Brooks Newell Region

One of the most challenging aspects of owning a business is how to successfully transition it to the next owner. Whether it's a family business where a child, sibling, or grandchild is taking over, or maybe it's a large corporation, there are many issues that will affect the transaction. Making sure your investment is properly valued, and you are able to maximize your return on the valuation, while at the same time treating all parties fairly is a complex process.  To help address these issues, the Brooks Newell Region will be holding a Farm & Business Succession Workshop on Thursday, November 14th. This full day event will provide valuable information on the technical aspects of successful business transition, including the legal, financial, and insurance ramifications. Importantly, we will also be exploring strategies to openly communicate and resolve conflict in a proactive and collaborative manner with those who will be carrying on your legacy. Elaine Froese, CSP who is a leader in guiding farm family communications, will help facilitate the workshop. An award winning speaker, Elaine has made presentations across Canada, the US and Europe where she shares simple, practical, and actionable tools for business owners to tackle the tough issues when it comes to business transition. To help guide you through the tools and processes, Elaine will be joined on stage by our panel of experts including, Justin Latrace, Carla McCallum, Derek Ryckman, PFP®, BBA, Reid Wilkie, and Ray Zadrey. To learn more about the workshop and register for FREE visit: https://lnkd.in/gGujtr_N

Doerksen Brothers named Alberta’s 2024 Outstanding Young Farmers! The Doerksens, fourth-generation farmers, work with their family to run a significant cattle operation near Gem. Their company, Gemstone Grass Fed Beef not only has an online store but also has been running a vendor station at Calgary Farmers Market West since 2022! Each of the brothers have different strengths and areas of focus, coming together to manage their family operation. Practicing regenerative agriculture, the Doerksen brothers have grown the local farm and brand massively. Congratulations to the Doerksens on being named Alberta’s 2024 Outstanding Young Farmers! #Newellproud Check out the article: https://lnkd.in/gaG7jww4

🏘 Housing has been our focus for the past few years and we're finally seeing some progress! So far in 2024, the City of Brooks has approved permits for 165 new dwelling units and expect more before the year is over. Learn more about the housing crisis in this interview we did with Chat TV: https://lnkd.in/dwR5WBE2

Registration closes tomorrow, August 7th, at 3:00 pm!

❗ Attention local business owners and agricultural producers ❗ The Brooks Newell Region is currently working on a business succession planning project and this is your chance to get involved! We will be hosting our final business to business networking event for the summer on August 15th. We will be providing free professional services to help local businesses and agricultural producers with their succession planning! This event is a great opportunity to network, learn more about the importance of succession planning, and get involved. Register for FREE now: https://lnkd.in/dquYfaUZ

Ensuring continuity and success in small communities is vital when it comes to local businesses and agricultural producers. That's why the Brooks Newell Region is offering FREE professional services to help you create a solid business succession plan! To get involved, take the survey. Take our Survey: https://lnkd.in/efQEB5vw Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ejD-nmzV

In just over two weeks, the Brooks Newell Region is going to have its Business to Business mixer for July! In this networking event our goal is to bring together local businesses and existing resources and support services. Don’t forget to register to come on down to Hometime BBQ for Breakfast and get some information on the available support services in our region. Register now: https://lnkd.in/dGQ9hy-i

It was great to have Premier Danielle Smith here to help kick off the construction of JBS Food Canada's $80 million expansion in the Brooks Newell Region. This expansion is just one more sign of the commitment JBS Food Canada has to helping add to the vitality, diversity, and quality of life that we enjoy here in the Brooks Newell Region.

Hosted at Piston Broke, the Brooks Newell Region is having a Business to Business mixer to talk about tourism. Register and come join us at Piston Broke for this networking event to kick-of the summer! Register now: https://lnkd.in/deu99PJ4

Exciting news that one of our IQubed presenters, Rimrock Renewables were just awarded the SVG Ventures | THRIVE Climate Challenge prize at Alberta Innovates Inventures Conference. They received the USD $100,000 award for their on-farm bio-digester project which is a novel approach to using gasses from manure and organic materials to create renewable energy. We look forward to seeing Rimrock advance their process with the potential to see a similar system utilized in the Brooks Newell Region in the near future. Thanks to APEX Southeast Alberta for supporting our innovation journey. #ecdeev #agtech #CountyofNewell #CityofBrooks #biogas #bioalberta https://lnkd.in/gywNNkgC