Expansion / Diversification Project
Business Stabilization, Diversification and Growth
Initiative for Northwest Alberta
CFNWA concentrates on small business financing as a non-traditional lender for viable new and existing businesses. We also assist some of the regions Not for Profit organizations to help build business capacity with in their administrative and business functions.
This project will:
- Concentrate on existing regionally based businesses (primarily those impacted by Forestry) to identify and implement tailored growth solutions and strategies.
- Identified, eligible businesses are visited, interviewed and assessed for business growth potential and skill development needs.
- Prepare a tailored, business growth strategy, develop and analyze identified skill development needs and prepare an action strategy. Submit to client.
- Implement strategy acting as a resource, with and for client.
- Periodically reassess strategy and amend actions as appropriate.
- Confidential client report prepared and presented to Business Client with evaluation.
The intent is to assist, stabilize and grow or diversify individual small and medium businesses as well as corresponding employee skills, while developing a Toolkit for SME’s in Northwestern Alberta.
Community Futures Northwest Alberta will facilitate SME business growth in all major communities in its area of jurisdiction, and will focus its growth and diversification efforts on the following communities:
Communities |
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La Crete |
High Level |
Fort Vermilion |
Rainbow Lake |
Little Red River First Nation |
Tall Cree First Nation |
Beaver First Nation |
Dene Tha First Nation |
Paddle Prairie First Nation |
Zama |
- The Community Futures Northwest Alberta office may provide business advisory and technical services to small businesses and potential entrepreneurs in the CF region. These services can include (but are not limited to):
- Access to business loans.
- Commercial loans normally up to $150,000
- Disabled entrepreneur loans up to $150,000
- Youth loans up to $25,000
- Business Services including:
- Assisting with Business Planning and analysis
- Review of Cash flow and Financial Projections.
- Facilitate Marketing plans and market research.
- General business counseling.
- Access to community profile and industry information and statistics.
- Licensing and regulatory information
- Referral information
- Entrepreneurial training programs.
- Business venture assessment and marketing analysis.
Please fill out the application below and submit online at your convenience.
CF Business Assistance Services Application
(Please save the application to your computer and submit when completed.)
