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About Community Futures
Organizations
Community Futures Manitoba Inc. (CFM) is an association
representing 16 Community Future organizations (CFs)
established throughout rural and northern Manitoba.
The
Community Futures Manitoba Board of Directors is comprised of one representative from each of these organizations.
Community Futures operates across rural and Northern Canada
as a grassroots-driven program created to strengthen rural
economies by enabling entrepreneurship and assisting in
community economic development.
There are 16 Community Futures organizations (CFs) established throughout rural and northern Manitoba.
The goal of each
CF is to assist the communities in their region to develop
their economic potential. To this end, CFs work with
communities and their agencies and organizations to:
- Develop long
term community economic development strategies and plans
- Coordinate
resources to implement development plans
- Promote the
region and its economic opportunities
CFs further support
the local economic development process by assisting area
entrepreneurs with:
- Preparing and assessing business
plans
- Providing business and market
information
- Providing business loans:
The Community Futures Program operates in a
partnership with
Western
Economic Diversification Canada.
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