Feature Story: Indigenous business success motivates outstanding young alumni

Thomas Benjoe is helping to shape one of the most important sectors growth areas in Saskatchewan’s economy – Indigenous business development. Benjoe was 17 when he read a magazine profile about the CEO of a successful First Nations investment company in Manitoba. “I want to be that guy,” he remember...

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Main Author: External Relations, University of Regina
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: External Relations, University of Regina 2017
Subjects:
First Nations
File Hills Qu’Appelle
First Nations University of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Alumni Crowning Achievement Awards
Canada
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10294/8176
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Summary:Thomas Benjoe is helping to shape one of the most important sectors growth areas in Saskatchewan’s economy – Indigenous business development. Benjoe was 17 when he read a magazine profile about the CEO of a successful First Nations investment company in Manitoba. “I want to be that guy,” he remembers thinking to himself. “That company was building wealth for communities, and its success inspired me to want to work and support our communities in the same way.” Staff no

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