Entrepreneurship

Reports results of meetings held with 33 Business women in Alberta in order to assess the success of the IBC Women's Loan Fund.

Looks at Indigenous social enterprise in its current state and historical context, gender leadership, and the importance of culture as an element in the “quadruple bottom line”. Also provides three case studies: Membertou Band, Osoyoos Indian Band, and Native Canadian Centre of Toronto.

Focuses on Thu Winery in New Zealand and Nk'Mip Cellars in British Columbia.

Looks at three core indicators: employment, income, and community well-being; and five underlying indicators: education, entrepreneurship and business development, governance, lands and resources, and infrastructure.

Paper from Proceedings of Regional Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2008: 5th International Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship (AGSE)

Paper from Proceedings of the 4th International AGSE Entrepreneurship Research Exchange edited by L. Murray Gillin. Looks at the comparatively low number of Indigenous people engaged in small business in Australia compared to Canada and the United States.

Discusses the importance of Indigenous entrepreneurship as a distinct disciplinary field of science.

Reports on local entrepreneurial activities as pathways for income creation, employment and social capital.

Brief profiles of seven business leaders.

Profiles six successful entrepreneurs and business leaders and discusses of commonalities in backgrounds and challenges/obstacles.

Compares approaches of Nk'Mip Cellars in British Columbia and Tohu Wines in New Zealand, both Indigenous owned non-traditional businesses.

An overview of the current study of Indigenous entrepreneurship, especially the fundamental issue of the relation between entrepreneurship and cultural values. Chapter from Developmental Entrepreneurship: Adversity, Risk, and Isolationedited by Curt Stiles and Craig S Galbraith.

Looks at three case studies to explore business development derived from Indigenous land rights: The Inuvialuit in the Arctic, The Osoyoos Band in British Columbia and The Lac La Ronge First Nation in Saskatchewan.

Examines the emergence of the second wave of Indigenous development, including economic development on Indigenous peoples terms.

Reviews characteristics of companies involved in international trade and identifies opportunities for the federal government to support business performance in American and overseas markets.

Study explores the common features of Indigenous small business in Australia, looks at the characteristics associated with business success, and identifies factors that may lead to business failure.

Discusses dependence on government social programs and contends that increased economic equality is necessary before social inequalities can be erased; argues that small business is the most effective avenue to accomplish this goal. [One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]

Includes resource guides and research reports on women, Indigenous women, and Indigenous entrepreneurship. Related material: Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs: Valuable Investments in Their Businesses, Families and Communities. Summary of National Survey Findings.

Survey asked 36 questions about privacy, the entrepreneur, their business, support from an Aboriginal financial institution, entrepreneurial supports, and additional information. Sample size was 114. Related Material: Summary of Literature Review. Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs: Valuable Investments in Their Businesses, Families and Communities.

Extracts results from the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business's 2016 Promise and Prosperity survey to create a profile of women-owned businesses.

Key statistics generated by the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association's Indigenous women entrepreneurship initiative. Related material: Summary of National Survey Findings. Summary of Literature Review.

Highlights several elements involved in the formal and informal learning experiences of Canada's aboriginal people.

Study shows that even remote municipalities can be transformed into innovative and attractive places to work and live.

Looked at a total of 21 municipalities, some of which have significant Sami populations.

Uses data from the National Education Survey of Building Brighter Futures financial support program to review the characteristics of recipients who have gone on to be employed by Indigenous businesses, organizations and government, and those who are self-employed. Primary finding was that those working for Indigenous employers in Ontario reported higher levels of satisfaction than those working for non-Indigenous employers.

Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2016.

Business Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Glasgow, 2014.

Special Individualized Program Thesis (Ph.D.)--Concordia University, 2001.

Discusses how to create and promote successful Aboriginal procurement strategies within government, corporations and provincial/municipal agencies.

Focuses on two companies that used quality assurance, aboriginal branding and international trade shows to overcome geographical barriers due to isolation.

Discussed the traditional use of caribou in health care, potential uses for biomedicines, nutraoceuticals, functional foods, and the benefits that could arise from being in partnerships.

"Note woman with payment in goods".

Examines the development of Arilla Paper, a viable and sustainable enterprise from natural materials, created by Aboriginal women.

History and mandate of the company, news, and catalogue of films, shorts, and documentaries.

Examines the successes and struggles of First Nations communities in economic development and summarizes the key findings identified by participant First Nations that are making progress toward building and attaining sustainable economies in their communities.

Discussed the Inkameep Vineyard in Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, operated by the Osoyoos Indian Band.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Riverside, 2000.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2014.

Article discusses the way that landownership has been historically leveraged by women of different ethnic groups in the USA to generate income and support their families. Authors examine cases from the late 19th and early 20th century and compare the experiences of Dakota Sioux and Scandinavian immigrant women on the Northern Plains, and African American women in the South.

Discusses reasons for Sami not getting more involved with the tourism industry. Looks at study with members of local cooperatives for reindeer husbandry.

Three sections: population statistics, overview of discussions on entrepreneurship from a global perspective, and summary of best practices. To access material, scroll down. You do not need to create an account.

Comments on a successful inner city cooperative business, Neechi Foods, and the principles by which it operates. Presented at the Social Enterprise World Forum 2013, Calgary, Canada, October 2-4, 2013. Duration: 13:30.

Describes the Nemaska Crees political strategies used to defend their land and way of life against the EM-1-A & Rupert Diversion Project.