Our ServicesBusiness
Development
Business Park Sales, Leasing & Management:
There are six business parks in Colchester:
- Truro Industrial Park
- Colchester Park
- Debert Air Industrial Park
- Kemptown Park
- AgriTECH Park
- Truro Power Centre
And Stewiacke Park under development. Descriptions
of each are available on this site. Contact Greg
Brown for more information.
Investment Recruitment
We will provide you all necessary information
on available real estate, local statistics, local workforce,
available housing and quality of life in Colchester as well
as appropriate referrals. Contact Greg
Brown for more information.
Business Retention and Expansion
Let us assist you with your business expansion
ideas. We’ll act as a broker to connect you with appropriate
funding sources and services, and assist you with your growth
plans. Contact Jo Ann Fewer
for more information.
Business Start Ups
Need assistance with your business idea?
Not sure where to start? CoRDA, along with our partners, provides
a variety of information workshops and seminars to assist
you
with starting your business. Check out www.colchesterbusinessgateway.ca
or contact Terry Hearn.
Self – Employment Benefit Program
Service Canada funds the Self-Employment Benefit Program
(SEB), a program that helps unemployed individuals create
jobs for themselves through self-employment. Approved
participant receive various types of support during the
period when they develop a business plan and start up a
business. The program is delivered by CoRDA and applicants
are referred to the program by Service Canada's delivery
partners (i.e. CareerWorksNova and Open Doors.) Conditions
apply for the program and individuals cannot apply if the
business is in operation. Contact Terry Hearn
for more information.
Business Loans
CoRDA manages a micro-loan program available
to small companies needing very small start up assistance
(maximum $5,000). For more information contact Terry
Hearn.
Northern Opportunities for Business Ltd.
Loans up to $125,000 are available to local
companies. For more information on loans and other programs,
contact the Northern Opportunities for Business (NOBL) Executive
Director, Ron O’Brien at 902-752-7402 or check out
www.nobl.cbdc.ca.
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
ACOA offers a variety of loans and services
to businesses and organizations throughout Atlantic Canada.
Contact Mechele Scott at 895-2743 or browse www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca
for more information.
Nova Scotia Business Inc.
Although not physically located at the Colchester
Regional Development Centre, NSBI staff, David Copus will
assist you with you’re business idea through various
programs. Contact David at 893-6156 or visit http://www.novascotiabusiness.com/
Office of Economic Development
Responsible for creating economic policy
and developing effective economic analysis tools, the Office
of Economic Development can assist you with many business
information requests. Contact 893-6212 for more information.
http://www.gov.ns.ca/econ/
People
Development
Growing the local economy involves building
capacity in our local citizens to achieve success in the
workforce. It also involves strengthening the skills of
our volunteers. Finally, growing the economy involves growing
our population to feed the ever increasing work force. The
following is a list of services to achieve that end:
Opportunity Colchester
CoRDA has assembled a group of youth and
youth service providers with the aim of both connecting
youth to employment and attracting and retaining youth in
the region. For more information contact Margot
Begin or visit www.fifteen2twentynine.ca.
Organizational Assistance
Assistance is provided to local groups involved
in projects aimed at making a difference in improving the
chances of employment for Colchester’s citizens or
improving the overall economy. Types of assistance provided
includes:
- Strategic planning
- Project development
- Organizational and Group Development
- Volunteer Development
- Business Planning
- Sourcing Financing
Contact Anna
Parks for more information.
Newcomer Resource Centre
The Colchester Regional Development Centre
hosts a Newcomer Resource Centre. The aim is to provide
new and potential residents to the area with basic information
such as finding appropriate housing, connecting with employers,
learning about recreation opportunities, etc. The Colchester
Immigration Partnership Committee is more than pleased to
assist you with feeling welcome in the community. Contact
Margot Begin for more
information.
Community Infrastructure Development
Building a community requires commitment
to improve both the business and residential climate for
citizens in Colchester. Staff of the Colchester Regional
Development Agency will assist you with projects aimed at
building a better community. Projects range from affordable
housing, broadband access, to cultural centre development.
Services provided include:
- Building development plans
- Feasibility Studies
- Business Plans
- Sourcing Financing
- Group Development
For more information contact Anna
Parks.
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