Category: Partners

The Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) keeps members on the competitive edge of world class manufacturing and exporting. CME helps its member companies surpass the competition by delivering benefits specifically tailored to their needs.

CME can increase the shareholder value of your company through targeted value-packed programs and services. Our members value our training seminars, publications and issue research, all of which deliver practical information on a need-to-know basis. We make solid business projections and our economic forecasts are timely, accurate and indispensable to our member’s business plans.

The Canada-Newfoundland & Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NOPB) is the federal-provincial agency responsible for the regulation of petroleum activities in the Newfoundland and Labrador offshore area, including:

• Administration of exploration and production rights
• Assessment and conservation of resources
• Safety of operations and protection of the environment
• Evaluation and approval of industrial and employment benefits plans

Canada Business Newfoundland and Labrador is your first point of contact for information on federal and provincial government programs, services and regulations for business.

From questions on marketing, business start-up, exporting, statistics to financing, taxation and human resources, our staff will work with you, to help answer your questions and provide information you need to make informed business decisions Additional resources available include our specialized business library, seminars, events calendar, how-to guides and our guest advisor Program. All of our services are free of charge!!

Canada Business Newfoundland and Labrador has a partnership network of more than 80 agencies province-wide, delivered from more than 35 strategic locations. Contact us today.

The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is the only bank dedicated exclusively to entrepreneurs. With 100+ offices across the country, BDC provides loans, advice and investments to 42,000 small and medium sized companies.

BDC business loans are designed to protect cash flow and help entrepreneurs grow their companies over the long-term. Entrepreneurs also need specialized advice. That’s why BDC offers consulting services to help business owners accelerate growth, improve productivity and build organizational capabilities.

In Newfoundland and Labrador, BDC has over 40 staff in 3 business centres located in St. John’s, Grand-Falls Windsor and Corner Brook. To find out more, please visit bdc.ca, call 1-877-232-2269 or just drop by.

The Burin Peninsula Chamber of Commerce is the voice of business in our region, promoting prosperity, growth, and business excellence. It does this through community leadership, communication, networking, and through advocating and promoting the economic interests of its members and the region.

Benson Buffett PLC Inc. is one of the largest independent law firms in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, with a wide variety of experience and expertise in all areas of law. The firm is primarily known as a business and civil litigation firm, and is a provincial member for the Canadian Litigation Counsel, Meritas, and SCG Legal law firm associations.

ACOA is the economic development arm of the Government of Canada in the Atlantic Region. ACOA’s goal is to work with Atlantic Canadians to improve the economy of our communities through the development of sustainable business and job opportunities. ACOA works to ensure that a wide variety of business development tools and resources serve the diverse needs of the region’s emerging and existing entrepreneurs.