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Marketing Using Social Media
The INS and OUTS of Using Social Media to Generate Revenue Lisa McKenzie, founder of McKenzie Moxie Media and Chief Bliss Instigator.talks with host Business Entrepreneur and Advisor Jacques Pilon and with ICN’s Entrepreneurial Interns Shaylene Johnson, Jennifer Harper and Esther Stewart about the INS and OUTS of using social media to launch product or service and generate both…
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Aboriginal Innovation – Fresh Produce
Sponsored by: AboriginalLink.ca The Metlakatla village is a progressive community, located 5km north of Prince Rupert, on an ancient site occupied for thousands of years by the Metlakatla people. They have recently built a “Green House”, a community initiatives supported financially by the Prince Rupert Port Authority. ICN host Bob Crane talks with Heather…
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Blueprints for Success – Finding funding
Launching a Cosmetics Business (Funding) Getting funding is not an easy task, however if a person is truly determined and committed and he/she has a well thought out plan built on tested assumptions, a product with some sales, process to delivery , and measurable milestones, chances are with perseverance she will succeed in getting…
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Aboriginal Staffing in Corporate Calgary
First Aboriginal business of its kind in Alberta Janice talks about her experience in starting the first Aboriginal for profit staffing agency in Alberta; and about the hurdles she had to overcome as an Aboriginal business women. She shares her thoughts on the impact technology is having on the industry. Janice Larocque President Spirit…
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Developing Business Relationships
David’s current consulting activities include meeting facilitation, team development, cross-cultural understanding between northern First Nations and Métis Settlements and the oil and gas industry. In this video interview David talks more specifically about facilitating relationships between companies and Aboriginal communities. David Turner Partner & Vice-President, First Peoples Group To view additional content on the 2nd…
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Access to Equal Opportunities
Although there is momentum within the Aboriginal community when it comes to employment, education and economic prosperity more needs to be done at the corporate level to ensure cultural inclusion. Monique Bateman Special Advisor on Aboriginal Relations TD Bank To view additional content on the 2nd Annual Creative Leaders’ Symposium click Symposium Please, share…
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Tax Tips for Business Owners
By Carol Ann Budd Maximize the ‘Harvest of your Business by Minimizing’ your Income Taxes. As an entrepreneur, operating your day-to-day business and planning for the future can consume a lot of your time. Paying less tax, although important, may not always be on top of your mind. There’s no time like the present to…
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Are P3s A Solution for Infrastructure Funding?
Learn about what is the appropriate measures and exceptional value, when introducing P3s into a community lacking in infrastructure. Uncover some of the underlying resistance and the detrimental effects to Aboriginal communities who have not yet partaken in P3s . Mark Romoff, President and CEO The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships
