ANNOUNCEMENTS
Knowledge-Based Business Incubator
CF Westman announces first ever business incubator in Brandon
Past Announcements
October 22, 2008
Home Based Business is Big Business
On October 22, sixty-five current and potential home based business owners and economic development practitioners attended CF Westman's Home Based Business Conference. A panel of four business professionals provided information and answers to various questions on the topics of networking, marketing, retailing, and managing family and work in the home. Al Vickers discussed what every home based business owner should know about taxes. A financial panel discussed financial aspects of starting and running a home based business and finally Derek Cullens discussed legal considerations. The conference was a huge success!
June 1, 2007
Bolivian Project Moving Forward
Community Futures Westman is involved with a community economic development partnership between organizations in Bolivia and Canada. In Canada the partnership includes CF Westman, Canadian Crossroads International and the Marquis Project with funding for the project provided by The Canadian International Development Agency. In Bolivia our partners are la Programa de Estudios y Estudios y Apoyo a la Produccion/Fondo de Credito Solidario and la Asociacion National Ecumenica de Desarrollo.
The goals of the project are to assess whether opportunities for expansion into the Canadian fair trade market exist and to prepare Bolivian quinoa and coffee farmers to access the Canadian fair trade markets. One of the components of this project has been having both a Bolivian project coordinator and a Canadian fair trade coordinator work together in Bolivia. They have performed research on new market opportunities as well as on logistical considerations of exporting to Canada for the past six months. A placement from Bolivia, Jaime Andrade, is working out of the CF Westman office now to study Canadian markets first hand for the next two months. We see the Westman region as a potential starting point for importing and distributing these fair trade products.
February 1, 2007
Introducing Community Futures
Wheat Belt Community Futures Development Corporation has undergone a name change and is now identified as Community Futures Westman. We were the first Manitoba CF to formally adopt the common branding strategy, which as implemented to associate all participating CF's through Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia together.
The new pan West Community Futures brand creates a unified profile for all member organizations, allows us to leverage with 'strength in numbers' and increases our ability to build awareness at the community and regional levels. The Community Futures 'leaf' logo is the central symbol of th Community Futures corporate brand. The leaf creates the letterforms "C" and "F" and signifies growth and vitality. Combined with our new tagline, "Growing Communities One Idea at a Time", our new brandon reinforces our ;locally driven' strength, focuses on community development and the creative spirit of small bsuiness entreprenuership.
October 20, 2005
How To Do Business With Manitoba Crown Corporations
Wheat Belt Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) and The Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre provided guest speakers from the Manitoba Crown Corporations. This seminar will help businesses understand the Manitoba Crown Corporations buying procedures for both services and products. Participants had the opportunity to ask questions regarding the processes that are used, in turn leaving with valuable insight that may help with their businesses.
February 3, 2005
Discover Manitoba Tourism Conference & Adventure Expo
Winnipeg, MB - Canad Inns, Polo Park
October 27, 2004
Senior Students Business Workshop
February 11, 2003
Broadband Project Announcement for Southwestern Manitoba
Wheat Belt CFDC in conjunction with Manitoba Smart Network Incorporated, Heartland CFDC and Dakota Ojibway CFDC is pleased to announce their role in preparing a strategic plan for High-Speed Internet within Southwestern Manitoba. The plan will include over 40 rural and 5 First Nation communities throughout Southwestern Manitoba. The group has received support from the Government of Canada under the “Broadband for Rural and Northern Development Pilot Program” to proceed in preparing a business plan to implement high-speed Internet into the communities that have indicated their support for the October 2002 submission deadline. The group will prepare a business plan and submit on behalf of the communities throughout the region for the May 2003 deadline. If given approval after the May 2003 submission, we will be implementing the plan into the communities throughout the region. Do you currently live in Southwestern Manitoba? Are you currently without high-speed Internet access? If you answered yes to the above, then we would like you to take a short online survey. This survey will assist us in determining the best solution for your community. Please click here to be directed to the online survey.
February 11, 2003
Broadband Project Announcement for Southwestern Manitoba
Wheat Belt CFDC in conjunction with Manitoba Smart Network Incorporated, Heartland CFDC and Dakota Ojibway CFDC is pleased to announce their role in preparing a strategic plan for High-Speed Internet within Southwestern Manitoba. The plan will include over 40 rural and 5 First Nation communities throughout Southwestern Manitoba. The group has received support from the Government of Canada under the “Broadband for Rural and Northern Development Pilot Program” to proceed in preparing a business plan to implement high-speed Internet into the communities that have indicated their support for the October 2002 submission deadline. The group will prepare a business plan and submit on behalf of the communities throughout the region for the May 2003 deadline. If given approval after the May 2003 submission, we will be implementing the plan into the communities throughout the region. Do you currently live in Southwestern Manitoba? Are you currently without high-speed Internet access? If you answered yes to the above, then we would like you to take a short online survey. This survey will assist us in determining the best solution for your community.