Sydney – Sixty First Nations, Metis, and Inuit youth will start their business careers this Friday when Cape Breton University (CBU) kicks off its Central Region Program of In.Business – A Business Network for Indigenous Youth, at a two-day conference in partnership with the University of Winnipeg.

From March 13-14, 60 students and 13 mentors from Winnipeg and Iqaluit will gather at the University of Winnipeg campus to celebrate and foster interest in Aboriginal business. Over the next few months, students will complete bi-weekly business challenges using social media and smartphone technology.  The goal of these challenges and this program is to help the students explore the various facets of business, so they can make informed decisions about their future educational plans, which will hopefully include business.

“The University of Winnipeg is excited to partner with Cape Breton University to launch In.Business in the Central Region of Canada.  Both of our institutions have had success teaching entrepreneurship to young Indigenous people for the past few years, now we are ready to take that success to a national level,”  Wab Kinew, Associate Vice-President of Indigenous Affairs, University of Winnipeg.  UWinnipeg is committed to improving access to post-secondary education for all individuals, with approximately 10 per cent of the student body self-identifying as Indigenous, among the highest participation rates at Canadian u ...