Format: 2024
Format: 2024

Indigenous Entrepreneur Loan Program [Business Development Bank of Canada, BDC]

Publisher: 
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Year of publication: 
2020

As an Indigenous entrepreneur, you want to deal with a bank that has in-depth insight into your unique business opportunities and challenges.

“Aboriginal entrepreneurs and business owners face several obstacles in accessing financing for start-up, on-going operations, acquisitions, and expansions.” *

Use the Indigenous Entrepreneur Loan to:
Acquire fixed assets
Finance franchise fees
Cover start-up costs
Start exporting
Replenish working capital

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Aboriginal Entrepreneur [Business Development Bank of Canada, BDC]

Publisher: 
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Year of publication: 
2012

There are over 27,000 Aboriginal entrepreneurs in Canada, according to Census Canada. This is 30% more than the 1996–2001 period.

Rama Five Years Later: A Discussion on the Advantages and Pitfalls of Aboriginal Gaming in Ontario — An Interview with Casino-Rama Director of First Nations Affairs, Kevin Wassegijig [Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, JAED]

Publisher: 
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development (JAED)
Year of publication: 
2002

It was decided that an interview be conducted with Casino-Rama Director of First Nations Affairs, Kevin Wassegijig, who spoke with the Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development regarding the success of Casino-Rama while outlining some of the challenges casino manage- ment must deal with in upcoming years. Aboriginal gaming in Canada is a recent development, and the success of Casino-Rama has come as a pleasant surprise to many. At the same time, however, the success of Casino-Rama has generated concerns that have unwittingly resulted from their own success.

Who Are We? Reflections on Healthy Communities and Economies [Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, JAED]

Publisher: 
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development (JAED)
Year of publication: 
2002

More than 500 people attended the Tribal Governance Symposium: Compacts, Contracts and Agreements which has held in March, 2001 at the University of Oklahoma. The main topic was gaming and speakers from across the states addressed issues ranging from jurisdiction to testimonials from groups involved in gaming in the state of Oklahoma. I would like to share the perspectives of one of the presenters, Kevin Gover. The rest of the relevant American material is covered extensively across the articles from Lessons of Research in this issue.

Renewing the relationship: A Perspective on the Impact of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples [Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, JAED]

Publisher: 
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development (JAED)
Year of publication: 
2002

My purpose in writing this chapter is to reiterate briefly the overall thrust of the commission's work and to comment on the impact the report appears to be having after two years in the pub- lic domain. I would be presumptuous to claim that these few pages could provide a balanced synopsis of the five volumes and 3500 pages of the commission's report. My comments represent a perspective, much of it grounded in the words of the commission itself that is highly selective in emphasis.

Gaming and Igra: A Tool for Self-Determination or Elimination [Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, JAED]

Publisher: 
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development (JAED)
Year of publication: 
2002

Are Native peoples jumping on the gaming bandwagon without really considering the ulti- mate consequences to their communities? What of the rights of other communities that might be directly or indirectly affected by the decisions that we make today? Do we have the right to jeopardize the continued existence of other com- munities? Gaming compacts are complex and very difficult concepts for many people accept.

Taxation on the Little Portage Reserve: An Issue for First Nation Governance [Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, JAED]

Publisher: 
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development (JAED)
Year of publication: 
2001

This article considers the costs and benefits of taxation in the operation of modern First Nation governments through a case study regarding the taxation of tobacco products on reserve.

Three Years on: What Has Happened to the Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples [Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, JAED]

Publisher: 
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development (JAED)
Year of publication: 
2001

This paper reviews the purpose, vision, and contents of the Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, while exploring its potential impacts, economic and otherwise, on Aborignal peoples.

Resistance is Futile: Aboriginal Peoples Meet the Borg of Capitalism [Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, JAED]

Publisher: 
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development (JAED)
Year of publication: 
2001

This article explores the positive and negative influences of capitalism on Aboriginal socio-economic development and culture.

Industry Canada Business Plan 2008-2009

Publisher: 
Industry Canada
Year of publication: 
2009

This plan acknowledges that preparing for this successful future also means supporting our dedicated and professional employees through workforce renewal and by creating an organizational culture whose hallmarks are openness, dialogue, respect, diversity and transparency. To that end, this plan integrates human resources and business planning, providing details of the Department's workforce renewal initiatives, along with planned activities in corporate priority areas such as communications, information technology and management.

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