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AI Summer School Workshop – Business Workshop

By Community Futures

Join expert facilitator Jennifer Hufnagle for a practical, hands-on Zoom series focused on generative AI. Learn how to craft powerful prompts, explore real-world business applications, and build confidence alongside a supportive peer cohort.

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We took the lead in 2017 to get a sanctioned Destination Trail Network started in the Lake Cowichan Region.

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Providing Business loans, business advice and business supports to the Cowichan Valley.
AI Summer School is in Session! This summer, join AI Summer School is in Session! This summer, join Community Futures Cowichan for a dynamic AI Workshop via Zoom with Jennifer Hufnagle. This workshop is perfect for business owners, entrepreneurs, and managers ready to level up with ChatGPT and prompt strategies. Tuesdays - Zoom class. July 8 & 22 - August 12 & 19. 8 - 9 am. Facilitated by AI expert Jennifer Hufnagle. Live on Zoom - easy to attend from anywhere! Learn how to get real results using AI in your business. Are you ready to go deeper into ChatGPT? This is your chance to make AI work for you and your organization. Registration is now open! Limited spots - don't miss out on the smartest class this summer. $99 (includes gst) Registration Link in Bio.
Starting or growing a business comes with unique c Starting or growing a business comes with unique challenges. You need personal support and flexible financing that traditional banks aren’t designed to provide. Credit issues, lack of credit history, a unique business concept, or a desire for a small business savvy loan partner with deep roots in the community are why many entrepreneurs like you find their way to Community Futures Cowichan. Reach out to us to find out what we are able to do for you. Link in Bio: https://cfcowichan.ca/ Call: (250) 746-1004 or info@cfcowichan.ca
Community Futures Cowichan & Economic Development Community Futures Cowichan & Economic Development Cowichan are co-sponsoring Island Good memberships for Cowichan businesses. Island Good is a non-profit initiative all about making it easy for you to find the local products you want. It’s good for jobs, good for our economy, good for sustainability, good for us all! Any business in the Cowichan region that is signing up for Island Good for the fist time can access a 50% discount on a one-year membership, available on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are fully allocated. Not just new businesses, but any business that is signing up for Island Good for the first time. Visit islandgood.ca to register and learn more.
Ready to take your business or organization to the Ready to take your business or organization to the next level? With myCommunityFutures, you get access to expert-led webinars and workshops on marketing, HR, finance, strategy, and more—all designed to help you grow. 📌 What’s available? ✅ On-Demand Webinars – Watch anytime, anywhere ✅ Live Webinars – Join in real-time or catch the replay 💰 Free in select Community Futures service areas across most of BC! Available to startups, small businesses, social enterprises, or non-profits. 👉 Get started today: https://mycommunityfuturesbc.ca/home/ #myCommunityFutures #communityfuturesbc #cfbc #Workshops #Webinars #RuralBusinessBC
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Each year Community Futures receives core operating funds from Western Economic Diversification Canada, a department within the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development.

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Community Futures Cowichan is grateful to the Coast Salish peoples, on whose unceded territories we do business, learn and grow together in a spirit of community, collaboration, and reconciliation.

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Community Futures is a non-profit community business financing organization created to support small and medium-sized enterprises throughout rural BC, paving the way for diversified local economies and job creation.

Through local community economic development initiatives, Community Futures sustains and improves communities and their economies by creating long-term, sustainable businesses.

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