The Foundation funds specific projects to educate the public and entrepreneurs about investing and capital formation. It is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1998 with start-up funding contributed by the Alberta Securities Commission and The Alberta Stock Exchange (now the Canadian Venture Exchange).
The Community Development Corporation is a provincially incorporated, federally funded lending agency whose main purpose is to provide risk capital to Peterborough area businesses for start up or expansion.
Wild Rose Economic Development Corporation (Wild Rose EDC) is a community owned, non-profit organization, whose mandate
is: To promote, assist and maintain economic development activities within the region.