Need Small Business Support in BC?

Whether you need help finding specific information, or someone to evaluate your current business plan, or to help you to find financing -- chances are pretty good that there are experts nearby who will be eager to help. Use this directory of support agencies and libraries in BC to make the right connection today.

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  • Discovery Centre for Entrepreneurship

    The Discovery Centre for Entrepreneurship suggests hidden talents and dormant resources are yet to be discovered and unleashed within you, your workplace or community. Our purpose is to offer tools and technologies for exploration so that new competencies can be developed and bold new actions taken. The Discovery Centre for Entrepreneurship can be emailed through their Contact page.

  • District of Chetwynd

    Vision Statement: Chetwynd exists in order that the area residents have sustainable opportunities for Security, Health, Safety and Prosperity in surroundings that display the best of our natural environment.

  • District of Clearwater

    The District of Clearwater was established on December 3, 2007, making it one of the newest municipalities in British Columbia. Located in the heart of British Columbia and Wells Gray Country, Clearwater BC is the gateway to Wells Gray Provincial Park and is surrounded by the Trophy Mountains, Raft Peak, Grizzly Peak and Dunn Peak. The District of Clearwater can be emailed through their Contact Us page.

  • District of Fort St. James

    Founded by Simon Fraser in 1806 on the shores of beautiful Stuart Lake, Fort St James is the gateway to a chain of rivers and lakes that traverse 400 kilometres of central British Columbia. The total population of Fort St. James, including the municipality itself, rural areas and First Nation reserves, is 4,757 people who benefit from an established forest industry and a growing tourism industry.

  • District of Logan Lake

    Logan Lake is a picturesque town located in the heart of the Highland Valley. It sits at an elevation of 1,067m/3,500ft and is surrounded by forested rolling hills, punctuated with serene lakes and rivers. Created in the 1970’s with quality of life in mind, Logan Lake continues this virtue today through pairing a vibrant shopping centre and strong sense of community with easy access to the wilderness and an abundance of activities for all tastes.

  • District of Mackenzie

    Mackenzie’s serene location in the Northern Rocky Mountain Trench, two hours north of Prince George, provides strategic access to a resource planning area larger than Vancouver Island. Excellent air, ground, rail, and marine transportation links are the methods of access to a hotbed of mining potential, forestry operations, and adventure tourism opportunity. While Mackenzie’s economy is primarily dependent on the forest industry, local companies have also benefited from servicing the mining exploration and development sector.

  • District of Mission

    The District of Mission’s Economic Development Committee’s mandate is to promote Economic Development, Tourism and Film for the District of Mission.

  • District of Port Hardy

    Located on the northern end of Vancouver Island, Port Hardy is built along the shores of a natural deep water harbour. Hardy Bay overlooks the Queen Charlotte Straits and the mainland. The community is bordered on the east by water and on the west by the foothills of the Vancouver Island Mountain Range. The area is rich in beauty and natural resources, and is the largest of communities in the Regional District of Mt. Waddington.

  • District of Tumbler Ridge

    The geography or Tumbler Ridge has always played a significant role in the shaping of its history. The District has one of the most important fossil discoveries in British Columbia, and you can find more information in our Dinosaur section. Over recent decades, the town has transformed from a ranch into a bustling coal town in the 1980’s and continues to diversify each year.

  • Economic Developers Association of Canada

    The Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC) is Canada's national organization of Economic Developers pursuing excellence in the field since 1968. The Association's mission is to enhance the professional competence of Economic Development officers and ensure placement of qualified people in the field of Economic Development; to advance Economic Development as a distinct, recognized, and self-governing profession; and to contribute to Canada's economic well-being. EDAC is an eager partner with municipalities nation wide.

  • Economic Development Cowichan

    Economic Development Cowichan provides economic development, tourism marketing and film attraction services for the Cowichan Valley Regional District.

  • Economic Growth Solutions Inc.

    Economic Growth Solutions Inc. specializes in economic development, tourism, transportation, strategic planning, marketing and business planning. As a management consulting firm, they address fundamental business issues related to planning and development, strategy, organization, marketing, management and operations.

  • Economic Planning Group of Canada

    The Economic Planning Group ( EPG ) is a boutique management consulting company that works exclusively in, and for the tourism industry. Established in 1980, the firm has completed hundreds of assignments for a diversity of clients in tourism – resorts, attractions, tour operators, destination marketing organizations, industry organizations and governments.

  • EMBERS Ventures

    EMBERS Ventures provides start-up business training through our Build a Business Course and 1-on-1 business support services to low income individuals and businesses through our Grow a Business Program. Our clients typically cannot get access to, or pay for, government sponsored services. We are a registered charity funded privately most recently by Vancity.