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Business Training Survey
Are you looking for local small business workshops? Complete the entrepreneurial training survey below and you will be entered into a draw to win free attendance to one of the workshops listed. Don't delay! Survey deadline is September 4, 2020. Create your own user feedback survey …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: RRRF COVID-19 Support Loans Delivered by Community Futures.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2020 Community Futures Delivers COVID-19 Support Loans for Rural Businesses Mission, BC: Rural small businesses in British Columbia impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can now access new financial relief and recovery support. Community Futures offices throughout …
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COVID-19 – Latest Business Supports & Resources
Check out these two resources summarizing all the latest federal and provincial supports for business. BCEDA Guide of Resources COVID-19 Information Guide. …
COVID-19 Business Virtual Roundtable Meet-Ups
Please join us for our weekly South Kootenay COVID-19 Business Virtual Roundtable discussion via Zoom video conference to learn, share and support our local businesses and residents. Register HERE for our weekly Roundtable Meet-Up, every Tuesday at 1:00PM PST Hosted by Lower Columbia …
New Self Employment Program Coordinator Joins Community Futures Greater Trail
For Immediate Release – September 17, 2021 TRAIL, BC. Community Futures Greater Trail (CFGT), BC’s South Kootenay regional community economic development and business lending organization, is pleased to announce the appointment of Amanda Murray as Self-Employment Program Coordinator. Amanda …
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Basic Bookkeeping Workshop – Oct. 25, 2021 9:00am – 4:00pm
Latest health orders will determine if this session will be held in person or via zoom conference. Learn: Ledger entries, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and much more. Participants are required to bring a laptop loaded with Microsoft Excel (or similar spreadsheet software) Cost: $100 + …
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Facebook for Beginners Workshop – Nov. 22, 2021 9:00am – 1:00pm
CANCELLED! Business Planning Workshop – September 8, 2021
Latest health orders will determine if this session will be held in person or via zoom conference. Starting a successful business requires a plan to help organize your ideas and analyze its potential viability. Tackling all the important questions before you launch will save you time, money and …
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The Kootenay Outdoor Recreation Enterprise Initiative (KORE)
KORE is an economic development and diversification initiative managed by the Kootenay Outdoor Recreation Society located in Kimberley, BC. KORE has organized an industry cluster of all the outdoor recreation gear manufacturers and designers in the Kootenay region and to date has identified 40+ …
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Great News! The RRRF program has been extended until June 30, 2021
Businesses throughout Canada now have up to and including June 30, 2021 at 4:30PM to complete their applications for recovery relief.For more info: visit https://www.communityfutures.ca/covid-19-resources …
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Open Burning Practices for Farmers & Ranchers:
To help conduct your open burn safely, please follow the tipsin the factsheet below and visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status . Before doing any open burning, you must obtain a burn registration number (available at no charge by calling 1 888 797-1717). You must also …
Farm and Ranch Wildfire Preparedness Plan:
"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." Benjamin Franklin quoted. With wildfire season just around the corner, it would be wise to give some thought into preparing a Disaster Plan for your farm or ranch. This plan will outline your existing assets and provide first responders, at a …
Prepare your Business for future Disasters or Economic Disruption:
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" - Benjamin Franklin Emergencies and disasters are unavoidable and are happening more and more frequently in British Columbia and elsewhere. Although it is impossible to predict what will happen in the future, it is possible to use the best …
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FREE! On-line Workshop Financial Planning Part 2
March 23, 2021, from 2 - 4:00PM Registration at loro@communityfutures.com before March 19, 2021. …