Small Business
Reasons to start your small business here:
AFFORDABLE
The cost of living is low compared to elsewhere in Canada but with access to ‘big city’ services and amenities such as a hospital, government offices, food superstores etc.
NATURAL BEAUTY
Lakes, rivers, trails, coastline, beaches, St. Stephen is one of the untapped beauties of New Brunswick. Get a better work-leisure balance in our beautiful rural setting.
COMMUNITY FEEL
Unlike a city in which you can feel lonely, lost, disconnected and insignificant, St. Stephen is a perfect sized community where you bump into your friends as soon as you go outside your front door.
ACCESSIBLE
Easy access, via low-traffic highways to major cities such as Saint John, Fredericton and Bangor and their airports, via ports at Bayside and Saint John and even a rail link direct to our Business Park.
Our Small Business Stories:
Business Support Organizations
St. Stephen Area Chamber of Commerce
An association of business people providing a strong and influential voice in matters affecting the business community and the St. Stephen area at large. Affiliated with the provincial, regional and national Chambers of Commerce. “Forging a Brighter Future”
Downtown St. Stephen
Financial Support Organizations
CBDC Charlotte-Kings
As CBDCs, we assist in the creation of small businesses and in the expansion and modernization of existing businesses by providing financial and technical services to entrepreneurs. CBDC’s are not-for-profit organizations run by volunteers form the local community who firmly believe in improving the economic viability of their region.