Please Click Here To Apply Applications are open to all Canadian First Nations, Inuit, or Métis ages 16+ Where: Online via Zoom When: Program Start July 27th, 2026! Monday-Friday 28 weeks. What: ONLINE Indigenous Friends Association (IFA) IndigiTECH Cohort 8 In Partnership With CCAE Indigenous Business & Entrepreneurship Skills Training (BEST) Program. 100% online 28-week program, Monday-Friday Project-based learning Nutrition, childcare support 1-1 mentorship 12-week internship connection opportunities FREE digital art pad & laptop, which becomes yours upon successful program completion CCAE BEST (Business and Entrepreneurship Skills Training) is the only entrepreneurship program of its kind in Canada, in operation for over 25 years! The BEST Program has helped over 5,000 Indigenous participants start successful new businesses and achieve greater levels of professional, personal, and entrepreneurial success! BEST benefits people in all stages of business development who want to turn their dreams into a reality. Some people are looking for a part-time business to increase their income, others have a big idea and need access to tools to make it work, and some are eager to write a plan that will help them get the funding they need to grow their venture. TOPICS INCLUDE: 101 Business Ideas for Indigenous Entrepreneurs | AI & Technology to Enhance Your Business | Polishing Your Idea | Building Your Business Plan | Marketing | Financing and Tax | Assessing Your Idea | Market Research | Operations Strategy | Operating Challenges | E-business: "How to make sales online" | Financial Literacy | BEST Business Technology for You | Hiring the BEST | Basic Bookkeeping | Funding & Sales Presentations PROGRAM INCLUDES: Business coaching | Ongoing mentoring | Help to start and grow your business | Canadian Indigenous guest speakers CCAE Indigenous Business & Entrepreneurship Skills Training (BEST) Program

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER What: INDIGENOUS BUSINESS NETWORKING MEET & GREET When: April 24 2026 Where: GATHERING CENTER, 1126 GEEWADIN RD, WASAUKSING FIRST NATION CLICK HERE TO REGISTER To celebrate Native Businesses, a meet-and-greet is being held on Wasauksing First Nation for Native businesses and members of the Robinson Huron Treaty territory within the 69 corridor. The purpose of this event is to bring everyone together and to meet the variety of services and supports available for Aboriginal businesses. Hosted by our besty Chrystal Tabobandung ANYONE FROM BEADERS TO BIGGER BUSINESSES FROM ALL INDUSTRIES 10AM TO 3PM GATHERING CENTER, 1126 GEEWADIN RD, WASAUKSING FIRST NATION

Success Stories Mountain Sky Soaps Learn More Nigel Fox Learn More DJ "O Show" Learn More KISS THE BRIDE Custom Wedding and Grad Learn More Haida Gwaii Art Shop Learn More Ebesse ZoZo on Dragon’s Den Learn More O2 Technical Diving Learn More Inez Jasper Learn More Some of the Many Other Success Stories Angel of the North Artworks Anita Bryant (Manufacturer wooden bed frames) Belly Bean Imaging Better Bookkeeping BeYOUtiful Salon Bizzie B’s Cleaning Camilano Native Art Charles Construction Safety Services Chinook Song Catchers Entertainment Group Clayton Goodfellow (Georgia Street Media) Coast Salish Environmental Cody Electric Creative Journey Studio Culture Performance Film Darrell Kelly West Coast Artworks Delicious Business Catering and Consulting Desiree Dumont (Native Designer and Retail Art Store) Elizabeth Alexander (Sta’tlimc Social Networker) Erica-Cut and Nailed (Winner of BC Aboriginal Business Award, 2014) First Nations Centre of Excellence Ltd. Forest Raine Cleaning Company Free Spirit Pottery Got Salish (Award-winning Carver) Heather Bears Beading Supplies Store Hook, Line and Sinker (Artist) Keeleela Yoga Keylela House (Workshops and Wellness) Knownwell Productions Leer Faye Espresso Kitchen Marilyn McKee (Jeweller) Marilyn Mon Rose Florist Modern FormLine (Artist) Nahanee’s Aboriginal Woodcraft Nahowlitch Native Art North West Coast Native Art PR Joseph Construction Pure Beauty (Salon) Pure Creations (Clothing) Raven and Hummingbird Tea Co. Rez Apparel Rez Berry (Food Manufacturer) Rhea Williams (Artist) Rivers Consulting Robin Titian (Clothing Design) Sabrina Sam (Seamstress) Salish Spirit (Carver) Salon 235 Seabreeze Takeout Shellene Paul Consulting SkyRide Cycle Sky Spirit Art Studio Smoke Signals Flagging Splashing Eagle (Artist) Stoneworks Tara Daley, Gypsee Designs The Capilano Tea House Thunderbird Filing Management Systems Tipi Mountain Native Plants (BC Aboriginal Business Awards Winner) Tony and Bernice’s Bead Supply T’sala Spa Village Green Landscaping Vina Brown – First Yoga Wolf Pack Designs Bring A Course To Your Community In-Person, Online or Hybrid! Our programs are designed to be live, interactive trainings that engage all participants in the most effective and fun way to learn and share. INQUIRE NOW Contact Contact us First name Last name Email* Phone Message* Individual or Organization* Individual Organization Submit The Canadian Centre for Aboriginal Entrepreneurship, Inc. Ontario Address: 810 Wilson Avenue, Unit 128. Toronto, Ontario M3K1E5. Phone: 1-226-243-5635 British Columbia Address: Nelson, BC, Canada V1L 5K1. Phone: 1-226-243-5635 © 2024 The Canadian Centre for Aboriginal Entrepreneurship, Inc. Bring A Course To Your Community

7153240e-7855-482e-be9b-9d4793bc505d Nigel Fox Artist Nigel Fox www.nigelfoxart.com graduated from the 2010 BEST program held in Terrace. We asked him about his business experiences:Q. “How far you have gone with your business idea?” A. “I’ve explored new avenues on the internet, gaining a larger market base and helping potential customers to feel more comfortable buying online. Essentially, I went from selling a painting a month to selling a print every three to five days.” Q. How do you make sure you have work-life balance?A. “I sneak some rest here and there, a movie with the wife, a day at the lake. It works out, as long as I have the faith to just let it all go for a bit.” Q. Any advice you could give other BEST participants,A. “Don’t take business advice from strangers personally. Your business is your business, and you know it better than anyone else. Don’t be afraid to try something new if what you’re doing isn’t working. Also, expect to work really hard if you want to succeed!!!” Q. Anything else you would like to sayA. “It (taking part in the BEST of the BEST Business Plan Competition) was a fun trip to Vancouver. It also got me to plan what I wanted to do with my business, which is good.” Next Item Previous Item Contact Contact us First name Last name Email* Phone Message* Individual or Organization* Individual Organization Submit The Canadian Centre for Aboriginal Entrepreneurship, Inc. Ontario Address: 810 Wilson Avenue, Unit 128. Toronto, Ontario M3K1E5. Phone: 1-226-243-5635 British Columbia Address: Nelson, BC, Canada V1L 5K1. Phone: 1-226-243-5635 © 2024 The Canadian Centre for Aboriginal Entrepreneurship, Inc. Bring A Course To Your Community In-Person, Online or Hybrid! Our programs are designed to be live, interactive trainings that engage all participants in the most effective and fun way to learn and share. INQUIRE NOW Bring A Course To Your Community

Discover the Canadian Centre for Aboriginal Entrepreneurship (CCAE), a leading organization fostering educational advancement in Canada. Explore resources, professional development, and networking opportunities for alumni relations, fundraising, and institutional success. Empowering Indigenous Entrepreneurs for a Sustainable Future. Supporting First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities with training, resources, and opportunities for growth. Learn More Over the past 25 years, The Canadian Centre for Aboriginal Entrepreneurship, Inc. has assisted over 5,000 entrepreneurs across Turtle Island (Canada, US and South America) on the road to successful self-employment. Come on inside and discover how we can assist you or your organization in creating self-employment training that is successful, sustainable, easy to understand, and FUN. 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(Pricing, Personal Budget, Net Worth, and Projected Cash Flow Statement) final exam, with results and corrected Graduation Certificate if attending 90% of sessions and pass the test Together, you and the CCAE will determine the “best” times and dates, and we will tailor the content to serve your needs. Real Stories of Transformation and Growth Bring an in-person program to your community In-Person Have the BEST interactive online program in your community BEST Online The BEST of both worlds Hybrid Training Options Mountain Sky Soaps www.mountainskysoap.com Raynald Losier and Nina George started the family business in 1993 to stay home with their kids, Malaya Mountain and Rahel Sky. Mountain Sky manufactures soaps, massage bars and lip balm for the company and for private labels. Mountain Sky Soaps Read More Artist Nigel Fox www.nigelfoxart.com graduated from the 2010 BEST program held in Terrace. We asked him about his business experiences: Q. “How far you have gone with your business idea?” Nigel Fox Read More Orene Askew was pretty content with her life. She had a job, was very active, but always had some business ideas looming in her head. She decided she wanted to start her own DJ-ing business. The idea had been in her head for over 3 years, but she wasn’t sure how to pursue it head on. DJ "O Show" Read More As a 2005 graduate of the Helen Lafaux School of Fashion Design in Vancouver, Andrea Hughes had been putting together her accumulated knowledge and experience, gleaned from years of working in the film industry, for her idea of a full-service bridal shop. KISS THE BRIDE Custom Wedding and Grad Read More Yvette Carol Adams is a Haida from the Tsâ aahl Laanas clan and took part in Aboriginal BEST on Haida Gwaii in 2011. “I create and design my own work: pendants made of yellow cedar, red cedar, yew wood, devils club, alder, beads from the same kind of wood as the pendants, Haida Gwaii Art Shop Read More Sauce so good, he got on CBC’s Dragon’s Den. Ebesse Zozo Hot Sauce is the creation of Edmund Segbeaya who hails from Togo, a small country in West Africa. Hot sauce is part of everyday life in Togo, hot foods and hot sauces are eaten with every meal. Ebesse ZoZo on Dragon’s Den Read More Once he found fame impersonating bespectacled rocker Buddy Holly, and led the Crickets astray on a diving tour of the UK. Now, leading technical diver John Garvin has helped to pull together what could be the most authentic diving movie to date. O2 Technical Diving Read More Inez Jasper is a singer songwriter with powerhouse talent and universal appeal. As one of Canada’s top aboriginal musicians, her blending of traditional native sounds with a love for contemporary hip hop and R&B, brings the best of her culture to the mainstream world. Inez Jasper Read More Contact Contact us First name Last name Email* Phone Message* Individual or Organization* Individual Organization Submit The Canadian Centre for Aboriginal Entrepreneurship, Inc. Ontario Address: 810 Wilson Avenue, Unit 128. Toronto, Ontario M3K1E5. Phone: 1-226-243-5635 British Columbia Address: Nelson, BC, Canada V1L 5K1. Phone: 1-226-243-5635 © 2024 The Canadian Centre for Aboriginal Entrepreneurship, Inc. Bring A Course To Your Community