Small Business and Retail

The small business, retail and service sectors are important components of any rural town’s economy. In these sectors, there are both entrepreneurial opportunities on the North Island that have yet to be explored, and examples of retail and service business that have lasted generations and provide anchor services in the region. There is opportunity here – explore our business listings to know more about these sectors on Vancouver Island North

Community Futures Mount Waddington

Community Futures Mount Waddington is a non-profit lending organization that works with the community to help support and finance business startups, expansion, and restructuring. Professionally staffed and supported by a board of volunteers from the region who provide governance, the organization has a mandate to support innovation and economic development. CFMW knows the community and the business climate, and can help any entrepreneur with their business education and financing needs.

Port McNeill Chamber of Commerce
Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce
Shop Local North Island

North Island Directory

This directory allows you to search through the hundreds of businesses, facilities, organizations and clubs available to you on Northern Vancouver Island.

To use this tool:

• Search multiple criteria by entering keywords separated by spaces in the search bar below. For example, you could search ‘Port McNeill Restaurants’ for all of the restaurants in Port McNeill. By just searching ‘Restaurant’ you’d see all of the restaurant options in the entire region.
• The columns can be toggled to sort just that field.
• Clicking on a organization name will open a description with more details.