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Here is a masonry blog layout with no sidebarA Force to Recon with: Women; Entrepreneurship and Risk
by: Claire Berkon and Janice MacDonald Last summer, as part of our study to ascertain how women entrepreneurs look at risk, we crossed Canada asking entrepreneurs about their approach to risk in their businesses. We wanted to test the oft quoted assumption that female...
Realizing YOUR path to SUCCESS!
Success - by definition "the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals." In reality, as anyone who has ever attained or attempted to attain success knows, the definition is very fluid indeed. Success, in my mind,...
April 17 and April 24 a two part live online panel discussion aimed at acquiring a better understanding of challenges facing Indigenous women interested in launching their start-up or in growing their business. To learn more about these panels go to https://ideaconnector.net/webinar-entrepreneurial-ecosystem/
5 Key Metrics for Measuring Your Project’s Progress
Increase Your Productivity Project management metrics enable project managers to assess status of ongoing project and deviation of schedule and cost. It also enables to foresee potential risks and potential problem and to rapidly pivot when needed. To view .../ 5 Key...
3 Small Business Ideas in Canada in 2018
Canada’s economy was primarily resourced based for many decades, but times have changed because of globalization and technology acceleration Canada’s modern economy is now service industry based.
What role does a contrarian spirit play in innovativeness?
In order to set a good foundation for this discourse, it is essential to define what the word – Contrarian means.
Exploring Innovation
The Entrepreneur – Measuring Your Startup’s Progress
How to Measure your Business Progress? The first of The Entrepreneur Series on the Art of the Start In this segment we are discussing of ways and means, in addition to traditional financial statements , to measure the progress of a startup. This production, The...
The Money Side of a Custom Sewing Business
Generating sufficient revenues to earn a living wage from a home custom sewing business With the help of Ingrid Tiffe, a member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinty, ON, and an Eco-Fashion Designer, running her own company IsaTe's Designs out of Seattle, WA; and...
The Entrepreneur – What it means
Sponsored by: Launch Lab Entrepreneurship its Risks and Rewards In this first segment of "The Entrepreneur", a new series focused on the early stages of entrepreneurship with Metis born business man Jacques Pilon. Jacques, an entrepreneur for 25 years is President...
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...
Blueprints for Success – Entrepreneurial Intern: Jenn Harper
Launching a Cosmetics Business Sponsored by: Launch Lab Meet Jenn Harper, ICN's Entrepreneurial Intern. She is the founder of the newly launched beauty product e-commerce company, Cheekbone Beauty. Jenn is also a mother of two, employed full time as a sales person...
Blueprints for Success – Launching a Custom Sewing Business
Esther talks with fashionista Angela Demontigny and entrepreneur Jacques Pilon about launching her custom sewing business with an Aboriginal design flair. They talk about the 'what' and the 'how' of the business and about topics such as: designing, undeserved...
Blueprints for Success – Entrepreneurial Intern: Deb Green
< Meet ICN Entrepreneurial Intern Deborah Green, a proud Cree Woman from the Kawacatoose First Nation in Saskatchewan. Deborah became inspired to pursue her career in diversity, being an Indigenous woman experiencing the barriers to mainstream society in her life...
What do you think.. is it important?
How important is it to know who we are before choosing a career opportunity? Would you agree that each interesting career requires different psychological DNAs? Is the same true when choosing a vacation, if one's preference is the ruggedness offered by Mother...
In Conversation with Sheila Isaac
Sheila is a woman of many talents and many experiences, a lawyer by profession. She talks about her experience as a Band Manager, a Policy Advisor (Aboriginal Youth and Women) and about how she came to Human Resources almost by accident. She reflects on the meaning of...
Blueprints for Success – Entrepreneurial Intern: Esther Stewart
Meet Esther Stewart This FN woman from northern BC has a dream, to startup a home business sewing and embroidery Aboriginal custom design shop. To produce modern day clothing that incorporates designs from various collaborating First Nation artists from across Canada....
Blueprints for Success – Entrepreneurial Intern: Shaylene Johnson
Meet Shaylene in this first interview she talks about her life and aspiration. You’ll learn that Shaylene is committed to her family, her full time job and to volunteering in her community. This Mother of four, wears many hats during her typical work day, she works as...
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