Economic Development

Community Futures Central Kootenay is committed to increasing community and regional capacity through community economic development. We aim to nurture partnerships, inspire innovative thinking, develop best practice initiatives and promote a healthy, vibrant economic future for our area.

Our CED Mandate:

• Increase capacity to the region
• Foster CED partnerships
• Provide leadership to our region
• Provide programs i.e. Loans/Self-Employment Programs, Training
• Enable communities to act on CED opportunities

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Target Areas:

• Regional & local economic development
• Entrepreneurial support
  

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CED Outputs:

• Access to capital (Loans/Self-Employment Programs)
• Economic development planning and focus (i.e. Business Vitality Index)
• Capacity building (training, regional CED forums)
• Catalyst for government funding to communities (SICEAI-Softwood Industry Community Economic Adjustment Initiative, CEDO-Community Economic Development Opportunity, CISP-Community Investment Support Program)
• Local and regional initiatives (CISP, Nelson Economic Development Partnership)
• Stimulate economic growth (business loans, training, counselling)
• New economic development resources (GrowthStart, IBDE-Internet Business Development for Entrepreneurs)
• Partnerships and networks