Aboriginal business leaders came together...

Aboriginal business leaders came together for a Tsleil-Waututh Nation Leadership Forum featuring Startup Canada that provided an opportunity to talk about Aboriginal economic development and entrepreneurship. The Sept. 19 forum was the only one of 130 affiliated forums held across Canada co-hosted by a First Nation. It featured a roster of speakers that included Tewanee Joseph, CEO of Tewanee Consulting Group, and Leonard George of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, a pioneer of Aboriginal economic development. “This forum was an important springboard for the discussion about the economic power of Aboriginal business,” said Chief Justin George of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. “When Aboriginal business leaders share their individual stories, it is a powerful way to both educate and inspire ideas that support Aboriginal entrepreneurship.” The event was designed to work together with the Canadian entrepreneurial community in developing a clear, collective vision for the future by exchanging information about entrepreneurship, its role and value, and its opportunities and challenges in the context of on- and off-reserve Aboriginal economic development.