Minister Dan Vandal publicizes funding to assist help continued development and innovation in NWT throughout Small Enterprise Week
YELLOWKNIFE, NT, Oct. 20, 2022 /CNW/ – Small companies and their staff are the spine of the territorial economies and the guts of communities throughout the North and Arctic. They preserve our economic system operating and the Authorities of Canada will proceed to help small companies guaranteeing that they’ve the sources and capability to develop.
At present, the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister for PrairiesCan and Minister for CanNor, introduced an funding of $50,000, delivered by CanNor, for the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce as they host two native enterprise capability growth occasions within the Northwest Territories (NWT). The primary is the Small Enterprise Week Convention held throughout Small Enterprise Week 2022, which runs October 16 – 22, and the second is the Trailblazers Symposium to be held in March 2023.
Federal funding helps the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce’s Small Enterprise Week programming and the Trailblazers Symposium
CanNor funding will help the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce in presenting an expanded program throughout Small Enterprise Week, together with classes with enterprise, expertise and motivational audio system. This mission will enhance the Chamber’s skill to ship high quality skilled growth occasions that construct abilities and promote enterprise growth within the NWT. CanNor funds will help the power and tools rental charges, skilled charges, promoting, promotion and different related prices.
The Chamber, by CanNor’s funding, may even host the Trailblazers Symposium on Worldwide Ladies’s Day in March 2023, which is able to embrace an in-person lunch and a collection of digital occasions. This Symposium will present a chance to have a good time the contribution of ladies in enterprise, whereas additionally offering coaching {and professional} growth alternatives for ladies entrepreneurs.
This funding from the Inclusive Diversification and Financial Development within the North (IDEANorth) program focuses key investments on serving to to diversify the economic system of the NWT. Persevering with to help small companies in shifting past financial restoration to development, innovation and a larger skill to adapt to altering market realities is a precedence for the Authorities of Canada.
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“Small companies create alternatives for Northern and Indigenous staff, foster sturdy Northern communities and play a key function in financial prosperity. A powerful economic system is one that’s inclusive and advantages everybody throughout the Northwest Territories. Small Enterprise Week acknowledges the innovation and influence of entrepreneurs and small enterprise homeowners, and our authorities helps the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce’s work to assist construct abilities and promote enterprise growth within the NWT.”
– The Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister for PrairiesCan and Minister for CanNor
“This Small Enterprise Week let’s have a good time the unbelievable native companies that make up our group, however extra importantly the unbelievable individuals behind them. They assist feed our households, they create native jobs, they develop our economic system, and so they replicate the qualities and traits that make our neighborhoods distinctive. Our authorities is aware of how troublesome the final two years have been, and that small companies proceed to face challenges, however we’ll proceed to help them by making life extra reasonably priced and guaranteeing they’ve the sources they should succeed.”
– The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Enterprise, Export Promotion and Worldwide Commerce
“Enterprise homeowners throughout the NWT have been discovering methods to succeed regardless of the pandemic and the related financial challenges. All through, our Northern entrepreneurs and small companies have tailored, innovated and diversified. With the assistance of CanNor funding, the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce is offering a chance for important enterprise networking {and professional} growth that may additional assist companies get well, develop and attain their full potential. This week, let’s have a good time our small companies.”
– Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament, Northwest Territories
“Gifted, hard-working people, entrepreneurs and group enterprise homeowners are the power of our native and regional economies. They supply the merchandise, companies and group help which might be the muse of our native economies and improve the standard of life in each one in every of our 33 communities. By way of initiatives and occasions, enterprise organizations just like the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce present a discussion board for ongoing promotion, collaboration and development on this vital sector in our territory.”
– The Honourable Caroline Wawzonek, Minister of Business Tourism and Funding, Authorities of the Northwest Territories.
“Celebrating Small Enterprise Week is likely one of the highlights of our yr. CanNor’s funding empowers us to, over the course of the week, deliver collectively experience from the Yellowknife enterprise group together with nationally famend audio system. Our convention is a valued alternative for shared studying, networking and highlighting the methods during which small companies enrich our group.”
– Sandra MacKenzie, President, Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce
Fast Information
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CanNor offered $50,000 in funding in the direction of a one-year mission by the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce to host two native enterprise capability growth occasions: the Small Enterprise Week Convention and the Trailblazers Symposium. An additional funding was offered by the Authorities of the Northwest Territories (GNWT). The full value of the mission is $75,000.
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The Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce has over 310 members, and a mission targeted on the development and growth of a robust Yellowknife enterprise group, with a diversified economic system and sustainable development. In addition they host NWT’s Small Enterprise Week 2022.
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Small Enterprise Week has been a registered trademark of the Enterprise Improvement Financial institution of Canada since 1986 and is happening from October 16 to 22 this yr.
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