Starting A Business In The Highwood Region

Thinking About Starting A Business In The Highwood 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 Highwood. 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 worst) to ensure you have the resources & financing you need to get started.

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 Highwood 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.

Meet Your Team

Business Support 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 coaching. We also offer business planning support, training programs and technical assistance. Visit our Resources page for more tools.

What’s the difference between a bank and Community Futures?

Is it important to get a loan for my new start-up?

What does it cost to talk to a Business Advisor?

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Did you know that more than 57% of new businesses fail after 10 years.

Don’t worry, our FREE Start-up Essentials Checklist is here to help make sure you don’t miss some critical steps to set your business up for success from the very beginning.

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At Community Futures Highwood, 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.

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