Resources
There are many resources available to business.
Community Futures, Highwood, is a non profit organization dedicated to promoting economic and community development.
Alberta Economic Development offers a wealth of information relating to business development, investment and tourism.
Alberta Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), offers services specific to women entrepreneurs. They provide resources for building your skills, help to develop networks with other women entrepreneurs and offer courses to assist you in your business.
The Government of Canada offers a site entitled Business Start Up Assistant, Your Information Site for starting a Business in Canada. Canada Business Services offers a variety of resources for business.
The Canadian Consumer Information Gateway offers business and consumer information.
The Business Link offers business tools, event information, information classified by business sectors and federal and provincial grant program information.
Alberta Agriculture offers information and links related to business on the farm.
Leduc Processing Centre offer assistance to food processors in the development of new or improved products and processes.
www.agric.gov.ab.ca (quick links)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
If you are an entrepreneur with an idea and need money, AVNet ensures there is adequate information to present to investors and then connects the business with those investors interested in the agrivalue industry. Eligibility, costs and other information is available on the web site.
AVAC Ltd. invests in innovative ideas that add value to agricultural commodities.