Indigenous Boom

In this episode, we speak to Mi'kmaq Printing & Design, a social enterprise working in Charlottetown, P.E.I. We spoke with Misiksk Jadia, IT and Digital Marketing Lead, about the business, how COVID-19 has affected them and what they are planning moving forward in 2021. 

In this episode, we speak to the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council's, Fred Bergman to get an update on the COVID-19 recovery and support for Indigenous firms and communities in the Atlantic region.  Fred shares the details of the federal funding for Indigenous communities, next steps for the recovery of Atlantic Indigenous businesses and communities and much more. 

In this episode, we speak to Ulnooweg's General Manager, Matt Tapper.  Matt shares the details of the funding opportunities that are available to Atlantic Canada's entrepreneurs and business folks.  He speaks on loan eligibility, viable businesses and new opportunities that are coming.  He clears up some misinformation about grant and loan programs.

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This is our 2nd episode in the series, The Economic Cost of Covid-19: Supporting the recovery of Indigenous Firms and Communities.  The author of this report, Fred Bergman talks about the findings, and what the next steps are for the recovery of Atlantic Indigenous businesses and communities.

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Indigenous Boom is the Atlantic Policy Congress's new podcast featuring conversations on Indigenous Health, Education and Economic Prosperity. 

As we kick off, we decided to speak with APC's own Vanessa Nevin.  We discussed COVID-19,  and how the Atlantic Indigenous communities have prepared and reacted over the past few months.

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