CFBC Member Portal

Provided By: Community Futures BC

The CFBC website has additional resources on its Member Resoures Portal for CF staff and volunteers. Access by account username and password.

CF Pan West Leadership Institute

Provided By: Community Futures Pan West

Professional development opportunities for CF Staff and Board members. By investing in new skills, and building upon your existing knowledge and expertise, you help ensure that CF has the tools to live up to its promise of excellence. And by making a commitment to lifelong learning, we can all help our organization to operate at its fullest capacity – and help our staff and volunteers reach their full potential.

Economic Emergency Resources

Provide By: Community Futures BC's Rural Resiliency Initiative (RRI)

The RRI has supports to help your CF and your business community to navigate economic disruptions and disasters - before, during and after. Learn the basics of emergency management in B.C., actionable steps to support your businesses, and how to protect your own CF.

Internal Newsletter

Provided By: Community Futures BC

Stay connected with news from CFBC and the CF network in BC! Includes Resource Hub updates, new programs and initiatives, resources for your clients, learning opportunities, events and more. CFs are welcome to send content that is relevant to the network.

Subscribe or Send Content by emailing rachael@cfac.ca. Submission deadline is the 20th the month prior.

There is also an External Newsletter - We encourage you to sign up to see additional opportunities for sharing with clients.

Marketing Kit in Microsoft Teams

Provided By: Community Futures BC

CFBC has developed a free Marketing Kit to promote CFBC's Resource Hub, including myCommunityFutures. Select marketing kits are also available to promote special recognition days or events. Contact information@communityfutures.ca to be added to teams. Orientations available.

Network Financial Services

Provided By: Community Futures BC

Capacity support to CFs regarding loans, syndications, financing large CED projects and interpreting PacifiCan guidelines. Contact scampbell@communityfutures.ca to start a conversation.

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Resource Hub Marketing Materials

Provided By: Community Futures BC

 An overview of all the centralized services from CFBC available to CF clients.

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Workshops and Webinars for CF Staff

Provided By: Community Futures BC - myCommunityFutures (myCF)

CF Staff are eligible to participate in learning opportunities from myCommunityFutures,free of charge!* Start by creating or opening an existing account for your CF and adding yourself to the empoyees list. Next, locate your desired webinar/workshop while logged in and resgister.

*Must be from a participating CF office to attend free of charge. See eligibility list on myCF website home page (scroll down). Otherwise available for a small fee.

CFBC Services for Clients

Provided By: Community Futures BC

The following services are provided by CFBC's Resource Hub and available for your clients.

Accessible Entrepreneurship Services: Programs and Resources for persons facing barriers to entrepreneurship, including persons with a disability.

Export Advisor: Market growth advising and services for clients with goods or services that could be exported beyond local borders.

Indigenous Entrepreneurship: Familiarize with the work being done form your enarest Indigenous-serving office, and refer Indigenous, Metis and Inuit clients for further supports.

myCommunityFutures (online learning): Workshops and Webinars on a variety of topics for startups and entrepreneurs. Also suitable for managers of social enterprises.

myCommunityFutures (consulting): 1-on-1 consulting services for established businesses. Ask an expert!

The Rural Resiliency Initiative: Economic Emergency Resources for businesses before, during and after an economic disruption or disaster.

Venture Connect: Inform startup clients that there is an option for a buy-up (buying a business), versus startup through purchasing an existing business. Refer clients nearing business retirement that there are services to help them sell. Venture Connect services are free of charge for BC-based businesses via the BC Business Match program until March 2026.