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Funding opportunity - up to $50k for community benefit projects.

https://www.telus.com/en/social-impact/giving-back/community-grants/indigenous-communities-fund -criteria

We had a great time at the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte Christmas Craft sale on November 25th! We ran into some of our Kwe-Biz friends:

Micky Colton - Horse Sense Equine Guidance
Kristin Maracle - Sasquatch Beard Oil Co.
Pamela Devonshire - Lightning Spark Books
Cathy Dings - Wolf and Feather Pottery
Natasha Darling and Alisha Willing - Two Sisters SUP
Melanie Gray - Little Owl Jewelry and Arts
Leanne Barberstock - Teyakenhnekeriyaks Art

Great business development and funding opportunity for Indigenous, Black and racialized entrepreneurs! See below for details.

APPLY BY DECEMBER 8th: Racialized and Indigenous Supports for Entrepreneurs (RAISE) is a grant program (2023-24) that will provide access to business development training, culturally responsive and tailored business coaching, networking opportunities, and a one-time grant of $10,000 to support Indigenous, Black and other racialized entrepreneurs.

Learn more at https://www.app.grants.gov.on.ca/raise/ #/.

Are you a woman-identifying entrepreneur who's interested in launching a business podcast? If so, check out our NEW application link for the Business Podcast Boot Camp for Women Entrepreneurs at https://forms.gle/8caNk5XhQ2LHpvBS8.

This online boot camp runs from Oct. 4 - Nov. 1st and is designed to help women-identifying entrepreneurs in the greater Kingston and Quinte region create and launch their own business podcast.

A business podcast can help boost your business, attract new leads and help you convert passive audience members into paying customers.

PLUS it can be a lot of fun while establishing your credibility and authority as an expert in your field.

Join WE-CAN Project Manager and Power Your Platform Podcast Host Kerry Ramsay for a 4-week virtual Business Podcasting Boot camp starting October 4th.

The WE-CAN Business Podcasting Boot Camp also includes a 60-minute private coaching session to help you grow and develop your own business podcast. This session will be booked individually based on your availability.

There is space for 10 women-identifying entrepreneurs from the greater Kingston and Quinte region in this virtual boot camp.

Click here for a full schedule and application details: https://forms.gle/8caNk5XhQ2LHpvBS8

Missed today's WE-CAN workshop on Building Your Business Podcast? Click here to view the recording now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB_7jQd9HlI&t=799s

Deadline to apply is Wednesday, September 20th at noon EST.

The call for the Indigenous Voices Fund Grants Program is now open! Open to Quinte-based Indigenous artists. Grants range from $1,000 to $5,000. Visit Indigenous Voices Fund web page to learn more or to apply. https://countyarts.ca/indigenous-voices-fund/

Great WE-CAN story on Indigenous entrepreneur and Kwe-Biz alumna, Lisa Isaac HR Professional Services! See below.

WE-CAN Client Profile: Lisa Isaac is the owner of Lisa Isaac HR Professional Services based in Sarnia, Ontario, and Moose Deer Point First Nation. She is also a past client of the WE-CAN Project’s Kwe-Biz Program for Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs.

Lisa launched her business in 2018, both through necessity and a desire to make an impact.

“As a single business professional who needed to bring in an income, the business plan happened quickly,” Lisa shares.

“In January 2018 I was at the Human Resources Professional Association (HRPA) annual conference listening to an inspiring, Indigenous speaker, Gene Jamieson, and one year later he and I were collaborating to facilitate a 3-day workshop. Sometime in between these milestones, I was networking with the Chamber of Commerce for the HRPA when the chamber referred my first client.”

Today, Lisa Isaac HR serves small and medium-sized businesses in Canada and the USA with a focus on a variety of industries including trades, technology, manufacturing, not-for-profits, Indigenous organizations and First Nation governments.

“We focus primarily on HR operations and daily HR tasks,” Lisa explains. “We also do complex employee relations (harassment, conflict, investigations, and health & safety) and help businesses through their entire HR life cycle (recruitment, onboarding, growth, and transitioning out of the organization).”

Lisa is particularly passionate about furthering the HR profession, working alongside Aboriginal Financial Officers Association (AFOA Canada) which designates individuals through the Certified Indigenous Human Resources Professionals (CIHRP), and as a Board of Director on the HRPA.

“The AFOA has been a driver of growth and development for the next generation of Indigenous HR professionals,” she notes.

When it comes to serving her clients, Lisa says she is most excited by “getting to see people learn new skills in order to grow and develop professionally. I am lucky enough to have seen this through business owners, leaders, and employees. My mission is to ‘work myself out of a job’ since I aim to help HR professionals reach a place where they are able to implement the necessary processes effectively by themselves.”

She also thrives in working with a dedicated team which support her in creating a greater impact through collaboration.

Of her experience with the Kwe-Biz Program for Women Entrepreneurs, Lisa says, “Shyra and Rye have brought me lots of amazing value regarding more effective operations, branding, being better integrated into the community, connecting me to Kerry, and even helping me expand my 8-person team.”

To learn more about Lisa Isaac HR, visit https://www.lisaisaachr.com.

$10,000 business grant for Indigenous entrepreneurs in Canada. See below for details.

Great feature on Krista Armstrong, owner of Sweetgrass Therapy in Kingston! See below.

WE-CAN Client Profile: Krista Armstrong is the owner of Sweetgrass Therapy, a holistic counselling service based in Kingston. She is also a past participant of the Kwe-Biz Program for Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs.

When Krista launched her business in 2021, she deliberately started out small to allow her to transition from her full-time job to being her own boss.

“I started out virtually at first,” says Krista, who eventually struck out on her own in early 2023.

She decided to launch her business after several years of working in the same field as part of a group practice.

Although my previous experience was overall a really great learning opportunity, I felt that I was working to create someone else’s vision and live out their values rather than my own,” Krista shares. “Ultimately, I decided that the only way for me to practice in a way that felt 100 per cent authentic was for me to take the reins into my own hands.”

Today, Sweetgrass Therapy serves a wide variety of clients of all ages and from all walks of life. The majority of her clients are women -identifying, although she also serves men and non-binary folks.

Krista mainly treats anxiety, grief and self-esteem challenges which she says are unfortunately more common among women due to social pressures.

“I use a variety of evidence-based modalities in my work, along with lived experience and Indigenous knowledge that I’ve been fortunate to gain throughout my career,” says Krista whose core service is individual counselling and therapy.

“Seeing my clients grow and reach their goals is the most exciting factor for me,” she adds. “Being able to see people achieve things they initially didn’t think were possible and create new, healthier ways of being, both with themselves and in their relationships is so rewarding. I’m in a very privileged position and get a front row seat to watching people step into their full potential.

To learn more about Sweetgrass Therapy, visit www.sweetgrasstherapy.ca.

Kwe-Biz was featured by Queen's University!! "The Kwe-Biz Program proves instrumental in providing resources and mentorship to many Indigenous women entrepreneurs." Read the article here - https://www.queensu.ca/partnershipsandinnovation/news/kwe-biz-program-proves-instrumental-providing-resources-and-mentorship-many-indigenous-women

It has been awesome supporting Indigenous women entrepreneurs in Ontario over the past 3 years! Through the Kwe-Biz business accelerator, workshops, and mentorship program, we have been proud to see over 90+ Indigenous women entrepreneurs grow in confidence. There have been some great business success stories!

A special Miigwech/Nia:wen (thank you) to the Queen's University WE-CAN Program for supporting the Kwe-Biz Program. You have been wonderful to work with!

Update: Our program funding ended March 31, 2023, however, we are actively exploring other funding opportunities so we can continue to support Indigenous entrepreneurs. Our programming will be on hold until we find new funding. Stay tuned for future updates.

WE CAN Project at Queen's University

The Kwe-Biz Program proves instrumental in providing resources and mentorship to many Indigenous women entrepreneurs | Queen's Partnerships and Innovation Funded and led by Queen’s Partnerships and Innovation, the WE-CAN Project inspires and empowers existing and aspiring women-identifying entrepreneurs by providing them with tools, resour

Kwe-Biz co-facilitators, Shyra & Rye Barberstock, will be doing a virtual keynote on April 27th. See details below.

Inclusion of Indigenous Women (and Indigenous Peoples) in the Workplace Join us in this interactive, Indigenous-led workplace inclusion webinar!

Opportunity to join the eQuo Small Business Directory (no cost to join). It would be great to see more Indigenous businesses added! See website for details.

Businesses | eQuo eQuo is a community-driven platform with a mission to support and empower small businesses, which is why we've launched this free directory directory. It’s designed to help consumers easily find, shop, and buy from small businesses across Canada. eQuo is dedicated to ALL entrepreneurs, regardless ...

Funding opportunity for Indigenous women entrepreneurs. $2,000 grant. (Up to 20 recipients - lottery/draw).

"CCAB’s Indigenous Women Entrepreneurship Fund is presented by LNG Canada with a contribution from Paper Excellence. The fund is open to Indigenous women-owned businesses that have encountered systemic barriers to lending relationships, and have been disadvantaged because of the pandemic. The fund is administered through CCAB’s Tools and Financing for Aboriginal Business (TFAB) program to enhance Aboriginal entrepreneurship through providing access to development and networks."

Eligibility - The business must be at least 51% owned and controlled by an Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) woman.

Indigenous Women Entrepreneurship Fund (IWEF) - CCAB CCAB’s Indigenous Women Entrepreneurship Fund is presented by LNG Canada with a contribution from Paper Excellence. The fund is open to Indigenous women-owned businesses that have encountered systemic barriers to lending relationships, and have been disadvantaged because of the pandemic. The fund ...

5 spots left - still time to register before tomorrow (Tuesday)!

Upcoming Kwe-Biz Workshop: Financial Planning for Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs with Guest Speaker & Kwe-Biz Alumni, Carol Ann Budd, Founder and Principal Advisor of Woodland Wealth Inc. (Wednesday, March 29th from 6-9pm EST). Up to 15 spots available. RSVP via Eventbrite link below.

"In my wide circle of friends and professional contacts, I’ve noticed a pattern; even the smartest people are not confident about their finances or savvy about how to make their money work for them. And often, the brightest and most creative people are prone to neglect their finances to pursue their passions. Entrepreneurs have even more responsibility to take control of this area." - Carol Ann Budd

Workshop description - Beginning with identifying your goals, in this workshop, you will build your knowledge of personal wealth-building and wealth-management techniques. You will learn simple and realistic strategies to assist you in making sound financial decisions to build, protect and preserve your wealth. If you’re ready to be more empowered and strategic and gain more confidence regarding your finances, this workshop is for you.

Eligibility: Kwe-Biz is an Okwaho Equal Source and Queen’s University Initiative with Funding from the WES Ecosystem Fund for Southern Ontario. Based on funding criteria, this workshop will prioritize Indigenous women entrepreneurs in Ontario.

RSVP - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/kwe-biz-workshop-financial-planning-for-indigenous-women-entrepreneurs-registration-596048776937

Kwe-Biz Workshop - Financial Planning for Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs Knowledge is Power - Learn financial planning and wealth-building principles from Carol Ann Budd of Woodland Wealth Inc.

Upcoming Kwe-Biz Workshop: Financial Planning for Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs with Guest Speaker & Kwe-Biz Alumni, Carol Ann Budd, Founder and Principal Advisor of Woodland Wealth Inc. (Wednesday, March 29th from 6-9pm EST). Up to 15 spots available. RSVP via Eventbrite link below.

"In my wide circle of friends and professional contacts, I’ve noticed a pattern; even the smartest people are not confident about their finances or savvy about how to make their money work for them. And often, the brightest and most creative people are prone to neglect their finances to pursue their passions. Entrepreneurs have even more responsibility to take control of this area." - Carol Ann Budd

Workshop description - Beginning with identifying your goals, in this workshop, you will build your knowledge of personal wealth-building and wealth-management techniques. You will learn simple and realistic strategies to assist you in making sound financial decisions to build, protect and preserve your wealth. If you’re ready to be more empowered and strategic and gain more confidence regarding your finances, this workshop is for you.

Eligibility: Kwe-Biz is an Okwaho Equal Source and Queen’s University Initiative with Funding from the WES Ecosystem Fund for Southern Ontario. Based on funding criteria, this workshop will prioritize Indigenous women entrepreneurs in Ontario.

RSVP - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/kwe-biz-workshop-financial-planning-for-indigenous-women-entrepreneurs-registration-596048776937

WE CAN Project at Queen's University

Kwe-Biz Workshop - Financial Planning for Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs Knowledge is Power - Learn financial planning and wealth-building principles from Carol Ann Budd of Woodland Wealth Inc.

We still have a few spots open for the workshop this evening:

Kwe-Biz workshop: The Art of Buying and Selling. (Tuesday, March 21st, 6-9pm EST). RSVP via Eventbrite (see link below).

In this 3 hour interactive session, Indigenous women entrepreneurs will learn about the art of buying and selling. We will discuss how to sell in an authentic way and how to build a strong network. We will also share tips on how to sell your services and/or products to the private and public sectors, in Canada and abroad.

Eligibility: Kwe-Biz is an Okwaho Equal Source and Queen’s University Initiative with Funding from the WES Ecosystem Fund for Southern Ontario. Based on funding criteria, this workshop will prioritize Indigenous women entrepreneurs in Ontario.

RSVP - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/kwe-biz-workshop-the-art-of-buying-and-selling-registration-591806658647Upcoming

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Upcoming event in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory hosted by Indigenous Tourism Ontario - Community Tourism Awareness Program. (Thursday, March 23rd, 2:00pm - 6:00pm). See details below.

The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte

Upcoming Kwe-Biz workshop for Indigenous women entrepreneurs in Ontario: The Art of Buying and Selling. (Tuesday, March 21st, 6-9pm EST). Up to 15 spots available. RSVP via Eventbrite (see link below).

In this 3 hour interactive session, Indigenous women entrepreneurs will learn about the art of buying and selling. We will discuss how to sell in an authentic way and how to build a strong network. We will also share tips on how to sell your services and/or products to the private and public sectors, in Canada and abroad.

Eligibility: Kwe-Biz is an Okwaho Equal Source and Queen’s University Initiative with Funding from the WES Ecosystem Fund for Southern Ontario. Based on funding criteria, this workshop will prioritize Indigenous women entrepreneurs in Ontario.

RSVP - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/kwe-biz-workshop-the-art-of-buying-and-selling-registration-591806658647Upcoming

WE CAN Project at Queen's University

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Wonderful story about Carol Ann Budd, founder of Woodland Wealth in Kingston.

WE-CAN Client Profile: Carol Ann Budd is a Financial Planner with Woodland Wealth Inc. in Kingston and offers investment advice through Aligned Capital Partners Inc.

She is also a participant in the Kwe-Biz Program for Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs delivered by Okwaho Equal Source as a part of the WE-CAN Project.

Carol Ann launched her business earlier this year after feeling like “a square peg in a round hole. There was a lack of fit with the organization I was working for,” she recalls. “The support I received from Shyra and Rye [as a part of the Kwe-Biz Program] was instrumental in giving me the confidence to become an entrepreneur.”

Today, Woodland Wealth Inc. offers financial planning and investment advice to professionals, business owners and retirees.

Her clients are predominantly females or families with strong female decision-makers in the financial area.

Carol Ann’s goal is to grow her Indigenous client base among First Nations communities.

“I am honoured to be trusted with my clients’ goals, concerns, fears and dreams,” she says. “Money is a very personal area to discuss and share details about, and I respect my clients’ trust in ‘getting naked’ about their finances. My biggest thrill is showing clients how to improve their outlook through smart tax planning or investment strategy.”

Of her experience in the Kwe-Biz Program, Carol Ann notes, “I’ve loved my experience with Kwe-Biz! It has given me confidence, tools, connections, and tons of ideas of how to grow my business.”

To learn more about Woodland Wealth Inc., visit https://www.woodlandwealth.ca/.

Great story on Maureen Shemrock, owner of Ombaashi Applied Technologies in Kingston.

WE-CAN Client Profile: Maureen Shemrock is the owner of Ombaashi Applied Technologies, a Kingston-based company empowering individuals through training and the professional use of Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS).

Maureen is also a participant in the Kwe-Biz Program for Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs delivered by Okwaho Equal Source as a part of the WE-CAN Project.

Ombaashi Applied Technologies, a division of AirTech UAV Solutions Inc., is an Indigenous owned small business that combines a passion for the innovative use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (also known as UAVs or drones) and their application within a number of key sectors.

The company’s name is inspired by the Ojibwe word “ombaashi” which can be translated as “lifted by the wind”.

“The core of our business is to use technology and UAVs to empower others,” shares Maureen. “We enjoy helping our clients deploy innovative technologies as more groups find novel applications for remote vehicles.”

Maureen is passionate about providing leading-edge training to enable individuals in their current roles and to open up opportunities for participants to pursue a new career in this rapidly developing sector.

“While I reside in beautiful Kingston, I was raised in Sioux Narrows, Ontario located along the eastern shore of Lake of the Woods within the Treaty 3 area,” she notes. “It is my strong desire to empower small rural and First Nation community members. I look forward to our company’s growth, offering employment positions and contributing to the expansion of the RPAS industry.”

Ombaashi Applied Technologies current serves a high percentage of government employees, academic researchers and entrepreneurs who require an Advanced RPAS Pilot Certification as part of Transport Canada licensing requirements.

The company is also in the process of working to offer its training through accredited college certification programs within northern and eastern Ontario, with a focus on serving the resource sector, including mining, forestry and agriculture, as well as incumbent worker upgrade training.

Of her experience with the Kwe-Biz Program, Maureen says, “As a female, Indigenous entrepreneur I have been fortunate to attend workshops through Kwe-Biz. I highly recommend reaching out to them for a list of any potential workshops they may offer. Each event has been packed with knowledge, resources and support while being offered at ideal online times such as evenings as some of us business owners also work day jobs.”

To learn more about Ombaashi Applied Technologies, visit www.ombaashi.com.

Upcoming Kwe-Biz Workshop - Time & Energy Management For Busy Entrepreneurs (Thursday, March 16th, 6-9pm EST). Up to 15 spots available. RSVP via Eventbrite link below.

Have you ever felt like there are not enough hours in the day to complete everything that needs to get done? Or, worse, have you felt that you have the time but you don't have the energy? You are not alone. As entrepreneurs, we often juggle many roles in our personal and professional lives and it can lead to stress, overwhelm, and burnout.

In this 3 hour interactive workshop, you will have the opportunity to network with other Indigenous women entrepreneurs and to learn (and share) knowledge on time and energy management. The facilitators will share tips and tricks for improving time and energy management, and participants are also encouraged to share their own knowledge on what has worked (or not worked) for them.

Eligibility: Kwe-Biz is an Okwaho Equal Source and Queen’s University Initiative with Funding from the WES Ecosystem Fund for Southern Ontario. Based on funding criteria, this workshop will prioritize Indigenous women entrepreneurs in Ontario.

NOTE: If you are located outside of Ontario and you are interested in attending, please email us at [email protected]. If there are spots still available closer to the event date (i.e., 1-2 days before), we will open the remaining spots to participants in other provinces.

RSVP - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/kwe-biz-workshop-time-energy-management-for-busy-entrepreneurs-registration-577843434267

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Beautiful story about Asha Frost. She is a best selling Indigenous author, speaker, and healer. Story shared below.

WE-CAN Client Profile: Asha Frost, Healing Rainbow Medicine Woman is an Indigenous healer, oracle deck creator and best-selling author of You Are the Medicine. She is from the Crane Clan (aji-jaak Dodem) and holds membership at Neyaashiinigmiig (Cape Croker) First Nation.

Asha is also a participant in the Kwe-Biz Program for Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs offered through the WE-CAN Project.

“My life work is to help people connect to the medicine that has always been within them,” says Asha, who launched her business in 2004. “I started a private practice as a homeopath holding a vision to help support people with their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual healing.”

Asha came to her business path through a Lupus diagnosis in her late teens, where “homeopathy helped me deeply,” she shares.

“This illness became my gateway to an incredible spiritual journey,” she recalls. “Due to colonization, marginalization and oppression, I had been disconnected from my routes. My journey has been about reconnecting to my rich heritage of being an Ojibway woman and all of the brilliant teaching sand medicines that surround me. Lupus opened me up to remembering who I truly am: Medicine Woman, Healer, Mentor and Soul Seer.”

Since starting out on her journey, Asha’s business has seen many changes, though her core purpose remains the same.

“I have since created an online platform as an Indigenous Healer, written a book and created an oracle deck,” she notes. “My work serves folks who wish to connect to Indigenous teachings in a respectful way and use them to connect to the earth and the spirit world.”

Asha also offers online mentorship programs for healers and visionaries, as well as public speaking services for events, opening and closing ceremonies, as well as workshops.

“I adore creating products infused with medicine that empowers, uplifts and inspires healing,” shares Asha. “It has been so exciting to see my words travel globally and to impact people on a greater scale. I also love public speaking and sharing my healing energy with humans in real life."

Of her experience in the Kwe-Biz Program, Asha adds, “I have loved working with Shyra. She is highly knowledgeable and supportive for my Indigenous voice and how to best amplify it in the world.”

To learn more about Asha’s work, visit https://ashafrost.com/.

Kwe-Biz alum Tawny Stowe was featured in Ontario's Highlands Tourism Organization for International Women's Day. (See story below).

Recognizing Ontario's Highlands' Resilient Women Happy International Women's Day!

Upcoming Kwe-Biz Workshop - How to Create an Effective Website for Your Business (Tuesday, March 14th, 6-9pm EST). Up to 15 spots available. RSVP via Eventbrite link below.

In this 3 hour virtual workshop, Indigenous women entrepreneurs will learn tips on how to create an effective business website using branding, communications, and vision. Learn from seasoned website builders on what it takes to create (or improve) your website so that it attracts customers and clients.

Eligibility: Kwe-Biz is an Okwaho Equal Source and Queen’s University Initiative with Funding from the WES Ecosystem Fund for Southern Ontario. Based on funding criteria, this workshop will prioritize Indigenous women entrepreneurs in Ontario.

RSVP - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/kwe-biz-workshop-how-to-create-an-effective-website-for-your-business-registration-577913122707

WE CAN Project at Queen's University

Kwe-Biz Workshop - How to Create an Effective Website for Your Business Learn tips on how to create an effective website for your business using branding, communications, and vision.

Upcoming Kwe-Biz Workshop - Time & Energy Management For Busy Entrepreneurs (Thursday, March 16th, 6-9pm EST). Up to 15 spots available. RSVP via Eventbrite link below.

Have you ever felt like there are not enough hours in the day to complete everything that needs to get done? Or, worse, have you felt that you have the time but you don't have the energy? You are not alone. As entrepreneurs, we often juggle many roles in our personal and professional lives and it can lead to stress, overwhelm, and burnout.

In this 3 hour interactive workshop, you will have the opportunity to network with other Indigenous women entrepreneurs and to learn (and share) knowledge on time and energy management. The facilitators will share tips and tricks for improving time and energy management, and participants are also encouraged to share their own knowledge on what has worked (or not worked) for them.

Eligibility: Kwe-Biz is an Okwaho Equal Source and Queen’s University Initiative with Funding from the WES Ecosystem Fund for Southern Ontario. Based on funding criteria, this workshop will prioritize Indigenous women entrepreneurs in Ontario.

NOTE: If you are located outside of Ontario and you are interested in attending, please email us at [email protected]. If there are spots still available closer to the event date (i.e., 1-2 days before), we will open the remaining spots to participants in other provinces.

RSVP - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/kwe-biz-workshop-time-energy-management-for-busy-entrepreneurs-registration-577843434267

WE CAN Project at Queen's University

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Update - Only 5 spots left for the upcoming Kwe-Biz workshop on Design Thinking for Indigenous women entrepreneurs on Thursday & Friday (March 9 & 10th) in Belleville. RSVP via Eventbrite below.

What is design thinking? Design Thinking is a human-centric, innovative approach to problem solving. Through participating in Indigenous-led sharing circles, Design Thinking, and Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) exercises, participants will have the opportunity to co-create innovative strategies for their business. In addition, you will learn facilitation insights from the instructors so you can use these tools for your business, and with your clients.

**This workshop is GREAT for Indigenous women who facilitate as part of their business - Design Thinking tools (which you will learn in the workshop) can make you a highly effective facilitator as it encourages participant/client co-design.

Eligibility: Due to the funder, this workshop is limited to Indigenous women.

Kwe-Biz Workshop - Design Thinking for Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs Learn about the fundamentals of Design Thinking in a two-day immersive workshop.

This is going to be an awesome in-person workshop in Belleville March 9th and 10th for Indigenous women entrepreneurs. Only 10 spots available.

What is unique about this event? It is led by 2 seasoned Indigenous design thinking facilitators. You will learn a lot about design thinking tools from Indigenous perspectives. There are many applications for design thinking - innovation, strategic planning, facilitation tools that you can use with your clients (co-design techniques), etc.

Eligibility: Due to the funder, this event is limited to Indigenous women.

RSVP via the Eventbrite link below.

Kwe-Biz Workshop - Design Thinking for Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs Learn about the fundamentals of Design Thinking in a two-day immersive workshop.