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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 Small Business Training (In Depth & Comprehensive) Community Futures Lethbridge Region is pleased to offer Canada’s leading online education for entrepreneurs in partnership with GoForth Institute. If you’re looking to bolster your understanding of how to start, run or grow a successful and profitable business, learn GoForth Institute’s 100 Essential Small Business Skills™ in only 10 hours conveniently delivered to your computer through streaming video and an option 400+ page resource curriculum book. Each of the thirty 20 minute video lessons 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 all thirty 20 minute video lessons - plus downloadable lesson summaries, quizzes, PowerPoint™ slides, and e-mail your instructor function. The best part is you won’t have to leave your home or office – all you need is a computer with high speed internet access – and you’re ready to learn! 50% of small businesses fail in two years – improve your odds of small business success today!
GoForth Institute’s 10 hours of online small business training costs just $295 + taxes.
·To see a sample lesson, click here: Video Lesson Sample. ·To purchase and receive our partner discount, click here: GoForth’s Small Business Training. ·To view a brochure click here: GoForth’s Brochure. ·For more information, please visit GoForth Institute.
Spring 2012 Video Conference Schedule (Summary) TBA
Spring 2012 Video Conference Schedule (Details) TBA
Advanced registration is required at http://www.canadabusiness.ab.ca/sessions.
Email info@cflethbridge.com to be added to our email list and to receive the reminders about upcoming video conferences and other events. 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 a minimal charge and are held in our office. - Registration is required for ALL events as limited seating is available. To register, please visit http://www.canadabusiness.ab.ca/sessions - 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. - There is a small fee (includes GST) for the 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:
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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