CDÉNÉ’s Business and Entrepreneurship Services provide business consulting services, training and advice to businesses, social enterprises and not-for-profit organizations in rural Acadian regions. Take advantage of our team’s expertise to draft business plans, feasibility studies and marketing plans that will help you to reach your goals.

Services Offered
Our business advisors can:

• Draft feasibility studies, business plans, marketing plans and strategic plans 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 organizations, businesses and/or community groups.
• Give you access to 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 development agencies, 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. Your first consultation is 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. Consult our upcoming activities page for details on upcoming networking activities or contact us to learn more.

CDÉNÉ’s Business and Entrepreneurship Services are among the five provincial members of the alliance of university business assistance centres (CUAE), and the only one of the five to provide services in both of Canada’s official languages.