Business Development Bank of Canada offers financial solutions tailored to the needs of Aboriginal businesses. BDC's Aboriginal Banking Unit consists of Aboriginal people from different communities.

Adapted from : bdc.ca

On the Industry Canada site, click on the Aboriginal Business Canada section, a compendium of all government assistance programs targeting Aboriginal enterprise.

Adapted from : strategis.ic.gc.ca

The Réseau d'affaires autochtone website is a data base on Aboriginal enterprise in Canada where Aboriginal entrepreneurs can find the information they need to develop their business.

Adapted from : affairesautochtones.com

Capital Connexion @ Autochtone provides a data base to entrepreneurs and investors to meet their venture capital needs or to research business projects.

Adapted from : carrefour-capital.com

NACCC's mandate is to provide funding to several Quebec Aboriginal communities. In partnership with Aboriginal Business Canada (ABC) it carries out ABC's mandate among Aboriginals living in the Outaouais, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, the Far North, the Gaspé and the Lower Saint Lawrence region.

Adapted from : socca.qc.ca

Johanne Aubin

Johanne Aubin is Malecite, but did not grow up on reserve. One day, she was hired by a native community as an industrial designer, where she was expecting to see native-looking buildings. But there were only mobile homes!

She decided to become an interior designer. Her company is working on several contracts for communities in Quebec. She does research on each community that hire her. Thanks to her help, residents of Kahnawake got back their Credit union.

Lorraine Bastien

Lorraine Bastien did administrative studies at the Université Laval and worked in urban and property management. She manages the Groupe Nekiera'ha (in huron language: I lend you a hand) that organizes events of native community recognition, and offers business consultation services.

She is currently the consultant in Manawan where she fosters the youth of the Rabasca project who are starting a business, by making bark canoes. Her mission: helping native people while guiding them on economic development tracks in their communities.

Ernest Dominique

As a rising star among the artists of the native community, Ernest Dominique, who signs his paintings under the pseudonym of Aness, is passionate about painting since his dear childhood.

Being both a very talented portrait and animal painter, he gives us a really impressive production for an artist in his early thirties.

Marie-Michelle Allard

Of Micmac origin, Marie-Michelle Allard works as a business consultant for the Groupe Nekiera'ha. This company located in Wendake, provides consulting services to native companies. From bookkeeping to market study, along with management tracking, report documentation and writing necessary to obtain funds, project management, human resources, etc.

One of the company's specialities is the strategy planning and goal management provided mostly to starting-up businesses.