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Business Development Strategies

for Indigenous-owned Businesses

Creating growth and prosperity in business means balancing the right business decisions and your resources and capacity. We help Indigenous-owned organizations, who struggle with managing their capacity, with planning and consulting to help them build successful businesses, meet their economic goals, create sustainable job opportunities, and create community pride.

Is your business struggling with:

VISION

Experience business growth while staying true to your principles and ancestors. Get support for grants and funding programs available to Indigenous entrepreneurs.

GROWTH

Get support and the connections to build the right strategic partnerships and relationships within the Indigenous community and broader business landscape.

PLANNING

Start and maintain business strength with business planning, feasibility studies, economic development plans, and strategic planning.

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WHY COOTES CONSULTING?

Company founder Trevor Cootes (ancestral name: Hiiyiqhsath), brings his 360 degree view of business and industry within the Indigenous community and western society. He has over 25 years experience in Indigenous Economic Development, leadership, management, and relationship building.

 

He brings together specialists from a variety of business and community development organizations to help your business make distinctive, lasting, and substantial improvements in your community. Trevor’s team will help you build the right partnerships and alliances and stay true to your Indigenous values.

Top reasons Cootes Consulting is qualified to help you
  • Over 25 years experience Indigenous Economic Development.

  • Integrated understanding of Indigenous governance and values, with western government and business structures.  

  • Proven success in economic and reconciliation projects for the Huu-ay-aht First Nations and economic development non-profit organizations.

  • Build or strengthen relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities to achieve economic prosperity.

Are you an indigenous-owned business looking for support
to grow your organization?

Contact us for a complimentary consultation today:

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