Grow globally
Increase your productivity, profitability, and serve larger markets through export.
Reach New Customers Outside Nova Scotia
To drive revenue growth in your business, address seasonal or cyclical impacts on your business, and diversify your customer base, consider exporting. The Halifax Partnership can help you navigate the world of export and reach new customers outside of Nova Scotia. Our Export Specialist can help connect you to resources to:
- Build an export strategy
- Answer common questions about export regulations
- Identify funding to help you scale to meet the needs of new markets
- Build relationships in other markets through trade missions, partnerships, and marketing
One-stop shop for navigating resources
We connect you to the right resources and contacts quickly and at no charge. We call it our SmartBusiness Program. We are your one-stop shop for navigating business development programs and resources available to Halifax businesses.
Our Partners
We work closely and directly with leaders from the many business development agencies and support organizations in Halifax.
- Bell Aliant
- Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
- Black Business Initiative (BBI)
- Blue Water Business Development Corporation
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Government of Canada
- Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)
- Office of SMEs
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)
- Canada Business Nova Scotia
- Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME)
- CEED
- Centre for Ocean Ventures & Entrepreneurship (COVE)
- Conseil de développement économique de la Nouvelle-Écosse (CDENE)
- Dalhousie University
- Career Services Centre
- Discover Halifax
- Efficiency Nova Scotia
- Employment Nova Scotia (START Prog.)
- Export Development Canada (EDC)
- Futurepreneurs
- Global Affairs Canada
- Halifax Chamber of Commerce
- Halifax Regional Municipality
- Innovacorp
- ISANS - Immigrant Settlement and Integration Services
- Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre
- Mitacs
- Mount Saint Vincent University
- MSVU Centre for Women in Business
- MSVU Co-Operative Education
- MSVU-Career Planning Centre, Dept of Student Affairs
- Nova Scotia Community College
- Province of Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Procurement
- Nova Scotia Business Inc.
- Nova Scotia Department of Community Services
- Nova Scotia Department of Labour & Advanced Education
- Nova Scotia Office of Immigration
- Nova Scotia Office of Regulatory Affairs
- Nova Scotia Office Of Regulatory Affairs Navigators
- Regional Enterprise Networks & BRE Coordinator
- Nova Scotia Power Inc.
- Nova Scotia Works
- Saint Mary's University
- Saint Mary's University Business Development Centre
- Saint Mary's University Office of Innovation & Community Engagement
- Saint Mary's University Student Employment Centre/Co-op EducationTEAM Work Cooperative Ltd.
- Volta
- Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia
- YMCA