Wildly Successful: Explore Finance and Business Resources with Community Futures - Episode 42

We’re doing something a little different with the I Left the City podcast. Our new “Wildly Successful” mini-series features organizations that can help you move your business or start a new one in Hastings County. In this first episode, Mary Lynn Rutledge tells us about the Community Futures of North and Central Hastings and South Algonquin’s flexible and affordable loans, free business counseling, and why so many of their clients recommend them. Check out the Community Futures of North and Central Hastings and South Algonquin: Website: community-futures.ca Facebook: facebook.com/CommunityFuturesBancroft YouTube: youtube.com/user/CFDCBancroft Instagram: instagram.com/communityfuturesbancroft About the I Left the City Podcast If you’ve ever fantasized about moving to cottage country, you need to hear these stories. In every episode of I Left the City, we talk to a talented and skilled professional who moved to Hastings County, Ontario to find a wildly authentic life. If you’re inspired to make the move and start a business in a place halfway between Toronto and Ottawa with affordable real estate, welcoming neighbours, and four-season natural amenities, visit investinhastings.ca for startup and relocation advice, commercial property listings, and many other helpful resources for business. I Left the City is an initiative of the Hastings County Economic Development department. It’s hosted and executive produced by Michelle Samson, a former radio broadcaster and economic developer who found her calling when she founded economic development podcasting agency Storied Places Media. As someone who grew up in a small town, moved to the city, then returned, she loves being nosy about where people have lived, and why they chose to build a life and business in Hastings County.

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Wildly Successful: Explore Finance and Business Resources with Community Futures - Episode 42 is an episode from I Left The City Show by I Left The City.

This episode is 00:17:06 long.

This episode was published on Apr 24, 2026.

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