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Starting A Business In The Elk Island Region

Thinking about starting a business in the Elk Island Region region? Start at Community Futures.

So you’ve decided to make that leap into entrepreneurship, congratulations! Helping start-ups is what we love to do here at Community Futures Elk Island Region. We know starting a business is exciting, yet challenging.

Our team of Business Advisors are here to walk you through business planning for all scenarios (good, bad or worse) to ensure you have the resources & financing you need to get started.

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Have you been turned down by a bank? That’s why we’re here.

Our goal is to help make your business more bankable. We know how deflating it can feel to be turned down by the bank because your business may not quite fall within their approval structure.

Community Futures Elk Island Region is here to help you with planning your business’s success, FOR FREE! Our experienced team of rural Alberta Business Advisors is skilled and understands what it takes to succeed in our rural market.

Business Start-up Consulting You Can Trust

When we say business starts at Community Futures, we mean it. Come in and let us guide you with:

Creating a business plan

Creating a marketing plan

Setting up your expansion strategy

One-on-one coaching and business mentoring

Securing financing

Ensuring your success

Start-up FAQs

What tools or resources do you have to help my business get started?

You can get access to a wide range of business supports from our advisors who know rural business like no one else, including free business advice and consulting. We also offer additional business coaching, business plan help, training programs and technical assistance. Visit our Resources page for more tools.

We’re Here to Help!

At Community Futures Elk Island Region, we understand rural start-up businesses like no other. We come from the same community you live in. We know what it’s like and we’re determined to make things work for you.

Contact Us

Main Office:
5122 50 Street
Vegreville, AB  T9C 1R7
P: (780) 632-6064
E: brad@cfelkisland.ca

Two Hills Office:
5019 50 Ave.
Two Hills, AB
P: (780) 632-6064
E: brad@cfelkisland.ca

Communities Served

Andrew, Antler Lake, Ardrossan, Beauvallon, Bruderheim, Chipman, Claysmore, Collingwood Cove, Derwent, Duvernay, Hairy Hill, Half Moon Bay, Half Moon Lake, Hastings Lake, Hilliard, Innisfree, Josephburg, Lamont, Lavoy, Mannville, Minburn, Morecambe, Mundare, Musidora, Myrnam, North Cooking Lake, Ranfurly, Royal Park, South Cooking Lake, St Michael, Star, Two Hills, Vegreville, Willingdon, and Wostok