South Central Community Futures

Have you registered yet? Countdown is on, come and hang with me at the annual Smoker competition in Town of Assiniboia for Canada Day! Spaces are limited, link below.

🇨🇦🔥 IT’S BAAAAACCCKKK! 🔥🇨🇦

Our Canada Day Smoker Cook Off is returning to Centennial Park on Wednesday, July 1st and we’re ready for another day full of smoke, ribs, friendly competition, and bragging rights! 🍖🏆

Think you’ve got what it takes? Grab your crew and fire up those smokers!

🔥 Bring your own smoker & all supplies needed for preparation
🔥 Ribs will be provided
🔥 Teams of 2–4 people
🔥 Amateurs only
🔥 $50 entry fee

All rules will be provided upon registration.

Register by filling out this form-
https://pci.jotform.com/form/261474219129055

Get your team together and join us for an unforgettable Canada Day!🇨🇦

THANK YOU to our amazing volunteer Crystal who is bringing this competition back to life!🤩

Workshop details:
11 Easy SEO Wins for Your Small Business.
June 17th - 12pm SK, 1pm MB
Our lunch hour workshop will cover 11 simple and beginner-friendly SEO tips that you can do yourself, no advanced technical skills needed.
You'll learn how to improve your company's visibility, get more website visitors and encourage the right customers to find your business online.

Register here: https://destinationbusiness.ca/upcoming-workshops

Maintaining Focus, Preventing Burnout, and Sustaining Business Operations
Friday, May 29th, 2026
12:00pm-1:00pm in Saskatchewan
1:00pm-2:00pm in Manitoba
This virtual webinar is designed to help entrepreneurs maintain focus, protect their energy, and create sustainable systems that keep their business running without sacrificing their well-being. Walk away with practical strategies to reduce overwhelm, stay productive, and build a business that supports both your personal and professional success.
The Presenter: Kimberly Evans is a professional speaker, event planner, owner of JOY. Consulting experience spanning over 20 years as an entrepreneur. Her professional experience in time management, systems, details and timelines will offer practical strategies for entrepreneurs who are ready to find clarity in their values in order to transform their life and business from overwhelmed to over-joyed.
Register: https://May292026SustainingBusinessOperationsWebinar.eventbrite.ca

AI for Marketing & Sales
Discover how to use AI to improve your messaging, attract more leads, and turn content into actual sales.
May 26th - 12PM CST
Free to register:

AI for Marketing & Sales Use AI as your marketing assistant! You can use AI to improve your messaging, attract more leads, and turn content into actual sales. Attend this session to find out how! In this workshop, you’ll...

Top 10 Free AI Tools for Small Business

Discover the best free AI tools to help you save time, create content, and run your business more efficiently.

May 13th - 12PM CST
Free to register: https://destinationbusiness.ca/workshops/top-10-free-ai-tools-for-small-business

If you’ve decided that 2026 is your year to start a business, now is the time to apply.

The Business Builder Program is designed to help you move from idea to launch with real support behind you. You’ll receive:

• Step-by-step business training
• Personalized business mentorship
• One-to-one guidance
• Access to financial supports

Business Builder supports aspiring entrepreneurs living with self-declared health conditions or disabilities in rural Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

You may want to start a side hustle, a part-time business, or a full-time venture — whatever works best for you. You don’t have to figure it out alone — this program walks alongside you every step of the way.

Applications are now open for 2026.

Join one of these upcoming online information sessions to learn more!

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

10:00am in Saskatchewan

11:00am in Manitoba

Register: https://businessbuilderinfosessionApril292026.eventbrite.ca

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

1:30pm in Saskatchewan

2:30pm in Manitoba

Register: https://businessbuilderinfosessionMay122026.eventbrite.ca

What an incredible day Town of Assiniboia Saskatchewan Economic Development Alliance Peter Kenyon Tourism Saskatchewan! Amazing storytelling, insight and I left with so many great ideas and plans for our South Central Region! I also got to catch up with some of my teachers! Pretty lucky to be back home 🩷

Have you registered yet? It isn't too late, today is the deadline for this incredible workshop in Assiniboia!

Aussie community builder Peter Kenyon returns to south-central Saskatchewan with a new workshop agenda aimed at strengthening rural economies.

https://seda.ca/community-builders-workshop-assiniboia/

One of my favourite nights of the year Moose Jaw & District Chamber of Commerce. Congratulations to all of our nominees in the Young Entrepreneur category and special shoutout to our winner Kohl's Yard Care!

If you’ve decided that 2026 is your year to start a business, now is the time to apply.

The Business Builder Program is designed to help you move from idea to launch with real support behind you. You’ll receive:

• Step-by-step business training
• Personalized business mentorship
• One-to-one guidance
• Access to financial supports

Business Builder supports aspiring entrepreneurs living with self-declared health conditions or disabilities in rural Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

You may want to start a side hustle, a part-time business, or a full-time venture — whatever works best for you. You don’t have to figure it out alone — this program walks alongside you every step of the way.

Applications are now open for 2026.

Join one of these upcoming online information sessions to learn more!

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

10:00am in Saskatchewan

11:00am in Manitoba

Register: https://businessbuilderinfosessionApril292026.eventbrite.ca

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

1:30pm in Saskatchewan

2:30pm in Manitoba

Register: https://businessbuilderinfosessionMay122026.eventbrite.ca