Starting a seasonal business in Shediac
The Lobster Capital of the World fills up every summer, and many businesses here are built around that season. Here’s how to start one, and be found before the visitors arrive.
This town lives in French first: read this page in French.
Shediac’s seasonal economy
Shediac is a seaside town that changes size with the seasons. From June to September, Parlee Beach, the cottages along the shore and the lobster suppers bring visitors from across the Maritimes and Quebec, and with them a wave of seasonal businesses: ice cream and food stands, boat tours, rentals, crafts and souvenirs, cottage cleaning and property care.
Fishing and the sea are part of daily life, and they lead to spin-offs: prepared seafood, gear and boat repair, outboard motor service and summer markets. The rest of the year belongs to the people who live here, so the businesses that last usually have a year-round side too: trades, hair salons, fitness, bookkeeping or catering.
Shediac is bilingual, with many Acadian families, and its visitors come in both languages. A good number of new entrepreneurs here are retirees who moved to the shore and turned a hobby into a seasonal business.
Local help for new entrepreneurs
Local help for people starting out in the Shediac area:
- Greater Shediac Chamber of Commerce — Networking and promotion for businesses in the greater Shediac region, in French and English.
- Conseil économique du Nouveau-Brunswick — The francophone business council of New Brunswick, with services and events in French.
- CBDC New Brunswick — Community Business Development Corporations: local loans, advice and training for entrepreneurs outside the big centres. CBDC Westmorland Albert covers the Shediac area.
- Opportunities NB — The province’s business development agency, with advice and programs for starting and growing a business in New Brunswick.
- Futurpreneur — Start-up financing paired with a volunteer business mentor, for entrepreneurs aged 18 to 39.
- Women in Business New Brunswick — Advice, training and support for women starting or growing a business in New Brunswick.
- BDC — The Business Development Bank of Canada: financing, plus free guides and templates for people starting out.
Your first step online, before the season
Most summer visitors plan before they leave home, and they decide on their phone. If your boat tour, cottage cleaning service or seafood stand has a bilingual website with your season dates, hours and a map, you’re part of their plan. If not, you’re hoping they drive past.
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Tips for getting started in Shediac
- Publish in April or May, not on opening day: people book their summer in spring.
- Put your season dates and opening hours at the very top of your home page.
- Offer French and English. Many of Shediac’s summer visitors are francophone, from New Brunswick and from Quebec.
- In the off-season, keep your site up with a short note like “See you in June” and your email, so people can still reach you.
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Questions
My business is only open in summer. Should I keep my site all year?
Most seasonal businesses do, because people plan next summer during the winter. You can still cancel any month; there’s no contract.
Can visitors book through my site?
Visitors can send you a booking request through your contact form or call you with one tap. You confirm the way you already do.
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