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Welcome to Community Futures Lethbridge Region!
Check out our Information Station under the Business Training tab! We've got great resources about being in or starting a business.
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"Community Futures is an excellent resource for funding, education and growth in starting a business. ~Kelsey Yule www.purelyinspired.ca"
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Business Training
Video Conference (VC) Seminars
Business Training via Video Conference
Community Futures Lethbridge Region is offering a series of Business Training Programs designed to assist existing business owners in taking their business to the next level. These video conference sessions via the Business Link are often free of charge and are held in our office. - Registration is required for ALL events as limited seating is available. To register, please call 403-320-6044 or email us at info@cflethbridge.com with your name and phone number. - The Business Link reserves the right to cancel any video conference session. Registrants will be notified by Community Futures Lethbridge Region (CFLR) prior to the session date. - All Sessions are held at CFLR office located at 2626 South Parkside Drive, Lethbridge. - Most sessions are FREE, unless otherwise noted. - There is a $40.00 fee (includes GST) for some, more in depth, seminars.
Additional Free Parking is available in the hotel parking lot behind the building. Business Lending Library CFLR has a resource library with that cover subjects such as writing a business plan, marketing, advertising, bookkeeping and accounting, e-commerce and human resources. We have open offices you may use to review books from our library. For a detailed listing of the books, click here.
The Business Link's Library is available to your to borrow from through CFLR. Access their library catelogue here:
Small Business Training Community Futures Lethbridge Region is pleased to announce an entrepreneurship training partnership with GoForth Institute, leaders in small business training. GoForth Institute’s innovative entrepreneurship and small business education is now available to Community Futures clients who are looking to bolster their understanding of how to start, run or grow a profitable business. Learn GoForth Institute’s 100 Essential Small Business Skills™ in only 10 hours conveniently delivered to your computer through HD video. Each module is delivered by an expert in their field of business – marketing, law, accounting, finance, human resources, strategy, marketing research, operations and government compliance. Learn vital skills such as: · How to find new markets and more customers · How to run a more profitable company · How to develop a winning marketing and social media strategy · How to prepare your financial records +96 more skills.
You’ll get thirty 20 minute web video lessons - plus downloadable lesson summaries, PowerPoint™ slides, and e-mail your instructor function. The best part is you won’t have to leave the convenience of your home or office – all you need is a computer with high speed internet access – and you’re ready to learn! GoForth Institute’s 10 hours of web video education for entrepreneurs costs $295 + taxes. To see a sample, click here: Web Video Sample. To purchase, click here: GoForth Institute Entrepreneurship Training. For more information, please call or visit your Community Futures office.
Community Futures Lethbridge Region's Information Station Are you interested in starting your own business? Do you need some direction in finding information about the start-up process? Do you need some guidance in writing your business plan?
Come visit our INFORMATION STATION! Download these documents to learn more about what it means to be an entrepreneur and prepare yourself for the process.
Once you've reviewed this information and have done as much as you can with your business plan, we would like you to meet with our business analyst. Our BA will help you with any area of your business plan that you would like additional input or assistance with and will provide you with very valuable feedback regarding your business.
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