The COVID Stress Challenge
We live in crazy times and given the number of stressors flying about us it’s no wonder many of us are struggling to retain a sense of equilibrium. Minister for Women and Gender Equality, Maryam Monsef, recently said, “What the pandemic has done with the self-isolation measures, with the closures of some of the support systems, is create a powder keg.” She was referring to the recent increase in domestic violence across Canada, but it’s not a stretch to imagine business relationships being strained by the stress we are all under with the current situation. And, we need to consider our employees who are working from home cloistered with their spouses, children…
Regional Relief and Recovery Fund available to help local small businesses
Community Futures Huron is a federally supported not-for-profit Community Futures Development Corporation with a volunteer Board of Directors and professional staff whose purpose is to support community economic development and small business growth through business loans. Community Futures Development Corporations across southern Ontario are here to help small businesses impacted by COVID-19 that have been unable to access other federal support. Applications are open for the new Regional Relief and Recovery Fund through Community Futures Huron. The following are the guidelines to be utilized in the review of applications for the RRRF: RRRF loans are meant to help small businesses with ongoing operating costs (rent, wages, utilities, taxes, etc.) for a 4-MONTH…
Introducing Susan Jared, COVID-19 Business Support Liaison
Susan Jared has recently been brought onboard as COVID-19 Business Support Liaison to support Community Futures Huron loan clients during this pandemic and difficult time for Huron County businesses. Susan’s background includes employment services, educating adult learners, hospitality and retail management in Canada and England. Susan loves to create the plan of a new business – currently as Online Business Support working with clients around the world, and previously owning a children’s consignment store in Kincardine. Her present businesses provide the greatest satisfaction by organizing various client requests from her home office Susan specializes in supporting businesses, professionals and associations with office services including; daily administration, client contact and scheduling,…
- Business, Business Services, Client News, Co-Hosted Webinars & Workshops, Communications, News, Online Business Training, Patrick Donnelly, Small Business, Small Business Management, Tina Heathers, webinar
Doing Business Online – Go Where Your Customers Are
Small business owners, freelancers, entrepreneurs, you are invited to this April 9th webinar all about getting into and excelling at online sales during this difficult time of COVID-19. With everyone stuck at home, the internet is where they are hanging out. Let’s discuss all the different ways you can continue to meet and work with customers online. Even if you have never done business online before, there may be creative ways to keep your customers engaged and make a little survival cash in the process. Join Patrick Donnelly, Entrepreneur and Business Coach from Huron County Economic Development and Tina Heathers, Business Coach and Lending Consultant from Community Futures Huron as…
- Business, Business Services, Co-Hosted Webinars & Workshops, COVID-19 Support, Economic Development, Online Business Training, Patrick Donnelly, Small Business Management, Tina Heathers, webinar
Creating a Covid-19 Business Survival Cashflow Plan 2.0
We’re co-hosting another cash flow webinar on April 7! Small business owners and entrepreneurs, you are invited to: Creating a Covid-19 Business Survival Cashflow Plan 2.0. Join Community Futures Huron and Huron County Economic Development and review how to make a survival cash flow plan for small businesses again! Planning to minimize expenses, tap into government funding options, and staying focused on business stability will make all the difference to your business when business activity returns to normal. Many funding updates have been announced since last Friday & we’ll be discussing what we know. Hosts Patrick Donnelly, Entrepreneur and Business Coach from Huron County Economic Development and Tina Heathers, Business…
- Business, Business Services, Co-Hosted Webinars & Workshops, Communications, COVID-19 Support, Online Business Training, Patrick Donnelly, Tina Heathers, webinar
Creating Your Covid-19 Business Survival Cashflow Plan
Entrepreneurs, small business owners and freelancers, please join Community Futures Huron for our next webinar on Fri., March 27 at 10 am: Creating Your Covid-19 Survival Cashflow Plan. Join us for this free Zoom webinar as we discuss how to make a survival cash flow plan for small businesses. Planning to minimize expenses, tap into government funding options, and staying focused on business stability will make all the difference to your business when business activity returns to normal. Hosts Patrick Donnelly, Entrepreneur and Business Coach from Huron County Economic Development and Tina Heathers, Business Coach and Lending Consultant from Community Futures Huron will focus on ways to help businesses survive for…
COVID-19 Support
PLEASE NOTE: All CFHuron loan clients have received an automatic two-month loan payment deferral for March and April. Contact pnichol@cfhuron.ca or bmcgregor@cfhuron.ca if you have any questions or concerns. Government Support for Canadians & businesses The Government of Canada is taking action to help businesses facing hardship as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. Read the full plan here. What does this mean for businesses? The Government will provide up to $27 billion in direct support to Canadian workers and businesses. These measures are being implemented in an effort to help stabilize the economy. There will be income support, flexibility for taxpayers, mortgage default management tools, among others, to help Canadians. Here…
