Community Futures Strathcona | Growing Communities One Idea at a Time

Basic Ways to Add FaceBook “Likes”

Facebook is arguably the most effective social media resource for businesses and brands. At the heart of FaceBook is the desire of it’s members/participants to engage and be engaged through a meaningful community – now of course ‘meaningful’ is in the eye of the beholder

Shopping local…your choice.

It is important to recognize that supporting local businesses and national chain stores is a perfectly respectable strategy. There is no reason to get locked into absolutes.

BE GREENER – just Google “How to Go Green”

The following go green facts come from multiple sources. For information about how you can live your life, operate your business, and help others be GREENER – just Google “How to Go Green” and spread the love!

CFS – Business Support Services

When you start a new company, you have a great deal of things to consider and remember. However, one area that many new companies might not explore involves business management techniques. The most important thing that a new company is worried about is often survival.

How to Hire Employees

Generally speaking, anyone in Canada can hire employees. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will generally consider you to be an employer if you pay salaries, wages (including advances), bonuses, vacation pay, or tips to your employees; or you provide certain taxable benefits or allowances, such as board and lodging, to your employees.

Business Planning Workshops – Business Futures

Every month, Community Futures hosts a series of eight business planning workshops. These workshops are facilitated by highly skilled local business consultants and are designed to give you ideas, insights and advice to help you build a successful business plan.