Grants and Contributions:

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Title:

Northern Indigenous Entrepreneur Growth and Ecosystem Development Project

Agreement Number:

2324-CN-000095

Agreement Value:

$191,795.00

Agreement Date:

Dec 4, 2023 - Mar 31, 2028

Description:

Developing a modular-based business curriculum and an e-platform for program delivery, developing a business compass app, training and certifying facilitators to co-deliver business programming across the North, and expanding their Entrepreneur Growth Program and Business Ideation Workshops.

Organization:

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Expected Results:

As a result of this funding, EntrepreNorth anticipates the creation of 11 new jobs across the three Northern Territories, and a significant scale-up of their overall offerings and program operations.

Location:

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, CA V6B 1H5

Reference Number:

0780-2023-2024-Qrt4-0000039

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

130560188

Recipient Type:

For-profit organization

Recipient's Operating Name:

MAKEWAY CHARITABLE SOCIETY

Recipient's Legal Name:

MAKEWAY CHARITABLE SOCIETY

Federal Riding Name:

Vancouver East

Federal Riding Number:

59035

Program:

IDEANorth

Program Purpose:

Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North (IDEANorth) makes foundational investments in economic infrastructure, sector development and capacity building to help position Northerners in the territories to take advantage of Canada's innovation economy. The IDEANorth program focuses on four priority areas: economic growth and sector development; business scale-up, productivity and innovation; small-scale economic infrastructure development; and foundational economic infrastructure.