Press Release: Succession in NS
December 17, 2013
Ensuring Future Success of NS-Grown Business
Pilot Program Addresses Retirement Challenges of Rural Business Owners and Out-Migration of Youth
The Nova Scotia Youth Succession Program was launched on December 17, 2013. The two-year program is a collaboration of four Nova Scotia-based non-profit organizations who are tackling two common rural challenges – the closure of local businesses due to owner retirement and young people leaving their community to find work in other provinces.
Through the program, retiring business owners are connected and matched with