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Community Futures Manitoba
Advice and awards for Indigenous businesses in Manitoba
Helps Indigenous businesses in Manitoba with advice and some financial support. Offers guidance and funding to grow and succeed.
The Indigenous Business Development Services (IBDS) program provides business information, advisory services, training, and resources for Indigenous entrepreneurs. It also offers grants to Community Futures organizations (up to $5,000 for IFI CFs, $1,000 for non-IFI CFs) to deliver services and training to First Nations, Metis, or Inuit communities in rural and northern Manitoba. Community Futures also offers flexible loans (up to $150,000) for new start-ups, expansions, or business purchases in rural communities, with fixed interest rates and no repayment penalties. Application and administration fees apply for loans.
Region: rural Manitoba, northern Manitoba
Demographics: indigenous
Other Criteria: entrepreneurs (for services), Community Futures organizations (for grants), Indigenous Financial Institution Community Futures organizations (for grants), new start-up businesses (for loans), businesses undertaking expansion (for loans), businesses buying an existing business (for loans), businesses in rural communities (for loans)
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