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Pilot project aims to help N.B. entrepreneurs cut through red tape

Opportunities New Brunswick has introduced a pilot program for entrepreneurs. Silas Brown/Global News

A new pilot program in New Brunswick looks to provide one-on-one help to entrepreneurs as they work through the terms and conditions of running a business.

Beginning today, businesspeople can call or email Opportunities NB and be matched with a ‘navigator’ for one-on-one support.

“We have heard the frustration of entrepreneurs about the red tape they face when they want to start or operate a business in the province,” says Mary Wilson, the province’s Economic Development and Small Business Minister.

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“With this initiative, we are working to ensure that they spend less time navigating rules and regulations and more time running their businesses and growing our economy.”

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The program is based on one previously created in Nova Scotia.

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Entrepreneurs can reach a navigator by calling 1-833-799-7966 or sending an email to nav@navnb.ca.

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