IndigenousSME Small Business Magazine

Across Canada, Indigenous entrepreneurship continues to grow, contributing meaningfully to local economies, job creation, and community prosperity. Yet for many Indigenous business owners, access to financing remains a persistent challenge—particularly when managing cash flow, investing in equipment, or pursuing growth opportunities. BMO for Indigenous Entrepreneurs is design...

Indigenous Tourism BC is now one of the strongest provincial models for Indigenous tourism development in Canada. It combines destination planning, cultural storytelling, travel trade partnerships and business support into a single coordinated ecosystem. Its work demonstrates that Indigenous tourism is most effective when communities control the narrative, safeguard cultural ...

Indigenous adolescents in Canada are pursuing entrepreneurship to achieve self-determination, cultural renewal, and communal wellbeing. They are starting enterprises in tourism, technology, creative industries, trades, and services, frequently while navigating systemic impediments to funding and business education that were not established with them in mind. A new wave of nat...

In an exclusive interview with Indigenous-SME Business Magazine, Joel Gamache, Director of Actua’s National Indigenous Youth in STEM (InSTEM) program, shares how he is helping Indigenous youth across Canada discover their potential in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. From land-based learning to culturally grounded mentorship, Joel discusses the transform...

Indigenous-led tourism in Ontario is transforming visitors’ experiences of lakes, cities, and rural environments by focusing on Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee homelands rather than typical getaway destinations. Indigenous Tourism Ontario (ITO) and Native Experiences Ontario are driving th...