Business and Entrepreneurship Services
The CDÉNÉ's Business and Entrepreneurship Services team provides business consulting services, training and advice to entrepreneurs, businesses and social enterprises. Take advantage of our team’s expertise to reach your business goals.
Services Offered
Our business advisors can:
- Draft feasibility studies, business plans, marketing plans, strategic plans, funding requests and financial projections to reach your goals.
- Advise you on how to start, grow or improve your business.
- Mentor you as a new entrepreneur.
- Lead professional development sessions for new or existing entrepreneurs, businesses and social enterprises.
- Help you access documentation and resources on the sources of funding available to your business or business idea and on various subjects related to entrepreneurship (statistics, demographic data, etc.)
- Put you in contact with people and agencies that provide additional services such as the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Regional Enterprise Networks (REN), Business Canada – Nova Scotia Centres and Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC).
If you have an idea for a business or questions about managing your business, make an appointment with one of our business advisors. Most of our services are free!
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Networking Activities
Business and Entrepreneurship Services’ networking activities will help you expand your network, establish new contacts and share ideas with entrepreneurs and stakeholders in the region. Contact us to find out more.
Youth Entrepreneurship
The CDÉNÉ undertakes various projects and initiatives to support youth entrepreneurship in the Acadian and Francophone regions.
The CDÉNÉ works closely with Université Sainte-Anne and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) to carry out activities and projects that foster the development of an entrepreneurial culture among youth, including mentoring to support their entrepreneurial journey, networking activities with local entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial projects. Contact us to find out more about our learning sessions or entrepreneurial camps.
Sustainable Development
The CDENE is proud to offer support, advice and guidance in sustainable development practices and strategies through its IMPACT project, "Towards a responsible and sustainable economy in Atlantic Canada".
The main objective of the IMPACT project is to increase the performance and competitiveness of businesses, social enterprises or organizations in Francophone and Acadian communities by helping them better position themselves in the face of new realities, expectations and operational requirements in terms of sustainable development. If you would like to know more about the IMPACT project, or are interested in participating in the training and program to carry out your own self-diagnosis and create a sustainable development action plan, we invite you to contact our Sustainable Development Advisor, Réanne Cooper, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (902) 769-0960 or at office 125 of the Louis-E.-Deveau Entrepreneurship Centre in Church Point.
