{"id":1423,"date":"2023-02-13T15:15:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T20:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sadcpontiac.dionalex.ca\/?page_id=1423"},"modified":"2023-06-07T09:33:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T13:33:55","slug":"the-sadc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sadcpontiac.ca\/en\/the-sadc\/","title":{"rendered":"The SADC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover sadc-top-banner\" id=\"banner-191263617\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"721\" src=\"https:\/\/sadcpontiac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lupuline-Hop-Yard.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-1082929476\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x5 md-x0 lg-x0 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text \">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-left\">\n                  \n<h1>Who we are<span data-text-color=\"primary\">.<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"lead\">Over 35 years of supporting and investing in local business, economic development, community development with a people-focused approach.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sadcpontiac.ca\/en\/contact-us\/\" class=\"button primary\" style=\"padding:10px 35px 10px 35px;\">\n\t\t<span>Talk to an advisor<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1082929476 {\n  width: 75%;\n}\n#text-box-1082929476 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 105%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-1082929476 {\n    width: 45%;\n  }\n  #text-box-1082929476 .text-box-content {\n    font-size: 100%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-191263617 {\n  padding-top: 400px;\n  background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);\n}\n#banner-191263617 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);\n}\n#banner-191263617 .banner-bg img {\n  object-position: 50% 50%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #banner-191263617 {\n    padding-top: 700px;\n  }\n  #banner-191263617 .overlay {\n    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_797698627\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-2011650833\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-412000399\" class=\"col medium-10 small-11 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:60px;\"><\/div>\n<h2>About the <span data-text-color=\"primary\">SADC<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">SADC Pontiac is a Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) which is a non-profit organization funded primarily by Canada Economic Development. The SADC Pontiac works with local businesses, industry and communities to help create local jobs, support economic growth and encourage business development. The Corporation is governed by a Board of Directors made up of nine (9) members with diverse skills from the various communities served by the SADC.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_797698627 {\n  padding-top: 100px;\n  padding-bottom: 100px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_350195130\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-1241530638\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1114123043\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1170868669\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:500px;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/sadcpontiac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Depanneur-Thompson.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sadcpontiac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Depanneur-Thompson.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/sadcpontiac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Depanneur-Thompson-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sadcpontiac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Depanneur-Thompson-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1170868669 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1968175895\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 45px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"no\"?><!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD SVG 1.1\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/Graphics\/SVG\/1.1\/DTD\/svg11.dtd\"><svg width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 45 3\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xml:space=\"preserve\" xmlns:serif=\"http:\/\/www.serif.com\/\" style=\"fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:2;\"><rect x=\"-0.12\" y=\"-0.238\" width=\"45.33\" height=\"5.513\" style=\"fill:#69a517;\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2>SADC is<span data-text-color=\"primary\">\u2026<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Working with passion and vision<\/strong><br \/>\nThe right financing for your business; flexible solutions tailored to your needs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Achieving our goals<\/strong><br \/>\nA team of professional advisors who care about the Pontiac, to help you achieve your business goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Business support<\/strong><br \/>\nPersonalized support to help entrepreneurs build strong, successful businesses.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1968175895 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 10%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_350195130 {\n  padding-top: 100px;\n  padding-bottom: 100px;\n  min-height: 500px;\n  background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1540972838\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-1728981916\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1833643901\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:60px;\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-2703186595\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>A word from the General Director<span data-text-color=\"primary\">.<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2703186595 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2699393044\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>Entrepreneurship is about seeing an opportunity and gathering the resources to turn it into reality. That&#8217;s what SADC Pontiac does best. Our role is to help Pontiac businesses achieve their goals, to become stronger and more profitable. We support SMEs with a combination of financing and consulting services that help our entrepreneurs reach the next stage of their development.<\/p>\n<p>We have an excellent team of professionals who are motivated to adapt and innovate to continually meet the needs of our local business community. Our main goal for this three-year strategic plan is to create simple, fast and accessible development tools and resources for our entrepreneurs, which will help successfully re-launch the economy in this new post-pandemic reality.<\/p>\n<p>As the region&#8217;s local economic development leader, we will do everything in our power to inspire and promote the sustainable development of our economy through our ongoing work with our partners and clients.<\/p>\n<p>SADC Pontiac will focus on managing existing and new funds for local and start-up businesses with the support and guidance that will ensure long-term success. We will continue to improve our digital services and our digital security and prioritize the training and information our business community needs to develop their skills and businesses.<br \/>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2699393044 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1120711937\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:60px;\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-140720662\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Our mission<span data-text-color=\"primary\">.<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-140720662 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3877044541\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>To provoke, stimulate and encourage the development of the Pontiac community through its participation in taking charge of their future.<br \/>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3877044541 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1228768818\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:60px;\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-837480357\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Our vision<span data-text-color=\"primary\">.<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-837480357 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3190701606\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>SADC Pontiac is a business partner and an indispensable resource for successful economic development for the entrepreneur and the region.<br \/>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3190701606 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-771393816\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:60px;\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"text-333331759\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Our values<span data-text-color=\"primary\">.<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-333331759 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2411429999\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>In its organizational culture, SADC Pontiac wants to develop attitudes and behaviours among its employees based on the following values:<\/p>\n<p><span data-text-color=\"primary\"><strong> Professional ethics<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nWe are committed to achieving the organization&#8217;s mission and objectives while respecting the confidential nature of information.<\/p>\n<p><span data-text-color=\"primary\"><strong>Support for clients and partners<\/strong><\/span>We are committed to providing our clients and partners with professional, personalized support to meet their needs.<\/p>\n<p><span data-text-color=\"primary\"><strong>Responsibility<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nWe strive for continuous 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