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Bruce Community Futures helping local business By Liz Dadson |
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 Amanda Farrell (L) and Cindy Schmidt of Bruce Community Futures The Bruce Community Futures Development Corporation has been helping businesses get started for the past 23 years. And to date, the agency has approved loans of more than $13 million, creating and maintaining 2,100 jobs, and contributing $450,000 to 46 projects across the Grey-Bruce region. That's the word from Cindy Schmidt and Amanda Farrell of Bruce Community Futures, who spoke to Kincardine council at its meeting Wednesday night (May 5). In Kincardine, Bruce Community Futures has assisted with 139 loans, invested $3.7 million, and helped create and maintain 676 jobs.
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"We are very supportive of businesses in this community," said Schmidt.
"Kincardine represents a large part of our active portfolio." Farrell added that if council knows of any business looking for financing, it should contact Schmidt. "We have helped out with the Walker House, the Kincardine BIA (Business Improvement Area) study, and we're working with Steve Murray (Kincardine's economic development manager)." It is also considering a tourism strategy and undertaking a regional seniors' needs study. "Our focus is bringing business to Kincardine and keeping business in Kincardine," said Farrell. The Bruce Community Futures report states that the Ontario Self Employment Benefit program continues to offer valuable financial support and entrepreneurial training to new businesses. The program was suspended in October, 2009, but has been granted a further 12-month extension through to March, 2011.
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