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YES Entrepreneur Challenge

The Young Entrepreneurs Symposium (YES) is proud to present the YES Entrepreneurial Challenge. This challenge features CASH PRIZES and is open to all previous delegates of YES who reside in Canada. If you have been thinking of starting a business, or you already have a business and need a boost of funding – we want …

The Williams Lake Tribune posts about BCICEI Funding 2020-2021

  “Launched in 2016, the BCICEI has invested more than $3.5 million to fund 31 projects which have leveraged more than $37.2 million including $11.7 to Indigenous equity to finance hydro, solar, geothermal, bio-energy and innovative demand side management projects throughout B.C.” -The Williams Lake Tribune

BCICEI Funded Projects 2020-2021

“AN EXAMPLE OF ECONOMIC RECONCILIATION” – FIRST NATION-LED CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS AWARDED $2.8M FUNDING   (Vancouver, August 13, 2020) – Indigenous-led clean energy projects often face systemic barriers and high costs that diminish the opportunity to develop their sustainable energy sovereignty. To help overcome these barriers, the British Columbia Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative (BCICEI) has …

NRT Announces Grants for First Nations Entrepreneurs and Businesses

April 5th – The New Relationship Trust (NRT) has announced it will continue to partner with seven (7) Aboriginal Financial Institutions (AFIs) in British Columbia (B.C.) to deliver the BC First Nations Entrepreneur and Community Equity Matching Initiatives. These initiatives assist BC First Nations entrepreneurs with equity matching funds up to $5,000 and First Nations community businesses up …

Economic Development Support Team capacity building module is now available!

The Assertion of First Nations for Economic Development: Online Course was designed to provide support to First Nations who wish to assert their First Nations rights in order to promote economic development in their territorial lands and waters. This workshop is designed to assist BC First Nations to: •Evaluate how they are using assertion activities …

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