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Community Futures Mt. Waddington provides small business loans, expert advice and a wide range of business tools and resources to the Vancouver Island North and Central Coast Regions.

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Financial Impact

Community Futures Mt. Waddington provides service for the North Island, starting in Zeballos and stretching over to the coast up to Bella Bella and Klemtu. In the past 5 years Community Futures has lent close to $10 million, which has helped start or expand over 100 businesses in the Tourism, Forestry, Marine, Retail and Service sectors.

Loans

Repayable financing to start, buy or expand a business. Loans from $500 to $2.0 million. Interest rates are competitive and fixed for up to 5 years and repayment terms are tailored to reflect the needs of your business.

Business Workshops

We have a workshop for that!

Business Start-up
Introduction to Excel
Basic Bookkeeping
Sage 50 (Simply Accounting)

Business Planning

Your Business Plan is the cornerstone of a strong and successful enterprise. We will work with you every step of the way from concept to launch!

Nimmo Bay Resort

West Coast Helicopters wanted to expand their business, Community Futures Mount Waddington was there with the financing. Come soar with us.

"With Community Futures of Mt. Waddington, it is a personal relationship. Traditional banks have gone away from that and you don't know who you are dealing with. When you are dealing with Community Futures, you are dealing with someone in your own town." - Fraser Murray
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Malcom Island Growers

Andrew loves wasabi and grows it on Malcolm Island, BC. Community Futures Mount Waddington helped them expand their greenhouse operation.

"We found that Community Futures of Mt. Waddington were the best people to deal with in this area because they understand what people need to do here on the North Island" - Andrew Cole
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West Coast Helicopters

West Coast Helicopters wanted to expand their business, Community Futures Mount Waddington was there with the financing. Come soar with us.

"The best thing about our relationship with Community Futures of Mt. Waddington is just that, it's a relationship" - Peter Barratt
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Stories & News

God’s Pocket Resort 08 / 21, 2019 – God’s Pocket Resort – A Succession Plan Realized Located on Hurst Island, not far from Port Hardy, God’s Pocket is an all-inclusive, destination eco-lodge that offers scuba diving and kayaking trips in God’s Pocket Marine Provincial Park. In a beautiful protected bay the resort offers comfortable, off-grid accommodation for its guests and some of the…
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Resort purchase ‘Bolster’s woman’s entrepreneurial dream 01 / 17, 2019 – By Karen Stewart for the North Island Eagle Sometimes being in the right place at the right time is just what’s required to achieve a lifelong goal. For Lisa Bolster it meant swapping her job as a Private Investigator in Vancouver to becoming the owner of Cedar Park Resort in Port McNeill, where she grew…
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5 days ago

Interview with Micah Estlin, videographer.
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Micah Estlin talks creating video series on North Island communities – North Island Gazette

The North Island Gazette interviewed local filmmaker Micah Estlin about his experiences this summer shooting a community-oriented North Island video series for the Regional District of Mount Waddington (RDMW).

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6 days ago

Great partnership between Sointula company and Lush!Malcolm Island Growers exports Wasabi Root to fine dining establishments around the world and to LUSH cosmetics!

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7 days ago

Join Riley for a FREE business startup workshop in Port McNeill starting Oct 15. 6 – 8pm. Call 250-956-2220 or email info@cfmw.ca to register. … See MoreSee Less

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