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
Burlington Economic Development
The Burlington Economic Development 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, Burlington EcDev provides a LaunchPad Resident Program for new businesses to headquarter themselves for a competitive monthly rate
Red Tape Red Carpet Task Force
Our Red Tape Red Carpet Task Force identifies and eliminates barriers to starting and operating new businesses. Review our recommendations to see how we are simplifying and streamlining the processes involved with starting a new business. You can also track our monthly progress reports to see the progress we've made in reaching our recommended goals.
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.