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Stó:lō Community Futures is a "not-for-profit" organization whose programs are directed by a Board of Directors whose members are a volunteer group of local business professionals and community leaders who are concerned about the economy and development of their community. Stó:lō Community Futures is mandated to provide support in the process of community economic development to all Indigenous peoples living within the Stó:lō Traditional Territory. Most of all, Stó:lō Community Futures embraces and celebrates Stó:lō cultural values and believes in creating and supporting the entrepreneurial spirit in our communities.
Stó:lō Community Futures contributes to social and economic well-being within the Stó:lō Traditional Territory by providing small to medium-sized business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs access to services tailored to individual needs. We assist Indigenous people living within the Stó:lō Traditional Territory through a range of community economic development initiatives, business support services, and lending services. We offer a full-service support centre, for Indigenous persons wanting to start or expand their own businesses, with business supports ranging from financing to training programs.
Community Futures was established by the Federal Government in 1986 to assist local communities in responding to the severe economic and labour market changes they were facing. Core funding is provided by Western Economic Diversification to 34 active Community Futures in BC. There are 4 Indigenous offices in BC that are locally based, non-profit organizations overseen by their respective volunteer board of directors.
Our Vision
The STÓ:LŌ STRATEGIC VISION is for S'ólh Téméxw to become a leading centre of Aboriginal business and entrepreneurial growth within British Columbia, within five years.
Stó:lō Community Futures supports the growth of Indigenous entrepreneurs and the economic development of the Aboriginal Communities, within the Stó:lō Traditional Territory, by assisting the Communities to develop and diversify their economies by means of strategic planning, business services and access to capital, while also developing an entire suite of support services to encourage Indigenous entrepreneurial growth in the Stó:lō Territory.
Our Mission
Stó:lō Community Futures’ mission is to provide services to Indigenous entrepreneurs and Stó:lō First Nation communities within the Stó:lō Traditional Territory, through a wide range of business and economic development services. Stó:lō Community Futures offers entrepreneurial training, has a central business resource centre, helps with obtaining financing and creating business plans. Our Community Services focus on building Stó:lō Communities with community planning, and focuses on youth, business, agriculture, forestry and tourism sector initiatives.
Our Commitment
Through partnerships with Indigenous, non-Indigenous, and government agencies, Stó:lō Community Futures is committed to building upon community strengths and creating employment opportunities for Indigenous people. Some of the ways we are able to do this is by building community capacity, diversifying the local Indigenous economy, attracting new business and investments, expanding existing businesses, and by training and supporting young entrepreneurs.
History of Stó:lō Community Futures
Community Futures is a unique economic development program that, over the past 30 years, has created and maintained thousands of jobs and leveraged more than $620 million of investment money to strengthen and diversify the economies of hundreds of communities across British Columbia. Largely unknown outside their local regions, Community Futures groups have helped breathe new life into communities that have been hard hit by high unemployment and severe economic hardship.
By the late 1980s, the majority of Community Futures organizations in British Columbia had been established, including three Indigenous exclusive groups, which had been created to deal with the unique situation faced by First Nations communities.
Stó:lō Community Futures contributes to social and economic well-being within the Stó:lō Traditional Territory by providing small to medium-sized business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs access to services tailored to individual needs. We assist Indigenous people living within the Stó:lō Traditional Territory through a range of community economic development initiatives, business support services, and lending services. We offer a full-service support centre, for Indigenous persons wanting to start or expand their own businesses, with business supports ranging from financing to training programs.
Community Futures was established by the Federal Government in 1986 to assist local communities in responding to the severe economic and labour market changes they were facing. Core funding is provided by Western Economic Diversification to 34 active Community Futures in BC. There are 4 Indigenous offices in BC that are locally based, non-profit organizations overseen by their respective volunteer board of directors.
Our Vision
The STÓ:LŌ STRATEGIC VISION is for S'ólh Téméxw to become a leading centre of Aboriginal business and entrepreneurial growth within British Columbia, within five years.
Stó:lō Community Futures supports the growth of Indigenous entrepreneurs and the economic development of the Aboriginal Communities, within the Stó:lō Traditional Territory, by assisting the Communities to develop and diversify their economies by means of strategic planning, business services and access to capital, while also developing an entire suite of support services to encourage Indigenous entrepreneurial growth in the Stó:lō Territory.
Our Mission
Stó:lō Community Futures’ mission is to provide services to Indigenous entrepreneurs and Stó:lō First Nation communities within the Stó:lō Traditional Territory, through a wide range of business and economic development services. Stó:lō Community Futures offers entrepreneurial training, has a central business resource centre, helps with obtaining financing and creating business plans. Our Community Services focus on building Stó:lō Communities with community planning, and focuses on youth, business, agriculture, forestry and tourism sector initiatives.
Our Commitment
Through partnerships with Indigenous, non-Indigenous, and government agencies, Stó:lō Community Futures is committed to building upon community strengths and creating employment opportunities for Indigenous people. Some of the ways we are able to do this is by building community capacity, diversifying the local Indigenous economy, attracting new business and investments, expanding existing businesses, and by training and supporting young entrepreneurs.
History of Stó:lō Community Futures
Community Futures is a unique economic development program that, over the past 30 years, has created and maintained thousands of jobs and leveraged more than $620 million of investment money to strengthen and diversify the economies of hundreds of communities across British Columbia. Largely unknown outside their local regions, Community Futures groups have helped breathe new life into communities that have been hard hit by high unemployment and severe economic hardship.
By the late 1980s, the majority of Community Futures organizations in British Columbia had been established, including three Indigenous exclusive groups, which had been created to deal with the unique situation faced by First Nations communities.