Online Learning
Watch select ADAAWE workshops on-demand to grow your business with the support of ADAAWE’s Expert-in-Residence, Karla Briones, and our partners at BDC, Gowlings and Welch.
How to Know What Business to Open
Facilitated by ADAAWE Expert-in-Residence Karla Briones, this workshop provides a workshop on starting your business. In this session, you will learn how to develop a concrete plan of attack to reach new customers to grow your business in a way aligned with your vision.
Marketing Your Business
Facilitated by ADAAWE Expert-in-Residence Karla Briones, this workshop provides a workshop on marketing your business to sell more products and services and grow. In this session, you will learn how to develop a concrete plan of attack to reach new customers to grow your business in a way aligned with your vision.
How to Finance Your Business
Facilitated by ADAAWE Expert-in-Residence Karla Briones, this workshop explores the different programs available through lending institutions, federal programs as well as grant opportunities for Indigenous entrepreneurs and business owners.
Keeping Your Accounting in Check
Facilitated by ADAAWE Expert-in-Residence Karla Briones, this workshop explains some approaches to ensuring you are building and maintaining accounting practices to manage and grow your business.
How to Structure Your Business
Facilitated by ADAAWE Expert-in-Residence Karla Briones, this workshop explains the different business structures (sole proprietorship, partnership, incorporations), their differences and when you would choose one over the other.
Business Model Canvas
Facilitated by ADAAWE Expert-in-Residence Karla Briones, this workshop walks Indigenous entrepreneurs through the Lean Business Model Canvas and supports them in planning their venture – from idea to executable steps.
Indigenous Entrepreneurship: Incorporation and Beyond
Join Gowlings to learn about the Master Business License for sole proprietor entrepreneurs, the pros and cons of incorporation, tax considerations for incorporated businesses, and the difference between federal and provincial incorporation. Discover how to legally organize your company and ensure you have a minute book, which is crucial for keeping your business organized and compliant.