Resources

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

Resources:

• CF Alberta Southwest Loan Application
• 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