Canadian Imperial Advantage Entrepreneur Center (CIAEC)

Start-up Suite

Business Management and Stability

Finance Strategy

Financial Planning

Coaching and Mentoring

Growth and Expansion

Access to Capital

Risk Analysis and Contingency Planning

Do you have a business idea?
Are you trying to start a business?
Do you need help growing your business?
Does your business need financing?

If your answer is yes:

Our Business Financial Consultants are seasoned, reputable professionals with decades of experience in business finance, entrepreneurship, accounting and business startup. They offer the most practical ways to achieve your individual business goals.


CIAEC encourages entrepreneurship and develop business people’s talents by helping them through support, education, and guidance.

Key Functions

The key functions of CIAEC are as follows:

  • Help build capabilities of entrepreneurs
  • Address the knowledge gap and skill shortcomings that hamper the growth of infant entrepreneurs from growing their businesses and running them effectively
  • Promoting the idea of entrepreneurship in Edmonton with special focus on the underserved population
  • Adopt better ways to accelerate business growth
  • Increase the chance of business survival
  • Help business cut cost through strategic planning

The entrepreneurial center is equipped with, and ready to deploy resources aimed at ensuring the success of start-ups through the provision of the following services: