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How Businesses Can Harness the Power of AI Technology 

By Community Futures
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In today’s fast-paced world, businesses are constantly seeking ways to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and stay competitive. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative technology, offering businesses of all sizes the tools to work smarter, not harder.

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Unlocking the Power of Government Funding

By Community Futures

Grant funding. Pocketed figured out how to effectively leverage government funding, securing over $750K in grant funding and tax credits.

Pocketed makes government funding more accessible to every business owner. Impactful funding, right in your back pocket.

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Providing Business loans, business advice and business supports to the Cowichan Valley.

Business Support! With myCommunityFutures, you get Business Support! 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.
Some of the up-coming Workshops for July. Please click link to find a full list of workshops available. 
👉 Get started today: https://mycommunityfuturesbc.ca/home/
July 8 - 10-11am - Google Business Basics
July 9 - 1 - 2 pm - Key Elements of Service Contracts
July 10 - 10am - 12 pm - Neurodivergent Proof Your Business
July 15 - 10 - 11 am - The Empathic Brand
July 16 - 10 am - 12 pm - Turning Difficult Conversations into Opportunities for Growth.
July 17 - 10am - 12pm - Cultivating Inclusion: Edi Learning Experience
July 22 - 10 - 11 am - Ai For Customer Experience
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Looking to grow your business? Here’s why gettin Looking to grow your business?
Here’s why getting a business loan with Community Futures Cowichan is a SMART move:
✅ Flexible Financing – We understand that one size doesn’t fit all. Our loans are tailored to fit your business goals – whether you’re expanding, hiring, or launching something new.
✅ Local Decisions, Local Support – We’re based right here in the Cowichan Valley. That means faster decisions and support from people who understand our local economy.
✅ Free Expert Advice – Every entrepreneur gets access to FREE business guidance – no matter what stage you’re at. We’re with you from startup to success.
✅ Over 35 Years of Experience – We’ve been helping Cowichan Valley businesses thrive since 1985. We’re not just lenders – we’re partners in your growth.
🌱 Let’s build your business together.
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Hey There Salt Spring Island! Whether you’re lau Hey There Salt Spring Island! Whether you’re launching a small business, expanding an existing venture, or looking for guidance through a challenge - Community Futures Cowichan offers financing, business support and mentorship tailored to the unique needs of Salt Spring Island.

From makers and artists to food producers and eco-tourism entrepreneurs, we’re proud to support the hardworking business owners of rural communities like yours.
Community Futures Cowichan is based in the Cowichan Valley - and here for Salt Spring Island too.

We’re set up to meet remotely—by phone, video, or email—so you can get the help you need without the trip.

LET’S CONNECT! Learn more about what we have to offer at www.cfcowichan.ca or reach us at (250) 746-1004 or info@cfcowichan.ca
I Summer School is in Session! This summer, join I Summer School is in Session! 
This summer, join Community Futures Cowichan for a dynamic AI Workshop via Zoom with Jennifer Hufnagel.  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 educator Jennifer Hufnagel.
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)
Read more and Registration:
https://cfcowichan.ca/cf-events/ai-summer-school-workshop/
Direct Registration:
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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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