Alberta offers an incredible business ecosystem for entrepreneurs and start-up projects, with a welcoming and supportive community offering enthusiasm for the prosperity of business.
Whether your enterprise is mining, manufacturing, forestry, tourism or selling artisanal jam, Alberta is a phenomenal starting point or next step in developing a business venture.
Alberta’s SMEs offer some of the most creative and unique market offerings available anywhere in the world: from feeding the world through our cutting-edge agricultural sector to the powerful artificial intelligence hubs in the province. Industry markets in Alberta are uniquely equipped to enable greater cross-industry collaborations, projects, and the creation of new technologies.
The provincial oil and gas sector is recognized globally for its technology-driven and responsible production practices, and the energy sector in Alberta is expanding to meet the demands of the future.
Cleantech, like solar and wind farms, already powers our communities, and we are attracting significant investment to put Canada on the global forefront of hydrogen power to bring the future of energy into the present.
This technological edge and our long history of being able to adapt quickly have allowed Alberta to build a reputation for being a jurisdiction where decisions are being made to promote business every day positively.
Those decisions are informed by 115 local chambers of commerce – the Alberta Chambers of Commerce – a network representing businesses from all corners of the province. We are the largest association of SMEs in the province, nearly 24,000 strong.
Chambers is proud to promote the culture of enterprise Alberta is known for worldwide. Together, as the voice of small businesses in Alberta, we promote an environment that helps entrepreneurs succeed.
We inform business and investment decisions daily, regularly engaging business leaders to understand what they need to grow their operations. Supporting local talent development and competitive taxes are common priorities we advocate to help businesses scale up.
Here in Alberta, we offer everything a new entrepreneurial venture needs to thrive. To those with an entrepreneurial spirit, we invite you to start your next business under our beautiful prairie and mountains skies.
Shauna Feth
President & CEO Alberta Chambers of Commerce
Shauna Feth has been the President and CEO of the Alberta Chambers of Commerce (ACC) since June 2022.
Prior to assuming leadership of the Alberta Chambers of Commerce, she spent 12 years as Executive Director of the Alberta Business Family Institute at the University of Alberta School of Business. Shauna is a designated Family Enterprise AdvisorTM who was born into a third-generation business family and has been actively and effectively promoting, educating, and supporting outreach programs for entrepreneurs and business families for almost 15 years.
