About Us
Who We Are
Your SADC (Société d’aide au développement de la collectivité) Pontiac Community Futures Development Corporation works with business, industry and local communities to help create local employment, to support economic growth and to encourage business development.
Our small team of 5 professionals brings more than 135 years of experience to community development, finance, business and management.
Management and Communications
Louise Donaldson - Executive Director
Andrea Lagarde - Administrative Assistant
Investment Services
Rhonda Perry - Financial Analyst/Assistant Executive Director
Nancy Dagenais - Youth Strategy Officer
Economic Development Projects
Brittany Morin - Economic Development Officer
InfoPontiac
Nancy Dagenais - Information Officer
Our Mission
To stimulate and support local economic growth with financial, coaching and management tools for entrepreneurs and with facilitation, leadership and organizational tools for community groups and leaders.
What We Do
The SADC Pontiac Community Futures is part of a network of Community Futures Development Corporations established coast-to-coast in rural communities through the Government of Canada. Each is an independent corporation set up and run by its community Board of Directors.
At $4.5 million today, the SADC Pontiac Community Futures has been working for over 25 years with the community to plan and deliver development projects and programs geared to increase employment opportunities and economic growth. We have also invested in local manufacturing, retail and service sectors in all areas of development such as agriculture, forestry and tourism.
We partner with local business by:
- lending from $5,000 to $150,000 from our investment fund with favourable terms
- lending from $5,000 to $15,000 to young entrepreneurs, interest free for the first 2 years
- coaching and consulting with clients to help each business venture succeed
- operating a full-time, year-round business and tourism information bureau, InfoPontiac, that responds to local and international inquiries
- running a Business Breakfast series with speakers on such topics as marketing, client service, taxation, tourism, agriculture, transportation, communications, networking and more
- initiating a business idea program with interested students in all area high schools – the SADC Pontiac Community Futures awards $2,000 yearly to the young winners
- bringing together businesswomen to network and learn from each other – this network also benefits from special speakers and workshops
We partner with the community at large by:
- consulting, working and planning with financial and educational institutions, with local, regional, provincial and federal government agencies and representatives
- supporting socio-economic groups and activities with a view towards local growth and prosperity including key areas like employment programs, cooperative business ventures, youth programming, strategic planning processes and community consultation events