BUSINESS LOANS & FINANCING
IN THE PAS.

The Pas serves as the commercial centre for northwest Manitoba — retail, healthcare, trades, transport, education and services for a region that reaches from Clearwater Lake to the Saskatchewan River country and the communities around it, including its longtime neighbour Opaskwayak Cree Nation, whose businesses and organizations are part of the same regional economy. Forestry remains part of the region's context — the area's licensed forest management and the revenue-sharing relationship OCN has built with it in recent years continue to support regional activity, though the town's longtime sawmill closed back in 2016 and no business should be written as if it hadn't. What the regional economy runs on today is services, transport, commercial fishing on the surrounding lakes, and a Clearwater Lake tourism season that brings anglers and travellers every year. BizFin.ca helps The Pas-area businesses — Indigenous-owned, community-owned and private alike — explore equipment financing, business loans and working capital for the economy as it actually operates.

Financing situations BizFin.ca commonly sees from The Pas businesses include:

Clearwater Lake's resorts, lodges and camping grounds draw summer travellers; the Northern Manitoba Trappers' Festival, Indigenous cultural experiences, local arts and crafts and casino entertainment carry the winter calendar. Lodges, campgrounds, hotels, family and casual dining, guide services, outdoor-tour operators and event food-service businesses serve that demand — with kitchen equipment, guest-room upgrades, marine gear and seasonal working capital among the common needs.