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 Economic Development Toolbox Service Centre Welcome to the Economic Development Toolbox Service Centre. The following represents a collection of useful online Regional, Provincial, and Federal resources to assist regional small business owners with fundamental business advice and operational assistance. REGIONAL Northwestern Ontario Innovation Center (NOIC)
www.notc.on.ca
The primary focus of the Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre is to provide a setting for innovative businesses to create and expand new employment. The center provides numerous services to assist regional entrepreneurs with different aspects of managing technology-based businesses. Northwestern Ontario Associated Chamber of Commerce (NOACC)
www.noacc.com
Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce (NOACC) represents a membership of 14 regional Chambers of Commerce throughout Northwestern Ontario. A list of URLs for individual Chambers can be accessed from NOACCs index page. Northwestern Ontario Development Network (NODN)
www.nodn.com
The Northwestern Ontario Development Network is a unique, nonprofit, membership-driven organization that acts as a catalyst, contributing to a dynamic, sustainable economy in Northwestern Ontario through joint community cooperation, contact with other groups and opportunity identification. Northwest-Midwest Alliance Northwest-Midwest Alliance (NMA)
www.nmatrade.com
The Northwest-Midwest Alliance is a partnership of Northern Ontario Businesses and Economic Development Agencies dedicated to building business linkages between Northwestern Ontario and the U.S. Midwest. PROVINCIAL 
Ontario has a competitive business climate. Whether your business is large or small, urban or rural, the Ontario government provides services and resources to help you expand your business in Ontario and abroad. http://www.gov.on.ca/MBS/english/government/business.html FEDERAL 
The Canadian Federal government has compiled an in-depth listing of useful business service resources to assist Canadians with starting or expanding your business. Strategis
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/engdoc/main.html Fednor
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/infednor-fednor.nsf/en/Home While FedNor typically does not provide financing for private businesses, it administers the Community Futures Program , which is comprised of locally operated Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs) throughout Ontario . Along with offering a variety of business services, CFDCs provide financing for private enterprises deemed to provide a benefit to community economic development.
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