Business Resources

Are you a new or established business owner looking to grow your business? Browse through the following business resource listings:

• Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program
• Alberta Capital Financing Supports
  • Find options for funding and financing your business.
• Alberta Innovates
  Alberta Innovates is a provincially-funded corporation tasked with delivering on the research and innovation priorities of the Government of Alberta.
• Alberta’s Labour Force Statistics
  Get the latest update on Alberta’s Labour Force, such as the most recent unemployment rate, etc.
• Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
  This is a not-for-profit organization that provides unique programs and services to women.
• Biz Connect
  • Government programs, grants and services available to small businesses.
• BizPal
  BizPal is an online service that provides you with simplified access to information about business permits, licenses, and other requirements needed to establish, operate, and grow your business.
• The Business Link
  The Business Link is a not-for-profit organization supported by the Government of Canada and the Government of Alberta. Most services are free, but a fee may apply to certain seminars, etc.
• Business Development Bank of Canada
  • Check out their Entrepreneur Toolkit with resources to help you manage, grow and promote your business.
• Canada Job Bank
  • Post jobs, receive recruitment advice, tools and training for managing employees.
• Canada Summer Jobs
• Canada Tariff Finder
  This is the a free tool that allows Canadian exporters to check the tariffs applicable to a specific good in a foreign market.
• Canadian Commercial Corporation
• Canadian Agricultural Partnership: Products to Markets
• Canadian Agricultural Partnership: Value-Added Products to Markets
• Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation
• Canadian Technology Accelerators
• CanExport Program
• Careers Next Gen
• Central Alberta Economic Partnership
• Community Futures (East Parkland)
  Community Futures supports small business development and rural economic diversification in Alberta by providing small business loans, business coaching/training services, and business management tools.
• Community Support Organizations Operating Funding
• Digital Economy Program
• ecoEnergy Efficiency for Industry Program: ISO 50001
• Engagement Operating Grant Program
• Expanding Market Opportunities Program
• First Nations Development Fund Grant Program
• Futurpreneur Canada
  Futurpreneur Canada is the only national, non-profit organization that provides financing, mentoring and support tools to aspiring business owners aged 18 to 39.
• Going Global Innovation
• Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) National Research Council Canada
• Indigenous Arts Individual Project Funding
• Investments in Forest Industry Transformation
• Leduc, Nisku, and Wetaskiwin Chamber of Commerce
• New Exporters to Border States
• Professional Performing Arts Organizations Operating Funding
• Public Art Galleries Operating Funding
• Skills Link Program
• Small Business Resources
  Small Business Resources is a collection of various government programs available to Alberta entrepreneurs and small businesses to support exporting to new markets, attracting investment and accessing training.
• Start Up, Leduc Wetaskiwin Regions
• Talent Acquisition for the Digital Economy
• Western Economic Diversification Canada
  Western Economic Diversification Canada’s mandate is to promote the development and diversification of the economy of Western Canada and advance the interests of the West in national economic policy.
• Youth Agriculture Education
• Youth Employment Program - National Research Council Canada