eSSENTIAL
Accessibility Inc.
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eSSENTIAL Accessibility Inc. in Canada and other countries
is a registered trade-mark of
eSSENTIAL Accessibility Inc. in Canada and other countries
Services
Business Development
Technical Services
Community Futures Heartland offers many services to new entrepreneurs and existing business owners. We offer access to resource and research material as well as provide general management consulting. We assist clients in the development of their business plans and cash flow projections. Community Futures Heartland has business planning workbooks as well as cash flow templates for you to assist in the creation of your business plan. We also provide clients the free training that C/MBSC provides through our Video Conferencing Sites. Click here to see the latest listing.
Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre
Our Portage la Prairie office is also a regional site for Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre (C/MBSC) where we have a small library of resources available to lend to individuals. This site also has access to the main location's (Winnipeg) collection of business and trade information. C/MBSC also has dedicated staff to assist with specific information requests.
Financial Services
Once a business plan has been developed, Community Futures Heartland encourages clients to seek financing through traditional lenders. We can also provide lending to qualifying clients, in amounts up to $150,000. Our interest rate is set at Bank Prime plus 3% at the time of signing the documents and is fixed for the term of the loan. Our repayment terms are set at a maximum of 5 years.
Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) Program
This program is a partnership between Community Futures Heartland and Employment Manitoba (Manitoba Competitiveness, Training and Trade Branch) where the objective is to assist eligible unemployed individuals to achieve economic self sufficiency through the creation of their own jobs. The program provides participants with the training and supports necessary to start a business while receiving financial benefits in the first months of establishing a business.
Community Development
Strategic Planning
Service groups and organizations can benefit from strategic planning whereby past accomplishments can be reviewed and future goals established. Strategic planning is a formal process to extract vital opinions and goals from Board or committee members and then develop a logical road map for the organization to follow in the coming year. This is essential for organizations which may have been in existence years and could be stuck in a rut and follow the same routine in a rapidly changing world.
Facilitation
Similar to strategic planning, our role is to listen and encourage discussion. Facilitation service involve gathering the stakeholders around the same table to an organized discussion about a mutual concern. Whether it is to establish a committee for a specific task or to assist two groups to merge in an era of volunteer burnout, we may be able to help. Specific information regarding the concerns or the anticipated outcome would be needed prior to staff attending the session.
Business Development
Technical Services
Community Futures Heartland offers many services to new entrepreneurs and existing business owners. We offer access to resource and research material as well as provide general management consulting. We assist clients in the development of their business plans and cash flow projections. Community Futures Heartland has business planning workbooks as well as cash flow templates for you to assist in the creation of your business plan. We also provide clients the free training that C/MBSC provides through our Video Conferencing Sites. Click here to see the latest listing.
Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre
Our Portage la Prairie office is also a regional site for Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre (C/MBSC) where we have a small library of resources available to lend to individuals. This site also has access to the main location's (Winnipeg) collection of business and trade information. C/MBSC also has dedicated staff to assist with specific information requests.
Financial Services
Once a business plan has been developed, Community Futures Heartland encourages clients to seek financing through traditional lenders. We can also provide lending to qualifying clients, in amounts up to $150,000. Our interest rate is set at Bank Prime plus 3% at the time of signing the documents and is fixed for the term of the loan. Our repayment terms are set at a maximum of 5 years.
Self-Employment Assistance (SEA) Program
This program is a partnership between Community Futures Heartland and Employment Manitoba (Manitoba Competitiveness, Training and Trade Branch) where the objective is to assist eligible unemployed individuals to achieve economic self sufficiency through the creation of their own jobs. The program provides participants with the training and supports necessary to start a business while receiving financial benefits in the first months of establishing a business.
Community Development
Strategic Planning
Service groups and organizations can benefit from strategic planning whereby past accomplishments can be reviewed and future goals established. Strategic planning is a formal process to extract vital opinions and goals from Board or committee members and then develop a logical road map for the organization to follow in the coming year. This is essential for organizations which may have been in existence years and could be stuck in a rut and follow the same routine in a rapidly changing world.
Facilitation
Similar to strategic planning, our role is to listen and encourage discussion. Facilitation service involve gathering the stakeholders around the same table to an organized discussion about a mutual concern. Whether it is to establish a committee for a specific task or to assist two groups to merge in an era of volunteer burnout, we may be able to help. Specific information regarding the concerns or the anticipated outcome would be needed prior to staff attending the session.
Community Futures Heartland
Provides a variety of business and community development services to the region such as business planning assistance, repayable loans, support for community development initiatives, project support and training opportunities.
We serve 15 Rural Municipalities, 2 Cities, 5 Towns, and 3 Villages.
Community Futures Heartland is a not-for-profit corporation run by a volunteer board of directors.
OUR SERVICES ARE FREE!
