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Alberta Women Entrepreneurs

Posted by Tammy Maloney on October 6, 2012
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As per: http://www.awebusiness.com/pages/Financing/default.aspx

AWE financing can help women in Alberta purchase a business, start a new business or grow your existing business.   Our repayable loans (up to $150,000) have flexible repayment options and terms up to 5 years.  If you require financing beyond $150,000, we attempt to partner with other lenders to meet your full borrowing requirements.

We are here to connect our clients to the people and resources needed at all stages of business growth.  In addition, we offer a competitive interest rate— TD Bank’s Prime + 3%. There are no penalties for early repayment and we do not charge annual renewal fees.   Loan administration fees are only 1% of the amount loaned to a maximum of $500.

To find out if you are eligible for a loan click here.

Business Development Bank of Canada

Posted by Tammy Maloney on October 6, 2012
Posted in: Business Development Bank of Canada, Social Entrepreneurship in Calgary. Tagged: , , . Leave a Comment

As per: http://www.bdc.ca

Financing for starting a business
Financing possibilities

  • Working capital: to supplement an existing line of credit
  • Acquiring fixed assets
  • Marketing and start-up fees
  • Buying a franchise

How can BDC help?

Learn more at: ttp://www.bdc.ca

Canadian Youth Business Foundation

Posted by Tammy Maloney on October 6, 2012
Posted in: Canadian Youth Business Foundation, Social Entrepreneurship in Calgary. Tagged: , , . Leave a Comment

As per: http://www.cybf.ca/cybf_programs/start-up/

The Canadian Youth Business Foundation’s (CYBF) Start-up Program provides the support you need to get your business off the ground. On top of coaching and resources to help you create a winning business plan, CYBF also provides mentorship, financing and post-launch services to position you and your business for long-term success.

Financing that meets your needs:

  • We focus on your character instead of collateral when assessing eligibility for financial support. Get the financing you need to start your business and build your credit.
  • You may be eligible to receive up to a total of $45,000 to launch your business! CYBF offers up to $15,000 in start-up financing and you could receive up to twice your approved CYBF amount through our partnership with theBusiness Development Bank of Canada (BDC).

Check out all their amazing start-up support here: http://www.cybf.ca/cybf_programs/start-up/

Amplifi

Posted by Tammy Maloney on October 6, 2012
Posted in: Amplifi, Social Entrepreneurship in Calgary. Tagged: , , . Leave a Comment

amplifi 
inform | involve | inspire

Amplifi is an agency that creates engaging communications for inspired change. They are small but mighty. They move quickly, and have been involved in influencing change for a good many years at all sorts of different levels.

Amplifi loves working with organizations that are out for good. They help them inform, involve and inspire their audience to take action.

Amplifi believes that all companies have good people working for them, and that the right program can unite employees and inspire them to embody a corporate soul.

To learn more visit:  http://Www.amplifi.ca or contact  tim@amplifi.ca

CAWST

Posted by Tammy Maloney on October 6, 2012
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CAWST, the Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology, is a nonprofit organisation that provides training and consulting to organizations that work directly with populations in developing countries who lack access to clean water and basic sanitation.

CAWST “walks beside” hundreds of organizations—government agencies, community groups, and local and international NGOs of all sizes—in 69 countries as they develop their capacities to deliver water and sanitation programs locally.

CAWST is a “non-profit engineering consultancy” that provides practitioners with subsidized training services on a sliding scale, and open-content education materials. CAWST aligns all activities toward its ultimate organizational goal: to increase the number of people with access to safe water and sanitation.

To learn more visit:  http://www.cawst.org

Ztarfish

Posted by Tammy Maloney on October 6, 2012
Posted in: Social Entrepreneurship in Calgary, Ztarfish. Tagged: , , . Leave a Comment

ztarfish is a brand and innovation company in the business of reactivating bonds between brands and audiences. We generate new growth for people, businesses and causes by engineering honest brands and telling their stories through social touch points.

They help non-profits, social entrepreneurs, and organizations by offering their expertise and resources as both service and investment.

They are committed to positive change.

Does your social enterprise, socially responsible business or social purpose business need reactivating?

Visit:  http://ztar.ca

The Calgary Foundation presents the 2012 VITAL CITY REPORT

Posted by Tammy Maloney on October 3, 2012
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM

Event Details as per Eventbrite:

http://vitalcityreport.eventbrite.com/#

In keeping with this year’s “3 Things for Calgary” theme, we are pleased to announce our three keynote speakers: 

  • Mayor Naheed Nenshi
  • Rob Cardinal, University of Calgary research associate, Astrophysicist, and Founder of The First Light Initiative
  • Reid Henry, President & CEO of cSpace, whose first project is the transformation of the historic King Edward School into an innovative Arts Incubator
  • Special appearance by Calgary’s Poet Laureate, Kris Demeanor

To RSVP for your FREE ticket visit: http://vitalcityreport.eventbrite.com/#