Westbank First Nations Youth Council Confidence, Money Management and Career Development Workshop

We are super excited to be offering this training. In order to be successful in business, and in life for that matter, one needs to have a healthy confidence level and effective communication skills. Our latest course was designed to give our students the knowledge and tools to become their best self in order to go after their goals and enhance their lives. We are debuting the course at the Squamish Nation this month! For other nations who may be interested, we'll come t

Aboriginal entrepreneurship was growing at a faster rate in British Columbia, as compared with the rest of Canada. In fact, British Columbia had the second highest rate of Aboriginal entrepreneurship in the country. 22% of Canada’s self-employed Aboriginal people residing in the province. On and off reserve numbers: 60% of B.C.’s Aboriginal people lived in urban areas, while 14% lived rural B.C., and just over a quarter lived on reserve. It was a different picture for Aborigi

It all began with Geena Jackson, Economic Development Officer for the Squamish Nation asking me to teach a marketing class after attending a brand workshop I did for her brother's art business in 2012. Since that time, many first nations entrepreneurs have taken our marketing and media courses which include topics on marketing, social media, web development, entrepreneurship and business development that are paving the way for success. The class participants are wonderful, mo