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Blueprints for Success – Growing an eCommerce Business
Membertou, Shalene Johnson,a mother of 4, works full-time, does volunteer work in her community and also owns a small e-commerce business. She came to ICN with idea of launching her brick and mortar gift shop while growing her e-commerce business. Having gone through the discover process, Shaylene was accepted as an Entrepreneurial Intern in ICN…
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Coping as a Life Coach
Owning her Own Life Coaching Business In this interview we have explored with Jessica what guided her to take the path of a “Life Coach”. She tells us about her experiences, tragedies influencing her life and what keeps her awake at night,. However, Jessica also enables us to discover her beacon that guides her…
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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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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 for a major sea food wholesaler. In this interview she talks about…
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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 markets, creating a distinct advantage over the competition and much more.
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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 in areas such as equal opportunity employment, career development, society, and cultural differences. This motivated…
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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 life experiences and leaves us with the…
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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. Esther has been working on her dream for a few years, as a…
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Escaping Poverty in the Ring of Fire
Elsie talks about the future of her community. To reduce her community’s poverty condition it requires sustained support. Without a dependable constant flow of funds it’s next to impossible to plan for education, training and development programs needed to improve the community and its members’ quality of life. Elsie MacDonald, Head Councillor, Webequie First Nation
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NWAC’s Vision of The Future: Aboriginal Women’s Issues
The Future of Aboriginal Women Issues, Dawn Lavell-Harvard in conversation with Denise Anne Boissonneau, LL.B “As we moved forward in time we need to get away from the notion of consultation… women need the right to real, informed, free and prior consent…” Dawn Lavell Harvard, President Native Women Association of Canada (NWAC) Please, share…