Growing Eastern Manitoba one idea at a time. NEWSLETTER In this Issue: ¬ Investments in Tourism Pgs. 1+3 ¬ Young Women’s Conference Highlights Pg. 2 ¬ The Money Side of Business Lunch & Learn Pg. 3 ¬ Community Edge CED Cerficaon Program | Pgs. 4-5 ¬ Free Resources | Pg. 4 ¬ CFWR Services | Pg. 6 CONTACT US DECEMBER 2019 Community Futures Winnipeg River (CFWR) is a community-based, regional economic development organizaon serving the North Eastman region of Manitoba. We are one of 16 Community Futures Development Corporaons (CFDC’s) in Manitoba and are funded primarily by Western Economic Diversificaon Canada (WD). 4 Park Avenue (Box 505) Lac du Bonnet, MB R0E 1A0 TEL 204.345.8691 / 888.298.9023 FAX 204.345.6334 [email protected]www.cfwr.mb.ca Investments in Tourism Growing Eastern Manitoba communities one idea at a time NEWSLETTER According to the most recent Provincial Tourism Strategy for Manitoba, “this is Manitoba’s me on the world’s tourism stage.” A recent announcement stated a 25% increase in tourism funding during Manitoba’s November 2019 throne speech. Plan 95/5 allocates 5% of provincial tourism tax revenues to Travel Manitoba. This is a notable increase from the original Plan 96/4 announced in 2016 which allocated 4% of provincial tourism tax revenues to Travel Manitoba. As tourism revenues grow, the capacity of Travel Manitoba to partner and invest in innovave markeng programs increases, year over year. The me has never been beer to develop a tourism strategy for your community or to start or expand a tourism business in Manitoba. Tourism development is about bringing communies together and geng them to work toward the same goals in cooperaon and collaboraon. More than ever, communies in Eastern Manitoba are realizing the potenal tourism has to become a key economic driver. To date, the Whiteshell, Beausejour-Brokenhead, Lac du Bonnet and the Beaches of 59, have all partnered with Travel Manitoba through Eastman Tourism to undergo a strategic planning process for their community/region. Although they are all at various stages of development, place branding has been developed for the Beaches of 59 and the Whiteshell region and websites and various markeng materials are currently being developed for these communies. Eastman Tourism, who is your regional tourism agency, is here to work with communies, not-for- profits and businesses on tourism development. They are your liaison to Travel Manitoba and can iniate the strategic planning and place branding process with them. Addionally, they host subsidized, provincially recognized educaonal opportunies for businesses in the region and are the driving force behind markeng the Eastman Region. Eastman Tourism is excited to announce new markeng sponsorships which will be available to non-profits in the region. More info will be coming in the New Year so stay tuned. cont’d on page 3
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Growing Eastern Manitoba one idea at a time.
NEWSLETTERIn this Issue:
¬ Investments in Tourism Pgs. 1+3
¬ Young Women’s Conference Highlights Pg. 2
¬ The Money Side of Business Lunch & Learn Pg. 3
¬ Community Edge CED Certification Program | Pgs. 4-5
¬ Free Resources | Pg. 4 ¬ CFWR Services | Pg. 6
CONTACT US
DECEMBER 2019
Community Futures Winnipeg River (CFWR) is a community-based, regional economic development organization serving the North Eastman region of Manitoba. We are one of 16 Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDC’s) in Manitoba and are funded primarily by Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD).
4 Park Avenue (Box 505)Lac du Bonnet, MB R0E 1A0TEL 204.345.8691 / 888.298.9023FAX [email protected]
Investments in Tourism
Growing Eastern Manitoba communities one idea at a time
NEWSLETTER
According to the most recent Provincial Tourism Strategy for Manitoba, “this is Manitoba’s time on the world’s tourism stage.” A recent announcement stated a 25% increase in tourism funding during Manitoba’s November 2019 throne speech. Plan 95/5 allocates 5% of provincial tourism tax revenues to Travel Manitoba. This is a notable increase from the original Plan 96/4 announced in 2016 which allocated 4% of provincial tourism tax revenues to Travel Manitoba. As tourism revenues grow, the capacity of Travel Manitoba to partner and invest in innovative marketing programs increases, year over year. The time has never been better to develop a tourism strategy for your community or to start or expand a tourism business in Manitoba. Tourism development is about bringing communities together and getting them to work toward the same goals in cooperation and collaboration. More than ever, communities in Eastern Manitoba are realizing the potential tourism has to become a key economic driver. To date, the Whiteshell, Beausejour-Brokenhead, Lac du Bonnet and the Beaches of 59, have all partnered with Travel Manitoba through Eastman Tourism to undergo a strategic planning process for their community/region. Although they are all at various stages of development, place branding has been developed for the Beaches of 59 and the Whiteshell region and websites
and various marketing materials are currently being developed for these communities. Eastman Tourism, who is your regional tourism agency, is here to work with communities, not-for-profits and businesses on tourism development. They are your liaison to Travel Manitoba and can initiate the strategic planning and place branding process with them. Additionally, they host subsidized, provincially recognized educational opportunities for businesses in the region and are the driving force behind marketing the Eastman Region. Eastman Tourism is excited to announce new marketing sponsorships which will be available to non-profits in the region. More info will be coming in the New Year so stay tuned.
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Young Women’s Conference Highlights
CFWR partnered with Skills Canada Manitoba and Sunrise School Division to host a Young Women’s Conference in Beausejour on October 9, 2019 for grade 8 girls to learn about trade and technology job opportunities. The conference highlighted various vocations; provided experiential learning through hands on activities; and allowed young women to interact with female mentors working, or operating a business in trades or technology. There were also plenty of opportunity for the girls to meet and engage with students from other schools. The day began with a Meet the Mentor session where the girls were divided into groups to learn about the respective mentor’s business and type of work. Businesses represented were Wakefield Construction, Manitoba Infrastructure, Town of Beausejour (Public
Works Department), Manitoba Hydro, and Milwaukee Tools. Following this session, the girls were regrouped and attended 45 minute activity sessions conducted by Manitoba Hydro (Power Line Technician), Sunrise School Division (Coding), and Due North Systems (Cyber Security). At lunch, keynote speaker Laura Patton of Nickels and Dimes Money Mentoring spoke about her entrepreneurship journey that took her through illness, the Elevate Program, business development, and ultimately success. Laura inspired the girls to dream and to work hard to reach their goals. The day was educational, inspirational, enjoyable and engaging. With positive feedback from the 38 students in attendance, the hosting agencies are excited to coordinate another event for next fall!
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Community Futures Winnipeg River partnered with the Springfield Chamber of Commerce to host a financial seminar and networking opportunity for area businesses on November 19th at the Peppercorn Restaurant in Oakbank. Heather Glor, a Chartered Accountant from Lorette, facilitated the training session. She explained some basic tools and techniques of financial management, including budget creation and monitoring, cash management, product and customer analysis, planning/forecasting, and trend analysis. Twenty four participants learned about financial management tools to help them evaluate their company and to make informed business decisions. This training was made possible by Chartered Professional Accountant’s Canada.
The Money Side of Business Lunch & Learn
As your regional economic development agency, Community Futures Winnipeg River can help communities develop a tourism committee structure and strengthen their tourism plans. We can provide facilitation and planning assistance to help gather tourism assets and develop a tourism marketing strategy once the strategic planning process with Travel Manitoba has been completed. We can also assist with new business start-ups or business expansions by providing business consulting services, loans and marketing assistance. What are you waiting for? The time has never been better to invest in tourism! Contact us today to discuss your needs.
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RESOURCESAvailable through Community Futures Winnipeg River
Marketing ¬ Starting a Blog for your Business ¬ Social Marketing Strategy &
Planning Kit ¬ 101 Tips to Grow Your Website
Traffic ¬ Pinterest for Business ¬ The Essential Guide to Social
Media Advertising ¬ How to Create the Perfect Post ¬ Guide to Creating a Social Media
Strategy ¬ How to Use LinkedIn ¬ How to Create Facebook Ads ¬ 12 Basic Tips to Master your
Instagram Marketing Strategy ¬ How to Cultivate Loyal Customers
with Social Media ¬ 13 Instagram Marketing Tips from
the Experts
Non-Profit/Business ¬ Business Plan Template ¬ Fundraising Planning Calendar ¬ Annual Fundraising Plan Template ¬ Revenue Generating Planning
Template ¬ Master Database of Various
Grants / Funds (Please contact us) ¬ How to Register your Business,
Non-Profit or Charity ¬ Strategic and Operational Planning
Templates ¬ Constitution and By-Laws
Template ¬ Non-Profit Revenue Generating
Template
...and many more to help develop or enhance your business/organization. Let us know what you are looking for!
COMPLIMENTARY
If you are a practitioner, council member, or board member working to enhance the social-economic conditions in your local area, then this training is for you!! The Community Edge CED Certification Program is an EDAM (Economic Developers Association of Manitoba) initiative. EDAM has developed a Manitoba based training program to enhance understanding and skills required to “do Economic Development”. There are 8 training modules available. Pick and choose the ones that enhance areas of knowledge applicable to you, or take all 8 and seek out EDGE Certification. To make the training accessible for interested people in the North Eastman Region, Community Futures Winnipeg River will host one module each month from September 2019 to May 2020 at our office in Lac du Bonnet. See the poster on the next page for more details and registration information. Please note that there is space for a maximum of 12 people. Another option to access the EDGE training modules, is to apply to host a module in your own community. If you have enough local area interest, or want to offer training for a specific group, then this is a great option. You can read more about the process in the Community Edge Brochure and register with EDAM through their online process @ https://www.edamonline.ca/communityedge-training-program/request-for-training-in-your-community/ or by contacting Lesley Gaudry, EDAM Manager at 204.471.1210 or [email protected]. Please contact Sharalyn Reitlo at Community Futures Winnipeg River if you have any questions and to register for upcomig modules. Also, please help to spread the word about the upcoming training opportunities by sharing this information with others you feel would be interested. Thank you! 204.345.2514 or [email protected].
Building Sustainable Communities Grant - Deadline January 15Eligible applicants for the new Building Sustainable Communities Program include non-profit organizations, charitable organizations, municipalities, and northern affairs community councils. The program will provide a maximum provincial contribution of up to 50 per cent of total eligible project costs to a maximum grant of $75,000. For more information about the program, or to submit an application, visit www.manitobago.ca.
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// MODULE 2: COMMUNITY ECONOMICS AND PRE-PLANNING ANALYSIS
Community Futures Winnipeg River to host Community Economic Development training…
Community Edge is brought to you by the Economic Developers Association of Manitoba (EDAM)
September 25, 2019 - Module 1: Introduction to Community Economic Development (CED) October 23, 2019 - Module 2: Community Economics & Pre-Planning Analysis November 20, 2019 - Module 3: CED Strategies January 15, 2020 - Module 4: Local Government Finance & Land Use Planning February 19, 2020 - Module 5: Strategic Planning March 18, 2020 - Module 6: Communications April 22, 2020 - Module 7: Marketing the Community May 20, 2020 - Module 8: Operations & Project Management
LLooccaattiioonn:: CFWR (4 Park Ave, Lac du Bonnet)
CCoosstt:: $125/Module (payable to CFWR) TTiimmee:: 9am to 1pm Minimum 8, Maximum 12 participants
Refreshments and course materials provided RReeggiisstteerr BByy:: 1st day of corresponding workshop month
*See EDGE brochure for module and certification details*
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CFWR SERVICES:Business Development:
¬ Loans up to $150,000 to develop, expand or acquire a business
¬ Counsel and assistance with business plans, market research & marketing plans, financial analysis and forecasting
¬ Connections to other business services and training ¬ Self Employment Program delivered on behalf of
Training and Employment Services for people eligible for EI benefits or who have had an EI claim in the past 3 years or been on maternity/paternity leave in the past 5 years and interested in starting a business
Community Development: ¬ Strategic and operational planning ¬ Building knowledge and skills to enhance
leadership, teamwork and planning within organizations
¬ Project development assistance through research and planning services
¬ Enhancing regional communication and partnerships between communities, sectors, businesses and social organizations
¬ Promoting the region, its businesses, organizations and other assets
