Community Futures Elk Island Region

Community Futures Elk Island Region At Community Futures Elk Island, we Support Small Businesses in Rural Communities. Call us today! Entrepreneurs are the key to fueling economic growth.

Are you looking to START, EXPAND, RELOCATE or even BUY a business, we're your rural small business partner. For over 30 years, Community Futures organizations have been helping businesses and communities in Alberta with business advisory and economic development services. Small businesses help create economic diversity. And they play an important part in ensuring long term sustainability for Albertaโ€™s rural communities.

06/18/2026

Host farms! Planning on hosting a tasting or serving alcohol on your farm during open farm days?

Don't miss your next training session โ€” AGLC is joining us to walk host farms through everything you need to know about properly hosting tastings for craft beverages on the farm.

Register for the webinar on our website: albertaopenfarmdays.ca.

06/16/2026
06/11/2026

The wait is over, and weโ€™re thrilled to announce the launch of our brand new app, 'Y-APP', the new go-to app for young entrepreneurs in Alberta! Y-APP is open to ages 16-24, to Connect, Network, Find Resources, and Grow together!

Apple and IOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/y-app/id6651859328
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yeti.yeti

Join us in celebrating our launch with a chance to win one of three $50 gift cards. All you have to do is:

- Create an account
- Make a post
- And comment on a post to enter!

We are so excited to share this new resource with you, and to make a dedicated space for young entrepreneurs to connect and build each other up!

Here's what to expect when you book a consult with a ๐‘ฉ๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐‘จ๐’…๐’—๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’“ at ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ!
06/09/2026

Here's what to expect when you book a consult with a ๐‘ฉ๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’”๐’” ๐‘จ๐’…๐’—๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’“ at ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ!

We want to help you grow your rural small business from a simple idea to a successful company.

06/04/2026
Think you're too old to start a business?Check out these inspiring stories of people over 60 who became entrepreneurs! ...
06/03/2026

Think you're too old to start a business?

Check out these inspiring stories of people over 60 who became entrepreneurs!

When most people think of starting a business, they imagine energetic young founders in their 20s or 30s. But what if the best time to start your dream company is after retirement age? Across the world, seniors have proven that it is never too late to chase passion, build wealth, and make an impact....

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ -๐Ÿ•, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” - ๐’๐„๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐‘๐’ ๐–๐„๐„๐ŠIntended to celebrate and honour older adults, foster positive perspectives on aging, and ...
06/01/2026

๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ -๐Ÿ•, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” - ๐’๐„๐๐ˆ๐Ž๐‘๐’ ๐–๐„๐„๐Š

Intended to celebrate and honour older adults, foster positive perspectives on aging, and strengthen social connections. Highlighting the value of remaining active, involved, and connected within the community!

๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐”๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก! ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž is all about assisting entrepreneurs, startups, and business owners across ...
05/28/2026

๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐”๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก! ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž is all about assisting entrepreneurs, startups, and business owners across Alberta!

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5122 50 Street
Vegreville, AB
T9C1G3

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 12pm
12:30pm - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 12pm
12:30pm - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 12pm
12:30pm - 4pm

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+17806326064

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