Best Practices in Aboriginal Business and Economic Development [The Banff Centre]

Building effective economic policy will help achieve more successful, sustainable and self-determined economic activity. In this program, fundamental issues of governance such as the creation of culturally appropriate governmental institutions and the role of Aboriginal leaders in effectively planning, creating and promoting economic policy for self-determined Aboriginal development will be examined. Having determined these foundations, the program will shift focus to the realities of doing business with Aboriginal communities, Aboriginal-owned companies and institutions and individual Aboriginal entrepreneurs. Emphasis will be placed on an understanding of community economics and the environment in which business decisions can and should be made and the challenges and opportunities of financing such ventures.