One of the major challenges facing Atlantic Canadian businesses is succession planning. According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) account for 85 percent of Canadian businesses and only one‐third of SMEs are currently planning for business succession.

In an effort to assist Atlantic Canadian business owners with succession planning, the Atlantic CBDCs have embarked on a new initiative, the Atlantic Canada Small Business Expatriate Campaign. The campaign is premised on the belief that there are people that have left Atlantic Canada over the past decades and now have a desire to return to Atlantic Canada.

Click here for more information about this campaign.