Digital Service Squad is a free asset businesses can utilize through Community Futures, to create or build a digital presence, organize online files, design brands and logos, set up cyber security tools, and so much more.

Throughout the years, business owners have gained an abundance of knowledge and skills to strengthen their business through building an online presence and reaching a larger audience.

To bring ease to these business owners, there are programs and resources available in Alberta for those who look to find new and efficient ways to grow and sustain their business.

A newly designed, innovative platform was launched by APEX Alberta, with partners Community Futures Entre-Corp Business Development, Medicine Hat College, and primary funder Alberta Innovates, on Feb. 1, 2022.

The Community Innovation Connector is a virtual space that allows business owners, entrepreneurs and students to easily access and interact with entrepreneurship programs, advisors, and support, all on one platform.

Community Futures Entre-Corp and APEX Alberta assisted in creating an event for Emissions Reductions Alberta (ERA), the Expanded Technologies Pilot.

ERA has invested in Alberta companies and technologies since 2009. These investments help innovators develop and demonstrate GHG reducing technologies to lower costs, improve competitiveness, and accelerate Alberta’s transformation towards decarbonization. 

For Immediate Release | September 2, 2021

Medicine Hat - The Move to Medicine Hat labour attraction toolkit was officially launched today. This web-based tool allows employers to have all the information needed for talent attraction in one spot. From housing costs, and school availability, to fun places to visit, and things to do in the community, this site includes key information new residents are likely to ask about the region.

Medicine Hat - The Southeast Alberta Hydrogen Task Force (Task Force), an independent working group created to establish a framework to implement a hydrogen economy in Southeast Alberta, was officially launched on Friday, August 13, 2021.

Please see below for other COVID-Relief Government Support programs for small businesses:

Alberta Jobs Now Program

Alberta Jobs Now is the largest job training program in our history to create jobs and get thousands of Albertans back to work. Starting May 20, private and non-profit businesses can apply for funding to offset the cost of hiring and training unemployed or underemployed Albertans into new or vacant full-time jobs. Visit alberta.ca/jobsnow to learn more.

Keeping Up With Social Media

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Google Ads, YouTube, and TikTok… with so many social media platforms to choose from, where do you start?  The world of social media is everchanging, it can be hard to keep up and understand which platform is best to use.   

Keeping Up With Social Media

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Google Ads, YouTube, and TikTok… with so many social media platforms to choose from, where do you start?  The world of social media is everchanging, it can be hard to keep up and understand which platform is best to use.