Business and Investment

Business & Investment

It is an objective of the Partnership of the Manitoba Capital Region to work together the develop a competitive, economically strong Capital Region. Businesses are at the core of an sound economic region, and this area of our website will feature regional initiatives that support the development of this objective.

Aboriginal Business Canada
Offers a complete range of services, particularly financial and consulting services to assist small-and-medium-sized businesses. The bank also has programs especially designed to meet the needs of high-technology or knowledge based businesses, exporters, aboriginal enterprises and emerging markets.

Canadian Foundation for Economic Education
The Foundation has a number of print, video, and CD-ROM resources available to support economics and entrepreneurship education.

REALM: Creating Work You Want
The first national career and entrepreneurship magazine and webzine targeting Canadians 18 to 29 years of age.

Student Business Loans
Loans of up-to $3,000 to help students intending to return to school full-time, to start up and run their own small businesses during the summer months. For information go to web site.

Young Entrepreneur Financing Programs
Provides youth between the ages of 18 and 34 a solid foundation for building a new business. The Business Development Bank of Canada offers term financing of up to $25,000 and 50 hours of tailor-made business management support to help ensure that entrepreneurs with commercially viable business proposals and excellent potential get their businesses off the ground.