Released on July 29, 1999
Choiceland-area businesses have created 26 jobs and maintained anotherfour more jobs, thanks to the work of the Choiceland Business Loans
Co-operative. Now they've got a certificate to acknowledge it.
Saskatchewan Rivers MLA Jack Langford was in Choiceland today to
honour the co-operative for its job creation record through the
province's Small Business Loans Association (SBLA) program.
"The job creation successes of the Choiceland Business Loans Co-operative illustrate what can be accomplished when the government and
communities work in partnership," Langford said, speaking on behalf of
Economic and Co-operative Development Minister Janice MacKinnon.
During 1998, small businesses supported by the SBLA program created
more than 360 jobs and maintained over 565 more, mostly in rural
communities. This brought the total number of jobs created and
maintained since the program began to almost 13,600.
Under the program, the government provides funding to local SBLA
organizations. In turn, SBLAs provide loans to businesses that have
experienced difficulty accessing financing through traditional means.
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For more information, contact:
Bob Ellis
Economic and Co-operative Development
Regina
Phone: (306) 787-1691