Breaking Barriers - A decade of Indigenous women’s entrepreneurship in Canada

In spring of 2020, led and structural barriers that inhibit by CCAB, the taskforce contributed to a survey business success for Indigenous women, of over 800 Indigenous businesses across the an intersectional perspective can lead to country to gain insights into the impacts of a more comprehensive understanding of the pandemic on business operations during Indigenous women-owned businesses and the. [...] For both Indigenous women-owned and Indigenous men-owned businesses, the mean number of full-time staff more than doubled between 2015 and 2019, increasing from 4.1 employees in 2015 to 8.3 in 2019 for Indigenous women-owned businesses (Figure 7) and from 6 employees in 2015 to 13.7 in 2019 for Indigenous men-owned businesses (Figure 8). [...] To support Indigenous entrepreneurs’ success, it is crucial for financial institutions, non- governments, financial institutions, non- profits, and the private sector profits, and the private sector to partner with to partner with and provide and provide resources to women who play a key role not only in the Indigenous community resources to women who and economy, but also in the national play a k. [...] impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Indigenous businesses and tailor programs > Recognize Indigenous methods of and strategies to support Indigenous innovation, processes, and services women entrepreneurs. [...] Partner with Indigenous businesses to develop tools > Continue to research the strategies and that support and protect the use of motivations of Indigenous women in traditional knowledge.