[vc_row section_type=”fullwidth” bg_type=”color” padding_top_multiplier=”” padding_bottom_multiplier=”” columns_gap=”none” bg_color=”#ffffff”][vc_column][movedo_empty_space height_multiplier=”2x”][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1612984001541{padding-right: 5% !important;padding-left: 5% !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][movedo_title heading_tag=”h2″ heading=”h2″ increase_heading=”140″ align=”center” animation=”grve-fade-in” animation_duration=”slow”]Governed by a board of local volunteers and professional staff, The Venture Centre / Le Centre de développement takes a grass roots approach to investing in local entrepreneurs, exporters and community initiatives.[/movedo_title][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][movedo_empty_space height_multiplier=”3x”][movedo_empty_space height_multiplier=”3x”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row section_type=”fullwidth” bg_type=”color” padding_top_multiplier=”” padding_bottom_multiplier=”” columns_gap=”none” equal_column_height=”middle-content” font_color=”#ffffff” bg_color=”#59804d”][vc_column width=”1/2″ text_align=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1612981486121{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” font_color=”#ffffff”][movedo_single_image image_mode=”square” image=”2328″ image_full_column=”yes”][/vc_column][vc_column column_effect=”vertical-parallax” width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1612981228969{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 8% !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 8% !important;background-color: #59804d !important;}”][movedo_title heading_tag=”h2″ heading=”h2″ increase_heading=”180″ align=”center” animation=”grve-fade-in” animation_duration=”slow”]Our Mandate.[/movedo_title][vc_column_text el_class=”leader”]
The Venture Centre / Le Centre de développement is a community-based, non-profit organization that is dedicated to creating opportunities for entrepreneurship and to the pursuit of economic growth in our community. We are your local branch of the Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) and a member of the Community Futures Ontario (CFO). Funded by FedNor, we provide a community economic development initiative designed to help find local solutions for local economies.
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Our approach is simple: We are people helping people. Here are the key services that we offer you:
• Community economic planning and development
• Access to funding for community projects and small businesses
• Business counseling, services and commercial resources
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Along with our sister Community Futures Development Corporations, we are actively involved in many projects which have an impact on our regional economy. Projects include:
• NOW Program
• Headstart in Business/Lance-toi en Affaires
• NEOIP[/vc_column_text][movedo_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_column_height=”middle-content”][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1610043392476{padding-top: 8vh !important;}”][movedo_title heading_tag=”h1″ heading=”h1″ increase_heading=”300″ align=”center” animation=”grve-fade-in” animation_duration=”slow” margin_bottom=”-10″ el_class=”hivis”]Let’s Talk[/movedo_title][movedo_title heading_tag=”h2″ heading=”h2″ increase_heading=”180″ align=”center” animation=”grve-fade-in” animation_duration=”slow”]about your venture.[/movedo_title][movedo_button align=”center” button_text=”CONTACT US” button_color=”primary-4″ button_hover_color=”primary-1″ button_size=”large” button_shape=”round” button_shadow=”small” button_link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fventurecentre.on.ca%2Fcontact%2F|title:Contact%20Us”][movedo_empty_space height_multiplier=”2x”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][/vc_column][/vc_row]