Women in Business Initiative

The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency's (ACOA) Women in Business Initiative (WBI) is designed to help women entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada succeed in business. Improving women's access to financing for business start-up and growth in the Atlantic region is a primary objective.

To this end, the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and the Atlantic Association of Community Business Development Corporations (AACBDC) have joined forces to deliver the Women in Business Opportunity Program. Together, with 41 Community Business Development Corporations (CBDCs) in rural areas throughout the Atlantic Provinces, along with the numerous urban based lenders, we are working to increase financing opportunities for women entrepreneurs.