Community Futures understands business in smaller B.C. communities, because it’s based in one: Mission. A non-profit organization boosting community economic development opportunities from local offices throughout B.C., it connects entrepreneurs and small business owners to business planning and support services plus self-employment advice. It even arranges financing, using lending criteria that prioritizes investment in local business and economies in rural communities. Find your closest office at communityfutures.ca/location-finder.
Set up shop: There are 34 Community Futures offices in rural communities around B.C.