“We are lending across one end of Canada to the next, on a microloan basis.”
— Wendy Curtis
Are you taking advantage of all of the resources available to you as a business owner? Based in Cobourg, Ontario, the Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation, known as the NCFDC, provides financing and strategy for entrepreneurs. In this episode, I sit down with two of the NCFDC’s incredible leaders, Devon Girard and Wendy Curtis.
Devon is the Program Lead for Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, and is committed to supporting women entrepreneurs to advance economic recovery, while Wendy is the Director of CF Ontario East and is described by the Government of Canada’s Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario as “Northumberland’s Woman of Influence”!
In this conversation, we dive into the amazing initiatives and programs developed by the NCFDC to help women entrepreneurs grow and scale their businesses with more ease.
Listen now to discover:
Guest bios: Formerly Director of Trade Marketing, Pillsbury Canada Ltd, Wendy Curtis is a recognized multi-award-winning leader in our regional innovation ecosystem. Devon Girard is an accomplished strategic communications professional with more than fifteen years of experience in government, community, and media relations.
Highlights:
00:50 Intro
02:14 Meet Devon Girard & Wendy Curtis
04:05 Women, loans & risk-taking
05:14 Bias & access to capital
08:28 Applying for NCFDC loans
10:00 StrikeUP
13:17 Future of women in business
18:26 Final takeaways
Links:
NCFDC
https://ca.linkedin.com/company/northumberland-cfdc
https://www.facebook.com/NorthumberlandCFDC
Twitter: @NrthmbrlndCFDC
StrikeUP
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