$7,000,000
Is what the KLCFDC has awarded locally to businesses and organizations through Government Funding opportunities
More$250,000,000
Are the actual funds invested to increase to High Speed Internet/ Broadband access in Eastern Ontario.
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On behalf of the Board of Directors and Staff at Kawartha Lakes CFDC, Effective Wednesday, July 15th the office will return to regular operating hours from 8am – 4pm daily.
Please note: we do require everyone to have a scheduled appointment in order to enter the premises, as well as wear a non-medical mask during their scheduled appointment (as per the Medical Officer of Health for the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit “HKPR”). The full KLCFDC non-medical mask policy can be found under the latest news on this page.
Through our local partnerships, we are very proud to be a part of #TeamKawarthaLakes and have been collaborating on responses to the changing needs of our clients. A resource page for businesses has been developed and is available at: https://www.kawarthalakes.ca/en/business-growth/covid-19-business-resources.aspx?_mid_=31031
We thank you for your patience and encourage all to be, and stay, well.
Vince Killen, Executive Director
Kawartha Lakes Community Futures Development Corporation
About us
Promoting business and community economic development.
At the Kawartha Lakes Community Futures Development Corporation (KLCFDC), we are ready to listen and to help. We have been providing support to our community for more than 30 years. Over those years, we have made available in excess of $50,000,000 in financial assistance to businesses dedicated to the expansion of opportunities and increased employment in the City of Kawartha Lakes and surrounding area.
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Business Lending
Financial support for your business.
The KLCFDC currently has a lending capacity of up to $250,000 for local businesses that cannot secure financing through the more traditional channels. Our key loan information and application form are available online.
For 30 years
The KLCFDC began in 1986 as the Victoria County Employment Development Group. It became the Kawartha Lakes Community Futures Development Corporation in 2001.
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Find What You May Need.
The KLCFDC is able to offer businesses many great resources to help you start, grow and succeed.
You can find a listing that includes a number of the available government business and support programs; large amounts of printed reference materials and information from our library; and access to the Internet and information on Federal, Provincial and Municipal government programs and services.
Learn MoreOur Community
A better place to live and work.
As an organization, the KLCFDC is always working in our community. All of our Directors are engaged in other activities: volunteering at events, raising funds, mentoring, whatever may be needed, including sitting on other Boards of Directors. We may also be involved as a funding source, through in-kind work or as a facilities provider, or even in becoming a public animator in community economic development activities. We realize it's not always about the money so we look to provide support in whatever ways we can.
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