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Nishnawbe Aski Nation a Founding Partner With I DO BUSINESS. TORONTO, ON, December 18, 2012 – I DO BUSINESS. National Summit & Tradeshow – Success for Aboriginal Entrepreneurs, announces Nishnawbe Aski Nation as a founding partner. I DO BUSINESS. will be hosted by Ontario Native Literacy Coalition and will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Toronto Airport on March 4-5-6, 2013. With Nishnawbe Aski Nation as a founding partner, I DO BUSINESS. National Summit & Tradeshow will be the launching platform of an effective, ongoing business development initiative at the grassroots level across the country, from coast to coast to coast. I DO BUSINESS. will bring to the forefront the importance of connecting economic development and adult literacy to support Aboriginal business development. Through the National Summit, emerging and established Aboriginal Entrepreneurs will enhance their knowledge and skills to grow and sustain their businesses with an enhanced understanding of business development, business literacy and financial literacy. “Today, small businesses are sustaining and growing our communities and this event will be a wonderful way to share resources, tools, best practices, and establish partnerships with various groups,” said Kirstine Baccar, Economic & Resource Development, Policy Advisor of Nishnawbe Aski Nation. “To the businesses out there, you don’t want to miss this amazing opportunity!” “Nishnawbe Aski Nation will provide support and secure funding to assist First Nation Entrepreneurs, Economic Development Officers and others to attend the National Summit as well as assisting to secure resources to realize I DO BUSINESS. Community Ambassador Mini-Summit,” said Les Louttit, Deputy Grand Chief of Nishnawbe Aski Nation. Following the National Summit, I DO BUSINESS. Community Ambassador Mini-Summits will be launched. Aboriginal Entrepreneurs that attend the National Summit will have the opportunity to become Community Ambassadors and hosts of the Mini-Summits. They will each be supported to hold a one-day event in their communities, where they will share the information and skills learned at the National Summit to 10-20 people. The Mini-Summits will make this National Summit much more than a one time learning opportunity. Community Ambassadors will be supported in transferring key knowledge and skills, creating lasting business relationships, and spreading accessible business resources to Aboriginal Entrepreneurs across Canada. The three-day business event is different from any you’ve attended before! Unique to this national event is the inclusion of a full-day session on The Alexis Principles, a set of cross-cultural strategies that builds bridges for successful business development and communications between individuals, businesses, corporations, and government agencies in any cultural context. This cross-cultural tool provides a foundation to enhance successful business interactions and procurement opportunities for Aboriginal Entrepreneurs and the companies they do business with across Canada. About I DO BUSINESS. For anyone currently doing business, or contemplating doing business with or in Aboriginal Canada, I DO BUSINESS. National Summit & Tradeshow will offer an outstanding venue to Learn, Network and Do Business. The activities, workshops and exhibitor forum will provide a unique and innovative opportunity for businesses to showcase their products and services, and to network effectively and profitably. About Ontario Native Literacy Coalition As a provincial coalition, Ontario Native Literacy Coalition (ONLC) has been continuously serving the needs of the Native literacy community in Ontario for a quarter of a century, since before its incorporation in 1988. ONLC supports the MTCU funded Native Literacy & Basic Skills (LBS) programs in Ontario and provides accessible and culturally relevant training, research, networking, resources, and field development support the people in its literacy delivery stream. About Nishnawbe Aski Nation Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) represents the legitimate, socioeconomic, and political aspirations of its First Nation members of Northern Ontario to all levels of government in order to allow local self-determination while establishing spiritual, cultural, social and economic independence. NAN is a political territorial organization representing 49 First Nation communities within northern Ontario with the total population of membership (on and off reserve) estimated around 45,000 people. |
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