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Community Futures Oxford to launch Thrive Oxford, a program to support female entrepreneurs starting and growing a sustainable business
With funding from the Libro Credit Union Prosperity Fund, Community Futures Oxford will offer a 6-month program that provides training, mentorship and access to capital Community Futures Oxford was awarded $48,000 from Libro Credit Union Prosperity Fund to develop and deliver Thrive Oxford, a program that will support female entrepreneurs starting or growing a sustainable … read nore
Unique funding options for small businesses in Oxford County.
There are so many variables that determine how your business grows and frankly, you can’t control them all. Most of the clients we meet are surprised to learn that companies growing too quickly is one of the main reasons new businesses struggle. Most people think of rapid growth as a good thing (and of course, … read nore
Community Futures Oxford celebrates over $1M in funding disbursed to small businesses
Woodstock, ON- Today, Community Futures Oxford (CFO) held its 26th annual general meeting, celebrating its commitment to small business, job creation and community economic development in Oxford County. To mark the occasion, the organization announced is entrepreneurship award recipients acknowledging excellence in entrepreneurship. New at this year’s event, CFO added a new category to honour … read nore
Grants for sustainable, economic development projects opens March 1
Community Futures Oxford administers grants from two funds: Community Economic Development (CED) Initiative and the Future Oxford Legacy Fund. The CED Initiative provides seed funding to projects that generate economic benefits in several priority areas including workforce development, agriculture/rural sector, business development, social infrastructure, youth programs, capacity development, tourism development and cultural/environmental stewardship. The Future … read nore
SET Program Success Story: Advocacy Tax Service
As we near the end of funding available to deliver the Self Employment Training (SET) program, we are reflecting on some of the successes over the past year. The program was a special project funded by the Federal Economic Development Agency of Southern Ontario (FedDev). The training will be delivered twice more before the program ends … read nore
Everything you need to know about our February 7th event
It’s that time of year again… Each year, we host our Networking Thursday event, which has gone by a few different names over the years. You may know it as Show Me The Money, but this year it’s going by the content presented by our guest speaker: Workforce Forward-Thinking: Profiting by engaging the future generation. … read nore