Economic Development

Check out the programs that are available to help you grow your business.  The federal Small Business Internship and the provincial jobsHERE programs are two opportunities that could help business owners in Victoria County increase sales and marketing, increase productivity, reduce costs, and implement innovations.  If you want to discuss how to access these programs for your business, call or email our office to arrange an appointment.

By phone: 902-295-3661 (please leave your name, company name, and contact numbers where we can reach you.)

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  1)  Small Business Internship Program

 

Need Help Leveraging the Internet to Grow Your Business?

Check out the Small Business Internship Program from Industry Canada. The program is designed to help Canadian small and mid-sized companies who have been in business for at least 1 year.  If you have a website and can contribute 25% of the cost of the wages for a student, your business may qualify. If you need additional information about the program, you can:

¬       Go on-line: Small Business Internship Program

¬       Contact Industry Canada

Small Business Internship Program
Small Business, Tourism and Marketplace Services Sector
Industry Canada
Telephone: 613-957-2305
Fascimile: 613-954-5463
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2) Productivity Investment Program (PIP) 

Need Help to Upgrade Equipment and Train Staff on New Technology or Processes?

Check out the jobsHERE initiative from the Government of Nova Scotia. jobsHERE is the provincial plan to create good jobs and grow a sustainable economy.  The strategy combines three components:

  • learning the rights skills for the job
  • growing the economy through innovation, and
  • helping businesses be more competitive globally

The Productivity Investment Program (PIP) will help companies improve employees' skills and purchase advanced equipment to become more competitive.

The program includes a Capital Investment Incentive (to purchase equipment), and 

the Workplace Innovation and Productivity Skills Incentives (to train employees for more advanced workplace skills).

To find out how these programs can help your business: 

Economic and Rural Development and Tourism

1660 Hollis Street, Suite 600

Halifax, NS  B3J 1V7

Telephone: 902-424-8822
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