Starting a Business
The City of Burlington offers several resources for those looking to start a business.
Halton Region Small Business Centre
The Halton Region Small Business Centre has everything you need to start and grow your small business. The centre offers:
- Educational programs
- Entrepreneurship programs and youth entrepreneurship programs that offer support, training, mentorship and grant opportunities
- One-on-one consultations
- Networking
- Online workshops and events
- Resources and market research
Halton Global Business Centre
The Halton Global Business Centre helps small to medium-sized businesses to scale up and go global. The centre offers:
- Educational programs
- One-on-one consultations
- Online workshops and events
- Network referrals
- Resources and market research
Discover Burlington
Discover Burlington serves as your new business's growth partner by:
- Assisting with site selection, relocation and development facilitation. We are a first point of contact for new businesses to the City.
- Offering partnership opportunities with agencies, educational institutions, government organizations and sustainability partners
- Providing resources for domestic and international business expansion
- Assisting with funding and grant opportunities
- Economic and market information
- TechPlace is our city's innovation centre. It supports new and developing technology companies throughout the region, and international businesses looking to bring their products or services to the Canadian marketplace.
- Through TechPlace, Discover Burlington provides a LaunchPad Resident Program for new businesses to headquarter themselves for a competitive monthly rate
Burlington Small Business Startup Centre
The Burlington Small Business Startup Centre portal provides tools and resources for those looking to start a small business in Burlington, through a paid membership.