In The News
MLA Dave Quest discusses CPEF's positive impact in rural Alberta
"By saving family businesses, Creating Pathways is also saving small towns." ...more
PERFECT PITCH partnership to award $25,000.00 for the second year in a row!
FarmOn.com, the Bashaw Agricultural Show Committee, Community Futures East Parkland, Northlands, and the Creating Pathways for Entrepreneurial Families project have partnered to offer business coaching, support and ultimately an investment of $25,000.00 to assist the winning entrepreneur start his/her own business.
By preparing an elevator speech to promote a rural or agriculture based business idea, competitors had 3 minutes to win one of 6 finalist positions. Fans can follow finalists through video blogs and updates as they prepared for their final business pitch and the opportunity to win the grand prize of $25,000.00.
Congratulations to this year's finalists:
Jeff Hill, Vicky Horn, Jamie Jensen, Lisa Rohr, Daniel Schneider and Keltey Whelan
Can you pick the winner? Check out their pitches here.
Each of the finalists received mentoring from business experts to develop their business plan. The glorious prize of $25,000 was awarded at Northlands in November of 2011 during Farmfair Week.
If you picked Lisa Rohr - you picked the winner!! Congratulations to Lisa and her company, Business IQ.
How can $25,000.00 make a difference to a young entrepreneur? Megan Oleksyn, our Perfect Pitch winner from last year was chosen as the winner at the Future Agriculture Business Builders "Rock the Farm" conference on February 5, 2011 in Edmonton. You can check out how winning the $25,000.00 prize has changed her business and her life by reading Megan's blog.
Announcement by Grant Lovig, ABFI Chairman of the Board
"I am pleased to announce the appointment of Shauna Feth as Executive Director of ABFI and CPEF effective June 1, 2010" ... more
"Succession is one of the most important issues for all businesses"
Read the full article Family Business Matters May 10, 2010.
ABC's of Making Money for Teens
Creating Pathways Project brings a simple new approach
Financial Literacy program to the Hobbema Community Cadet Corps
October 13, 2009... Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser
Succession Planning Presentation to Camrose Chamber of Commerce on January 7, 2009
"Ninety-three per cent of owners do not have a formal succession plan; nothing in writing,"says ABFI Executive Director, Jim Henderson... The Camrose Booster Jan 13, 2009
Creating Success
Creating Pathways presented - 'A Road Well Travelled'.
Retire 'to' something and not 'from' something! This practical program is designed to gracefully guide you through retirement planning and help you to chart the course that will successfully ease you into the next exciting chapter of your life. Read More
Local teens improve financial literacy at Boot Camp
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Training Centre Helps Rural Businesses Keep it in the Family
RADF funding has enabled the Alberta Family Business Institute to bring retirement and succession planning help to rural Alberta via the new Creating Pathways for Entrepreneurial Families program.
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