (white and red sand) in one place! Our central location, modern facilities and spectacular scenery make us the ideal place for your family's Island camping getaway.

Meet Brad & Jennifer Simms and Lauren Smithson owners of RagnaRöck Northern Brewing Company Ltd. located in St. Anthony. While visiting other breweries around the province, they realized this would be a great idea for their hometown.

As CBDCs we’re proud to help small businesses grow and thrive and we’re even prouder when we can share the amazing businesses in our region. This #ShopLocal Tuesday we’re showcasing:

Terra Yoga

We hope you’re enjoying your summer and following along with our #Staycation campaign!  This week on #TourismThursday we want to introduce you to another amazing local business:

One of the services CBDCs provide is learning and advisory opportunities.  Businesses thrive when they're run by people who are lifelong learners.

Shop Local

The CBDCs hope everyone continues to stay safe and protect against COVID-19, even as we work to support our local businesses and re-open our economy. 

Shillon Music-Shana and Dillon Brown

Shawn Strowbridge – Extreme Clean

Out of the $110 million allocated to ACOA through the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF), $43.3 million will be provided to the CBDC network to support main street businesses and retailers in small, rural and remote communities throughout Atlantic Canada. 

At the beginning of March 2020 few Islanders could have predicted how drastically our lives would have changed in a month.  We’ve all been adjusting to a rapidly changing world.  For many small businesses on Prince Edward Island that has looked like reduced customers, increased uncertainty and di

We hope you, your families and employees are continuing to keep safe and healthy, as New Brunswick begins the gradual, phased process of easing some of the COVID-19 restrictions.

The Government of Prince Edward Island and Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC) on Prince Edward Island understand the difficulties the COVID-19 pandemic has caused businesses in our communities.  As a result, the Government of PEI has made funds available for CBDC to administer an 

As another challenging “workweek” comes to a close in the current COVID-19 crisis, our hope is that you, your families and employees are staying safe and well. In today’s newsletter, we will share updates about supports for small businesses from provincial and federal governments, as well as othe

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.

Dear CBDC Clients,

Please know that we have put mechanisms in place to assist you in your time of need while we all fight against COVID-19.  CBDC staff will work with you in providing financial adjustments to alleviate the impact of COVID-19 to your business.

Dear CBDC Clients,

We understand that you may be experiencing increased pressure and financial uncertainty in your business, and we want you to know that we will be standing by you during these difficult times.

Community Business Development Corporation

COVID-19 Guidance

As the world continues to be impacted by novel coronavirus (COVID-19) we are seeing individuals, countries and markets affected; and increasingly these impacts have moved into the Atlantic provinces. 

Located in the heart of Tignish, PE Shirley’s Café was established in 1991 as a family business. Over the years, Shirley approached CBDC West Prince Ventures for financing and training, and has found these resources to be invaluable to the growth and overall strength of her business.

South Shore Opportunities is an independent, not for profit corporation governed by a Board of Directors comprised of  volunteer business people from Queens and Lunenburg counties. 

Chris Atwood understood the importance of social media for his business, but he wasn’t sure how to develop a plan that would build brand awareness or attract potential clients.

Are you looking for a challenge and want to join a dynamic team?

The Community Business Development Corporation (Trinity Conception) is a non-profit organization that helps develop local communities through small business development.

Growing up in the foster care system Lorraine Surette has long known the importance of having a place to belong and to call home.

CBDC Trinity Conception is open to receiving applications from interested persons in order to fill an eligibility list for future use. 

For the full details please download the ad here!

The Soap Company of Nova Scotia Ltd. Enters 23 Sobeys Stores New Mass Retail Deal Helps Small Company Go Big

The New Brunswick Association of the Community Business Development Corporations (NBACBDCs) has been receiving funding from ACOA to deliver the Women in Business Initiative (WBI) since 2002. 

Press Release

For Immediate Release

More New Brunswick Women Business Owners Ready to Do Business with the Government of Canada

August 16th 2018

Please click here to download the tender information.

Located in Hanwell, CBDC Southwest, has a long and successful history in assisting with the creation, growth, and retention of small and medium-sized businesses in Carleton, York, Sunbury, and Queens counties.

François Lamontagne, owner of Lamontagne Ruche

Julie Beaulieu, owner of Consultation Métaphares

Cody Green of Carbonar started his business Strung Out “upcycled strings for rings and things” just three months ago. Strung Out is a business that up-cycles guitar strings and makes them into rings, earrings, bracelets, pendants, chokers etc.

The results of the second year of the three year study can be downloaded here. Be patient, it is a large document and will take several minutes to get all the information.

Press Release

For Immediate Release

NB Association of CBDCs Honours Youth Entrepreneur and Female Entrepreneur at Ninth Annual Provincial Entrepreneurial Gala in Campbellton

Wednesday June 21, 2017

If you have previous or current business experience, are a community minded individual established in your local community, would like to have a hand in strengthening your rural business community, and are able to volunteer one evening per month, then CBDC Southwest is looking for you. 

Regional entrepreneurs recognized at Entrepreneurship Gala

In the picture (from left to right):

Rapport annuel 2015-2016 - CBDC Péninsule acadienne

2016

Communiqué de presse - Lauréates Prix Jeune Entrepreneur(e) et Femme Entrepreneure 2016 - CBDC Péninsule acadienne

Annik D. Ouellette winner of the 2016 Community Involvement Award in the Drummond region

CBDC Eastern Initiatives is seeking a dynamic person to deliver the position of Youth Ventures Coordinator for the summer of 2017.  Youth Ventures is a 16 week program operating from May to August which fosters and supports student entrepreneurship. 

CBDC Burin Peninsula is seeking a dynamic person to deliver the anticipated position of Youth Ventures Coordinator for the summer of 2017.  Youth Ventures is a 16 week program operating from May to August which fosters and supports student entrepreneurship in the Burin Peninsula region. 

“CBDC Guysborough County has enabled us to be in control of our lives through control in our business and a bank would not have done that.