Metro Business Opportunities is dedicated to the development of Business and Social Enterprise in St. John's and Mount Pearl. Through advisory, lending, and training programs, MBO's knowledgeable team helps potential and existing entrepreneurs of all ages with idea generation, business start-up, and successful growth.
Our Business Services
Advisory
Make the MBO team your team. Let our valuable advice take your business from startup to success.
Lending
Smart, flexible, low-interest financing is available to start or grow your business, your way.
Training
Your brilliant idea, plus our business skills development training. It's a match made for business success.
Metro Business News
Thinking of starting a business in St. John’s? Maybe you’re experiencing information overload and struggling to navigate business start-up requirements and regulations? If so, the knowledgeable staff of the City of St. John’s Welcome Centre can help you navigate municipal and community resources.
Mobile food truck hitched INSIDE Landwash Brewery. After a successful first summer operating in Bonavista, Saucy Mouth owners Allyson Howse and Brad Gover were looking for opportunities to grow their food truck into a year-round venture. By thinking outside the box and working closely with MBO, the business partners were able to purchase a second food truck and find a permanent location within Mount Pearl’s Landwash Brewery.
After receiving a layoff from her retail job, Maaike Charron decided that it was finally time to go all-in with her pottery and pursue it to its full potential. From her years working in the craft industry, Maaike had identified a demand for custom, handmade ceramics. She decided it was now time for someone to fill this gap in the market, and that the person to do so would be her!