Starting/Moving Your Business
Business to Bruce's website tells the entrepreneur that, in Bruce County, the search for work-life balance ends and just comes naturally. Your trip to work might include a gorgeous Great Lakes drive-by, the trip home could be via your cross-country skis. Both Bruce County and the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula offer an alternative lifestyle that is less complex, more affordable and deep in community. It is an active, energetic, social and rugged way of life.
In NBP, our Chief Administrative Officer, Clerk or Chief Building Official are always ready to guide those who are exploring a business opportunity in this community.
In addition, the Business to Bruce team serves Bruce County by providing free business advice to entrepreneurs of small and medium sized businesses as well as offering youth entrepreneurial programs that foster future generations of job creators. The County operates the Business Enterprise Centre in Saugeen Shores. Feel free to call Business to Bruce at 1-800-268-3838.
Consider contacting Canada Business Ontario, your business information connection, who offers business guides and how to start guides to name a few of the services available. CBO works in partnership with business organizations across Ontario including the Business Enterprise Centre, located at 173 8th Street East, Owen Sound, N4K 1K9 - 1-888-576-4444.
Another business option to explore may be found be reaching out to the Bruce Community Futures Development Corporation, 233 Broadway Street, Kincardine, N2Z 2X9 - (519) 396-8141 or toll free at 1-888-832-2232. Bruce CFDC has a satellite office in Owen Sound located at 978 First Avenue West, N4K 4K5 - toll free at 1-888-832-2232. Bruce CFDC provides business counselling services to those seeking information, referral and contacts related to a broad scope of business issues and initiatives. It offers a full service one stop business resource function to the local business community, individuals exploring business opportunities as well as industries and businesses looking to locate or expand operations.
If you would like to speak with a local business owner about the community, these websites provide links:
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