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Starting a Business
FedNor is the primary vehicle through which the federal government encourages investment, innovation and trade in Northern Ontario. FedNor works in partnership with the people of Northern Ontario, providing the tools they have indicated they need to create a more dynamic local economy that produces good, durable jobs.
On-line information products designed for small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs.


Canadian Business


Your guide to Services for Business
These guides feature selected programs and services that the Government of Canada offers to small and medium-sized businesses.

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Western Economic Development (WED)



Entrepreneurship
Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) collaborates with organizations and other levels of government to:
  • Increase entrepreneurship in rural and urban communities and communities of interest (e.g. aboriginal, women).
  • Simplify the process of starting and growing a business enterprise.
  • Increase access to business information, financing and other resources.
  • Enhance business skills, management capacity, and small business leadership.
  • Support the development of networks, clusters, and alliances to share knowledge, new ideas and technologies.
  • Improve access to export and emerging markets for small businesses.

Community Economic Development: Economically Viable Western Canadian Communities with a High Quality of Life
WD helps increase the viability and diversification of local economies in Western Canada through a variety of programs and services, tailored to the region's own particular strengths, challenges and opportunities.


Western Development Programs
Western Economic Diversification Canada (WED) receives an annual allocation, approved by Parliament, for grants and contributions that support a wide range of programs responding to Western Canada's economic development needs and priorities.
http://www.wd.gc.ca/programs/default_e.asp

Western Economic Development Services for Business
Western Economic Diversification Canada's entrepreneurship initiatives support a competitive and expanded business sector in Western Canada. Although we do not provide funding directly to businesses, we support a network of community-based organizations that offer business information, small loans or assist with access to small business financing.
<http://www.wd.gc.ca/serv/default_e.asp>