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Community Futures Boosts Financial Relief for Local Businesses
The Regional Relief and Recovery Fund available through Community Futures will be open for applications Monday May 25, 2020
New Program Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
*NEWS RELEASE*
Community Futures Lloydminster & Region is pleased to announce a new program that they will be implementing with funding from the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy delivered by Western Economic Diversification Canada. Community Futures Lloydminster and Region with their various partners will be expanding business incubation services in northern Alberta and northwestern Saskatchewan. Through the development of new incubators, enhanced programming and coaching this service will focus on women to encourage them to consider and support entrepreneurship with the focus being on women in under-represented demographics and sectors.
The Government of Canada is advancing women’s economic empowerment with the first ever Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES), a $2-billion investment that seeks to double the number of women-owned businesses by 2025.
For more details, see the Government of Canada news release: