Expand your business
If you’re thinking about expanding or modernizing, ACOA can help cover some of your capital costs with interest-free repayable assistance and flexible repayment terms. We can also help with related operational costs for training, research, marketing, productivity, quality assurance and environmental management.
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Finance your business idea
Developing new products? Upgrading your facilities? There may be financial support available to help you realize your business plan.
Business advice and guidance
Get the right information and advice to help you navigate the waters of running a business in Atlantic Canada.
Atlantic Canada and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
Learn more about the Regional Joint Cooperation Commission between Atlantic Canada and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.
Business impact stories

Fonemed
More than 20 years ago, Fonemed, LLC started with one client in Oregon. Today, the Canada-U.S. telehealth company has 2,300 client groups serving more than 10 million people in North America alone.

Prelam Enterprises
In 2005, Prelam Enterprises Ltd. introduced Just'a Drop, an odour neutralizer used in advance of using the toilet. Today, the innovative product is sold in such stores as Walmart, Loblaws and Shoppers Drug Mart.

Terra Beata Farms
Many people looked at the stretch of land for sale in Heckman's Island, Lunenburg, and all they saw was a bog. Evelyn and David Ernst saw an opportunity.
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