[VIDEO] CF Sunrise Helping New Businesses With Programs & More – Discoverweyburn.com – DiscoverWeyburn.com

For those interested in starting their first business all of the steps and tasks needed to accomplish their goals may seem too daunting.

This is where Community Futures Sunrise in Weyburn can step in to bridge the gap between struggling entrepreneurs and successful business owners.

"We've been busy over the last year developing programs for our small business community and also our municipal leaders who are in charge of our community governance," told Community Futures Sunrise General Manager, Verna O'Neill.

CF Sunrise has created a number of different initiatives to help connect these individuals with the information and resources that they need to be successful in the province.

One of those is their How to Start a Business in SK webinar that is open to the public and completely free to join.

"We run that webinar once per month and we'll walk you through all of the steps on how to start a business in southeast Saskatchewan successfully," O'Neill explained. "Then they will be connected with our office so that there are advisory and coaching services beyond that webinar for them to tap into."

She added that a lot of entrepreneurs have the same questions that they need to be answered and after many years of providing those answers and shifting with the everchanging circumstances of the economy CF Sunrise is a one stop shop for anyone that may be on the fence about creating that new business venture.

"In addition to our services for small businesses we also have some economic development services that we are implementing this fall to support our community leaders and local government," shared O'Neill. "So we have a number of workshops that we will be rolling out to help them retain the business community that we have in the Weyburn area or to attract new investment into our community. We have everything from basic economic development all the way to how you can retain and expand your business community. It's also a great opportunity to connect with other people that are interested in economic development within the southeast portion of our province."

With the current state of the world shifting to more of an online community of sharing and communicating Community Futures are helping new businesses to up their online presence and find new ways to attract customers in the current digital age that we live in.

One way that they are helping entrepreneurs with their online endeavors is with their Go Digital Sask program that is a free one-hour session for southeast business owners that is set to run for the next two years.

CF Sunrise has also been promoting southeast Saskatchewan residents to get out and experience all that the local communities have to offer with their Where Is It Wednesday Facebook contest that provides a chance to win a $20 gift card from a local business of your choice within the community of the week.

Another opportunity that they have created for potential business owners is their Destination Creation Program for tourism-based businesses and entrepreneurs interested in learning more.

Below you can listen to O'Neill explaining the specifics of this upcoming program in September and October.

To keep up with the latest at Community Futures Sunrise you can follow them on Facebook and Instagram or you can also visit their official website.

Below you can view a new video on Community Futures and what they have to offer that was shared on their social media pages.

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