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  • Coping as a Life Coach

    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…

  • Blueprints for Success – Finding funding

    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…

  • Blueprints for Success –  Entrepreneurial Intern: Jenn Harper

    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…

  • Blueprints for Success – Launching a Custom Sewing Business

    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.  

  • Blueprints for Success – Entrepreneurial Intern: Deb Green

    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…