Updated: April 12, 2021
This page will be updated regularly with trusted resources to support you and your business. Please contact us with any suggestions or concerns: info@cfsunrise.ca. Thank you!
On Demand Webinars
THE GAB LAB
The Gab Lab - a Profit-shifting series built for entrepreneurs sponsored by Community Futures Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Updated Weekly and free to Access!
Destination Tools for Independent Businesses During a Pandemic - Jon Schallert is the only professional speaker teaching businesses and communities how to turn themselves into Consumer Destinations
SK Employment Standards - Pre Recorded & Upcoming Webinars
How to turn your side hustle into a Money Maker
Webinars - Sign Up & Learn!
April 14 The only six areas of your business you have to worry about - WESK / SMT Business Strategies
April 14 How to draft a Business Plan - Square One
April 20
- Arrival of the Inevitable - CF Sunrise / 13 Ways
- Profitable Selling, Profitable Clients - World Trade Centre / Boyko Innovations
April 21 Business Valuations 101 - an Entrepreneur's Guide to Understanding value and increasing price - WESK / Buckberger Baerg LLP
April 22 How to Start a Business in SK - CF Sunrise
April 28 Not the same and better - How Leaders have changed during the pandemic - WESK / Allen-Hardisty Leadership Group
We know your restaurant has been struggling and help is on the way!
CF Sunrise and the experts at Nail The Numbers have teamed up to develop Rural Resilience for Restauranteurs.
This is a three part, on-demand webinar series (with additional resources) which is absolutely free of charge to restaurant owners.
More Restaurant Industry Supports
- 7shifts Covid Resources - SK based company offering supports to the industry
- Our Restaurants - Help make a difference for restaurants, Sask restaurants face uncertainty
- Rapid Recovery Guide - Restaurants Canada
- Google Helping Local Restaurants
Recent Updates & Announcements
NEW - Re-Open Saskatchewan Training Subsidy - Extended to June 30, 2021. Receive up to $10,000!
SK Small Business Emergency Payment Program - Phase 2 - Businesses ordered to temporarily close or substantially curtail operations between December 1 and March 31, 2021 are eligible - Apply by April 30, 2021
Special Vaccination Leave Introduced in SK
Scam Tracker from the Better Business Bureau
Province renews support for Tourism and small business
New Accelerator for Canadian ECommerce startups - Apply Now! - eCommerce North is a first for Canada
The Canada United Small Business Relief Fund grant has re-opened. Administered by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, the funding is available to all Canadian Businesses to help offset the costs related to opening safely and/or adopting digital technologies to move more of their business online.
Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) - for businesses, non profit organizations or charities. Payments go directly to qualifying renters and property owners, without requiring the participation of landlords. Eligbility period is September 27, 2020 - June 2021.
Canada Recovery Benefit (The CRB is for individuals who are not entitled to EI benefits)
Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (The CRSB is for individuals unable to work because they are ill with Covid-19, need to self isolate, or have an underlying health condition putting them at greater risk of contracting Covid-19)
Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (The CRCB is for individuals unable to work due to caring for child under 12 or a family member; if school, program or facility closed or unavailable due to Covid-19; or because they are sick, self isolating, or at risk of serious health complications due to Covid-19)
Get Found Digital Marketing Certificate - Attract customers to your local business - Canada-SK Job Grant (CSJG) may be available
Business Management Essentials - Online educational opportunity through the SK Chamber of Commerce & SK Colleges, Canada-SK Job Grant (CSJG) may be available
Business Response Team available 8am - 8pm Monday through Friday via Ph: (844) 800-8688 / Email: supportforbusiness@gov.sk.ca
NEW - Re-Open Saskatchewan Training Subsidy - Extended to June 30, 2021. Receive up to $10,000!
Lumeca Virtual Health Consultation tool Free for SK Residents with a valid Health Card
Covid-19 Response Plan - Summary of all SK government supports
SK Worker's Compensation Board - Information for employers on COVID-19
Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) information
Business Benefits Finder - find the right programs and services for your business whether you are starting out or have been in business for a while
Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) - as of December 4, 2020, CEBA loans for eligible businesses will increase from $40,000 to $60,000.
- Applicants who have received the $40,000 CEBA loan may apply for the $20,000 expansion, which provides eligible businesses with an additional $20,000 in financing.
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)
Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) - for businesses, non profit organizations or charities
Work Sharing Program - Employment & Social Development Canada
Online Service Request Form from Service Canada - temporary measure to ensure continuity of critical services
Mental Health Supports
Not Myself Today - Mental Health is Everyone's Business
211 Saskatchewan Emergency/Crisis Hotlines - a list of services throughout the province
SK Farm Stress Line - Support for Rural Saskatchewan - Confidential, 24 hour, free support
HealthLine 811 - Confidential, 24 hour health, mental health & addictions advice, education and support
CMHA Sask Resources (document will open in Microsoft Word)
Living the 90% - Coping Tools for these Times with Darci Lang
Wellness Together Canada - Mental Health and Substance Use Support provides free online resources, tools, apps and connections to trained volunteers and qualified mental health professionals
Canadian Red Cross Psychological First Aid Guideto caring for yourself and others
E-Commerce Solutions
With so many options becoming available to help business owners take their business online and expand their markets, we have gathered them all together here so you can evaluate them to see what may be the best fit for your business.
How to Shift Your Brick and Mortar Business to ECommerce - Square
Get Found Digital Marketing Workshop - Better Business Bureau, Canada Sask Job Grant & Above The Fold
Get your Business Online Fast - with Shopify and the Government of Canada
The Entrepreneur's 2.0 Digital Marketing Tools Bundle
Pop-Up Toolkit Download - Give it a try!
Square Free Online Store or Chip & Pin contactless card reader for Canadian businesses
Shopify Plus Enterprise Online Store - Custom design your online store with Shopify
Free E-Bay online shop - Free offer for Canadian small businesses
Free eBook: Social Media - Harness the power of social media for your business
Entrepreneurial Tools for Business Owners
SMEDCO Covid Business Fund - SaskMetis Economic Development Corporation
Canadian Federation of Independent Business - Business Help Line (for members and non-members)
Canada-Saskatchewan Job Grant - up to $10,000 to help train your employees
Guide to Online Meetings - Cooperatives First
Work Integrated Learning - Digital Wage Subsidy Program for employers
Innovations That Matter - SpringWise has curated a database of over 10,000 innovations. Browse by Category, Country, Covid or non Covid, Sector, Business Model, etc.
Resiliency & Recovery Tools
Rapid Response Platform - automatically matches supply with demand, simplifying supplier discovery during the procurement process
Exploring Opportunity Workshop - a workshop for Community Leaders & Builders - Co-operatives First
Business Continuity Management Resources - SK Emergency Planners Association
Business Continuity Plan & Templates for Entrepreneurs - BDC
Steps to Planning your Emergency & Disaster Plan - BDC
Energizing Entrepreneurs: Charting a Course for Rural Communities - e2 Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Canadian Business Resilience Network - Government of Canada in partnership with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Entrepreneur Toolkit - Business Development Bank of Canada
Resources specific to Non Profits & Charities
Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) - for businesses, non profit organizations or charities
Community Grant Program - Community Initiatives Fund
TechSoup Canada - Donated software, hardware and technology resources for Canadian charities, nonprofits and libraries.
DocuSign for Non Profits - Preferred pricing for all plans
Funding For Non Profits - Western Economic Diversification Canada
Resource Listing - Sask NonProfit
SK Non-Profit Corporations Act Amendments - Minister of Justice & Attorney General
Canada Cultural Spaces Fund - Grant Applications
