Entrepreneurship

Describes the hard work, knowledge, and passion a First Nations woman used to achieve her dream. Article located by scrolling to page 11.

Reports significant benefits to clients of Aboriginal Financial Institution (AFI) network is self reliance, improved self worth, improved standard of living for entrepreneurs .

Looks at award winners: Chippewa Industrial Development Ltd., winner of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation Community Economic Developer of the Year; Tribal Wi-Chi-Way-Win Capital Corporation winner of the Aboriginal Private Sector Business Award and Rodney W. Hester, winner of the Individual Economic Developer of the Year Award.

Makes recommendations to address specific challenges in the areas of education and training, health and wellness, and employment and entrepreneurship.

Discussion of the administration of funds available for Métis entrepreneurs and communities. Article found by scrolling to page 17.

This brief article summarizes the documentary film by the same title; the project interviews Rwandan women who are using Indigenous knowledges and practices in combination with modern technologies to create income for themselves through the production of banana wine, sorghum beer, soured or fermented milk, or through the cultivation of Indigenous vegetables.

This documentary film interviews Rwandan women who are using Indigenous knowledges and practices in combination with modern technologies to create income for themselves through the production of banana wine, sorghum beer, soured or fermented milk, or through the cultivation of Indigenous vegetables. The film is accompanied by a brief article.

Brief case study of company located in Maramichi, New Brunswick which provides information and computer software technology to First Nations.

Discusses several strategies: improve the economic and social well-being of Aboriginal people, develop healthier, more self-sufficient communities, and participate in Canada’s political, social and economic development.

States that art is one way that Aboriginals can add to Australian life while improving their personal and mental health.

Results of 494 telephone interviews conducted between March 1 and April 8, 2001(?).

Statistical information about demographics of entrepreneurs, business performance, objectives and future growth expectations, operations and structure, employment, markets, and financing. Based on 2001 Census and Aboriginal Entrepreneurs Survey.

Guide provides a step-by-step approach in developing a business plan.

Looks at the emergence and growth of aboriginal business.

Arts Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2004.

Recommends ways to keep Aboriginal people in their communities by offering support for sustaining hunting, fishing and trapping through co-management of renewable resources, better use of under utilized resources, training and support for wildlife harvesters and more support for entrepreneurship.

English & Cultural Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2012.

Presents a biography of John Lagimodiere, and how he developed business ventures in face of various challenges.

Identifies education, entrepreneurship and business development, governance, lands and resources, and infrastructure as underlying indicators.

Comments on the fast growth of Aboriginal business owners.

Statistics on current status, key characteristics, areas for improvement and potential growth.

Sociology & Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2009.

Statistical tables, pie charts and brief highlights.

Statistical tables, pie charts and brief highlights.

Statistical tables, pie charts and brief highlights.

Statistical tables, pie charts and brief highlights.

Statistical tables, pie charts and brief highlights.

Statistical tables, pie charts and brief highlights.

Statistical tables, pie charts and brief highlights.

Statistical tables, pie charts and brief highlights.

Statistical tables, pie charts and brief highlights.

Statistical tables, pie charts and brief highlights.

Statistical tables, pie charts and brief highlights.

Statistical tables, pie charts and brief highlights.

Links to questionnaires and reporting guides, description, data sources and methodology, and information on data accuracy.

Looks at a competition with a financial prize for Aboriginal self-starters. Article located by scrolling to page 22.

Topics include overview of First Nation Forestry Program, basics of starting a business, sources of capital, Fort Apache Timber Company, Silviculture Contracting company, ecotourism, and natural resource-based negotiations with industry and governments.

Based on sample of 22 on-reserve businesses regarding structure, capital, information channels and problems.

Specifically designed for women. Topics include developing a business model, interactive marketing, and financing.

Presents an informative guide, designed for Aboriginal Albertans, that provides a step-by-step approach to an appropriate lending agency.

Presents a case study that draws a portrait of forestry entrepreneurs, within the Ilnu community of Mashteuiatsh, and reveals the role played by the band council in developing forestry entrepreneurship in the community.

Describes the practice of muttonbirding, the seasonal gathering of the chicks of seabirds for food, oil and feathers by Aboriginal people in Furneaux Group of islands north of Tasmania.

Looks at the the growth and diversification of the Canadian forest-based economy and the importance of science education for Aboriginal students to better prepare for emerging occupations in the bioeconomy and the provision of ecological goods and services industries.

Literature review topics include demographic issues, isolated communities, access to higher education, workforce development, and entrepreneurship.

Contains data on general economic conditions, national maps showing regional variations in unemployment rates and employment gains, regional employment profiles, brief article on women entrepreneurs, and programming update.

Discusses opportunities for collaboration between the natural resource sector and Aboriginal communities in Canada. Themes included labour market development, community readiness, financing and financial literacy, partnerships and collaboration, measurements of success, best practices and case studies.

Paper explores the current socioeconomic status of Aboriginals and the approaches used to alleviate these circumstances.