Loans and Business Support Growing Futures Together COMMUNITY - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Loans and Business Support Growing Futures Together COMMUNITY - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Loans and Business Support Growing Futures Together COMMUNITY FUTURES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Federally funded by Federal Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev) Mission Mandate Access to Capital Business Services
COMMUNITY FUTURES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Federally funded by Federal Development
Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)
Mission Mandate
– Access to Capital – Business Services – Community Economic Development Projects & – Strategic Community Planning & Priorities
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ACCESS TO CAPITAL
Repayable Loans-$150,000 limit Comparable interest rates and flexible
terms of repayment based on cash flow
EO Investment Pool– up to $500K
Criteria:
Viable business plan Creation or maintenance of jobs
BUSINESS SERVICES
Business Planning, Marketing Business consulting, information
and referrals
Exporting/Importing support Resource library Information on relevant federal and
provincial programs and services
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC & STRATEGIC PLANNING
CED activities that support
community-based projects and special initiatives, i.e. New Canadian Centre, Agricultural Impact Study, KBE, Skills Development
Greater Peterborough Innovation
Cluster, Trent Univ. & SSFC, 4 Chambers of Commerce, City & County
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EASTERN ONTARIO DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (EODP)
EODP introduced Oct.’04 by PM Harper,
a $10M socio economic development initiative for EO, delivered by EO CFDCs
Since Oct. 2004, 15 CFs in EO have rec’d
$65M leveraging a further $300M from partners, delivering 5,500 projects
Each CFDC administer $858,000
annually under two pillars of funding
Local decision making
EODP COMPONENTS
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Eligible activities:
– Training & Skills development – Web enhancement, e-commerce, GIS appl., software development – Business plans, expansion plans & feasibility studies – Research & Development – Trade Show exhibits for market expansion – Internships-Youth & Non-Youth Not to exceed 50% of eligible project costs to max. of $100,000
EODP COMPONENTS
COMMUNITY INNOVATION
Eligible Activities:
– Community based economic development initiatives
- Research Projects
- Marketing & Promotional activities
- Tourism events
- Export & Trade Initiatives
- Facilitation of workshops/seminars
- Small scale physical works
Not to exceed 50% of eligible project costs to
- max. of $100,000
EODP INITIATIVES
Not For Profit Organizations may apply for up
to 100% of the total eligible costs to a maximum of $100,000
Exceptions:
Skills Development-Up to $5,000 per employee to max of $25,000/organization
Internships-Up to $2,500/month , max of
$15,000 in a 12 month period
CFDC Loan Client
Herb Raglan King Street
Market
Specialty Meats
EODP PKA SoftTouch Dick Crawford
Approved for $75,000
for execution of micro-needle device in clinical trial studies in India
Approval of $15,000
for Intern to assist with Business Development
E EODP Charlotte Products Asquith Williams
$50,000 R & D
grant
Green cleaning
product with Nanoparticle materials
MAKE YOUR BUSINESS DREAM BECOME REALITY
Governed by local business people
who know and understand local business
Next EODP intake date Feb. 2013 Contact your CFDC-705-745-5434 www.cdc.on.ca