Resources

Explore our free resources for small business owners and entrepreneurs in the Alberta Southwest Region.

Resources:

• CF Alberta Southwest Business Plan Guide and Template

• CF Alberta Southwest Lending Guidelines 

• CF Alberta Southwest Lending Flowchart

Useful Links:

General Business

• SME Direct - Gain access to a wealth of small business information available through Industry Canada.

• com Small Business Planning Centre - In-depth site of how to start a business.

• ENTERWeb - Quality source of information on small business, finance, community development, international trade, entrepreneurship, enterprise development, and the economy.

• GoForth Institute - If you're looking to bolster your understanding of how to start, run or grow a successful and profitable business, learn GoForth Institute's 100 Essential Small Business Skills™ in only 10 hours conveniently delivered to your computer through streaming video and an option 400+ page resource curriculum book.

• Workink - An online career development AND employment portal for Canadians with disabilities.

Employment

• Alberta Works - offers employment and career resources, training supports, Alberta job & career fairs, income support, and health benefits

• Alberta/Canada Job Grant - Train the workers you need. The Alberta-Canada job grant can help fund training for your new or current employees

• Citizenship and Immigration Canada - Express Entry Information for Employers - You can fill labour market shortages permanently with skilled foreign nationals.

Youth Entrepreneurship

• BDC Entrepreneurs First - Business Development Bank of Canada's entrepreneurship opportunities.

• Futurpreneur - Assisting young entrepreneurs to get their ideas off the ground, Youth Business offers programs and services that allow them to achieve economic independence, develop self-confidence, and fulfill their goals of self-employment.

• The Youth Entrepreneur's Network - An online community that supports the needs of young entrepreneurs from around the world as they attempt to build and thrive in their own businesses

• Youth Café - Government of Canada website for youth seeking employment opportunities.

Indigenous Resources

• Aboriginal Youth Business Council

• Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada

• Metis Training and Employment Program

Community Links

• Town of Cardston

• Cardston Country

• Town of Claresholm

• Town of Fort Macleod

• Town of Pincher Creek

• Municipal District of Willow Creek

• Municipal District of Pincher Creek

Other links

Regional Business Organizations

• Alberta Southwest Regional Alliance

• Cardston & District Chamber of Commerce

• Claresholm & District Chamber of Commerce

• Fort Macleod & District Chamber of Commerce

• Pincher Creek & District Chamber of Commerce

• SouthGrow Regional Alliance

Government of Alberta

• Government of Alberta

• Agriculture & Forestry

• Economic Development & Trade

• Alberta Canada

• BizPal Alberta

• Business in Alberta

• Corporate Registries

• Advanced Education

• Occupational Health & Safety

• Service Alberta

• Working in Alberta

• Community and Regional Economic Development Funding Opportunities

Government of Canada

• The Government of Canada

• Agriculture & Agrifood Canada

• Canada Border Services Agency

• Canada Business Network - General Links

• Canada Business Service Centre

• The Western Canada Business Service Network (WCBSN)

• Canada Revenue Agency

• Global Affairs Canada

• Employment & Social Development Canada

• Innovation, Science & Economic Development Canada

• Service Canada

• Statistics Canada

• Trade Commissioner Service Canada

• Western Canada Economic Diversification

Business Education & Other Resources

• Agriculture Financial Services

• Alberta Innovates

• Alberta Women Entrepreneurs

• Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

• Business Link

• Canadian Commercial Corporation

• Dun and Bradstreet Business Information Services

• Entrepreneur's Organization

• Farm Credit Canada

• The Go Forth Institute For Entrepreneurial Skills Development

• The World Bank

• Women's Enterprise Centre