2022/23 Recognition of Client Business Success - Leak Proof Plumbing Inc.

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2022/23 Recognition of Client Business Success - Leak Proof Plumbing Inc. - Leak Proof Plumbing started in 2015 when Adam participated in the Ontario Self Employment Benefit program (delivered through Community Futures) that offered business plan development training, counselling and support to new businesses. The business has come a long way and now owns a large commercial space has 5 employees and are well know in the community for their experience, excellent work and reliability. Community Futures has been honoured to be able to have worked with Leak Proof Plumbing since the beginning, offering financing solutions and counselling and we are excited to see what they can achieve in the future.

"Bearing witness to business growth and supporting client success in our rural communities, is what makes Community Futures such a rewarding organization to be a part of". - Mary Lynn Rutledge, Executive Director.

 

Our Neighbours' Farm - Open for Business

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Our Neighbours Farm is Open for Business! "From the time I first contacted CFDC to submitting my formal application, I felt like my project was understood and well supported. Because of this, I moved forward feeling more confident as time passed. Without this financing it would have been years before I would have had the capital to scale towards opening a storefront and diversifying my business to offer more products to our customers." Samantha Harris, Owner of Our Neighbours' Farm.

The Thomasburg Store

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Today we celebrate CFDC client and new owner of The Thomasburg Store who's mission is to "Bring small town hospitality back to small towns".
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CFDC Attends 2023 OACFDC conference

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Local CFDC well-represented in our nation’s capital

May 9, 2023

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By Kimberly McMunn

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Community Futures Development Corporation of North and Central Hastings, and South Algonquin, executive director, Mary Lynn Rutledge, and loan officer and small business advisor, Carolyn Barker Brown recently attended the 2023 Community Futures Ontario Conference in Ottawa. They were there on behalf of the local CFDC in Bancroft, which was one of 54, of the 60 Community Futures operating in Ontario that attended the conference.

For those unfamiliar with Community Futures, they are located in the large white “house” at the top of the Station Street hill, in Bancroft. Their services include, but are not limited to, providing working capital, investment funding for a business purchase, business start-up or improvement costs, basic business consulting, and a variety of economic development workshops. Their loan portfolio is expansive, with businesses such as tourism, forestry, retail, manufacturing, and service-skilled trades benefitting from funding infusion. Since our Community Futures inception, the local staff have issued $58-million through 1,263 loans, resulting in creating, or maintaining, 3,604 jobs.

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The Edge Cafe

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The Edge Café is a new start-up located in Coe Hill, Ontario 

"With the advice and funding received from Community Futures we have been able to create a community hub where

customers can meet, eat, and shop. We are happy to support local artisans and families in our area", Ashley Kehoe, Owner and Operator of The Edge Cafe.

“Community Futures is proud to support new businesses emerging in our rural communities” Executive Director, Mary Lynn Rutledge