Community Futures East Central Alberta

Community Futures East Central Alberta We Support Small Business. Looking to Start, Expand, Relocate or even Buy a Business - We Can Help!

๐๐ฎ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐“๐ข๐ฉ ๐Ÿ’ก๐๐„ ๐‚๐Ž๐€๐‚๐‡๐€๐๐‹๐„.One quality that can make a huge difference in entrepreneurship is being coachable.Entrepreneurs...
06/08/2026

๐๐ฎ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐“๐ข๐ฉ ๐Ÿ’ก๐๐„ ๐‚๐Ž๐€๐‚๐‡๐€๐๐‹๐„.

One quality that can make a huge difference in entrepreneurship is being coachable.

Entrepreneurship is a constant learning experience, and no matter how much experience we have, thereโ€™s always room to grow, improve, and see things from a different perspective.

Being coachable doesnโ€™t mean doubting yourself or your vision. It simply means valuing growth enough to stay open to feedback, mentorship, guidance, and new ideas along the way.

Some of the greatest growth happens when weโ€™re willing to listen, ask questions, learn from others, and allow people to pour wisdom into our journey.

You donโ€™t have to have all the answers to be successful. The entrepreneurs who continue to evolve are often the ones who stay teachable, adaptable, and willing to grow into the next version of themselves and their business.

Growth happens when we stay open to learning.

โ€œ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ"๐Ÿ˜„โ˜• Coffee = required๐Ÿ“ง Inbox = strategically ignored๐Ÿง  Ideas = 47 (3 ๐’ˆ๐’๐’๐’… ๐’๐’๐’†๐’”)โณ โ€œQuick cal...
06/05/2026

โ€œ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ"๐Ÿ˜„

โ˜• Coffee = required
๐Ÿ“ง Inbox = strategically ignored
๐Ÿง  Ideas = 47 (3 ๐’ˆ๐’๐’๐’… ๐’๐’๐’†๐’”)
โณ โ€œQuick callโ€ = never quick

Another week of building, solving, and figuring it out as we go โœ”๏ธ

Weekend loadingโ€ฆ please do not disturb ๐Ÿ˜„

โ“๐…๐€๐ - ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐จ ๐ˆ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ?๐Ÿ‘‰Most businesses in Alberta need a ๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’Š๐’‘๐’‚๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’†๐’๐’”๐’† (fr...
06/03/2026

โ“๐…๐€๐ - ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐จ ๐ˆ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ?

๐Ÿ‘‰Most businesses in Alberta need a ๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’Š๐’‘๐’‚๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’†๐’๐’”๐’† (from the city, town, or county where they operate). Certain industries may require additional approvals, such as industry-specific permits.

Community Futures can help entrepreneurs understand what applies to their specific business and connect them to the right resources.

More information can be found here: https://www.alberta.ca/get-business-licence-overview

๐๐ฎ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐“๐ข๐ฉ ๐Ÿ’ก๐‡๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž!The people you hire can have a major impact on your ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ!When building your...
06/01/2026

๐๐ฎ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐“๐ข๐ฉ ๐Ÿ’ก๐‡๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž!

The people you hire can have a major impact on your ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ!

When building your team, focus on finding people who bring the right skills, work ethic and attitude. While hiring friends and family might feel easier (and sometimes it works), making decisions based on qualifications and fit will create a stronger foundation for long-term growth.

โœจ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก! โœจToday, weโ€™re taking a moment to say ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’Œ ๐’€๐’๐’– โ€” to our amazing teams, our clients, customers,...
05/29/2026

โœจ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก! โœจ

Today, weโ€™re taking a moment to say ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’Œ ๐’€๐’๐’– โ€” to our amazing teams, our clients, customers, our mentorsโ€ฆ and yes, to ourselves too! ๐Ÿ™Œ

Gratitude helps us wrap up the week and the month on a high note, so we can step into June feeling energized, clear-headed, and ready for whatโ€™s ahead. ๐Ÿ’›

Hereโ€™s to carrying forward the wins, the lessons, and all the momentum into a fresh new month on Monday! ๐ŸŽ‰

โ“๐…๐€๐ - ๐ƒ๐จ ๐ˆ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐š ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‹๐จ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ?๐๐Ž.....Starting or growing a business...
05/27/2026

โ“๐…๐€๐ - ๐ƒ๐จ ๐ˆ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐š ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐‹๐จ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ?

๐๐Ž.....Starting or growing a business and not sure where to begin?

Community Futures East Central Alberta offers business advisory services and support to entrepreneurs throughout our region - and you ๐ƒ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ญ need to be a client to access many of these services.

Whether you're exploring a new idea, building a business plan, or looking for guidance, we are here to help.

Contact our office today to set up an appointment: 780-336-3497

๐๐ฎ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐“๐ข๐ฉ ๐Ÿ’ก If you plan on incorporating your business, remember to register your "๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ฆ๐ž" first. Doing a proper ...
05/25/2026

๐๐ฎ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐“๐ข๐ฉ ๐Ÿ’ก

If you plan on incorporating your business, remember to register your "๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ฆ๐ž" first. Doing a proper name search and registration can help protect your brand and prevent issues later on.

Learn more here: https://www.alberta.ca/register-business-name

Community Futures is here to help support entrepreneurs through every stage of business startup and growth!

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ŸšŒโœจ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ ๐š ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ.....๐ฐ๐ก๐จ'๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ?The one with the coffee โ˜•...
05/22/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ŸšŒโœจ

๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ ๐š ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ.....๐ฐ๐ก๐จ'๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ?

The one with the coffee โ˜•
The one controlling the playlist ๐ŸŽถ
The one answering emails from the back seat ๐Ÿ“ฑ
The snack organizer ๐Ÿฟ
Or the one saying โ€œwe should totally do this every Fridayโ€ ๐Ÿ™Œ

Entrepreneurship is serious work, but itโ€™s important to enjoy the journey and celebrate the people who make the ride worthwhile.
Tag your team or your favourite business bestie below ๐Ÿ‘‡

โ“ ๐…๐€๐ - ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ?Many entrepreneurs spend years building their business, but few t...
05/20/2026

โ“ ๐…๐€๐ - ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ?

Many entrepreneurs spend years building their business, but few talk about what comes next.

If youโ€™re thinking about selling your business, succession planning, or preparing for transition, organizations like Community Futures can be a valuable resource for guidance, planning, and support throughout the process.

Selling a business is more than just a transaction โ€” itโ€™s part of your legacy. Having the right support can help make the transition smoother for you, your team, and the future owner.

https://www.exitnavigator.ca/sellers

Sometimes the hardest part isnโ€™t building the businessโ€ฆ itโ€™s knowing how to successfully step away from it.

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐•๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ž๐ง๐!๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ!We wish everyone a safe, fun, and relaxing May Long weekend. Whe...
05/18/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐•๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐š ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ž๐ง๐!๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ!

We wish everyone a safe, fun, and relaxing May Long weekend. Whether youโ€™re camping, spending time with family and friends, or simply taking time to recharge, we hope you enjoy the unofficial start of summer.

Thank you for continuing to support local businesses and communities throughout our region. From all of us at Community Futures East Central Alberta, have a wonderful long weekend!

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