Launching a business often means working long hours to reach success. For many entrepreneurs, success has come after experiencing years of trial and error only then have they been able to figure out the secrets to success. In fact what they’ve done is learn on the job, persevere through highs and lows and acquired knowledge and…
Status of Women Canada is inviting: women’s organizations whose primary objective is to advance gender equality for women in Canada; and, Indigenous organizations who are legally constituted non-for-profit organizations and whose work has a significant focus on advancing gender equality for Indigenous women in Canada; to submit proposals for projects under the Capacity-building Fund call for proposals. Under this Call…
The PATH – Communication Strategies for the Reconciliation Era RECONCILIATION – a great plan or a dirty word? So many are confused, so many are offended. What IS reconciliation anyways? Is it even possible? Sandi Boucher uses her personal, conversational, and comforting style to discuss this very hard subject. Known for speaking “to hearts…

Women’s Leadership – Men’s Role from Idea Connector.net on Vimeo. What men can do to help advance Aboriginal women’s entrepreneurship. Q&As from the 2012 Conference on Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Women’s Leadership Panel.

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…

NIWEE is a program supporting Indigenous women interested in launching their business. NIWEE is a National Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs Ecosystem. It provides the landscape where business ideas take root and grow with a goal of sustainability. Every element in the ecosystem contributes to the success. Here is what Indigenous women entrepreneurs had to say…
NIWEE In the last year and a half. We have explored how Indigenous women interested in Entrepreneurship could be better supported in launching and growing their business. We’ve used mechanism such as a Concept Testing, One-On-One Consultations, Survey, Scanning of Reports, to explore the related issues. Over time the research was brought down to…