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Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund

Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund. CHALLENGES TO DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH. Distance from markets Access to business support Infrastructure Unemployment levels Access to training opportunities Lack of financial services.

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Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund

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  1. Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund

  2. CHALLENGES TODEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH • Distance from markets • Access to business support • Infrastructure • Unemployment levels • Access to training opportunities • Lack of financial services

  3. OVERCOMING CHALLENGES TOECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ONLINE APPLICATIONS CONNECTIVITY

  4. APPLICATIONS • Economic Development Officer Networking/Tools • Bulletin Board/Chat Area • Interactive Planners/Sample Business Plans • Community Success Stories/Studies • Video Conferencing • Business Counseling/Loan monitoring • Training • Presentation of Business Ideas • Best Practices

  5. APPLICATIONS(Cont’d) • Virtual Network Computing (VNC) On-line training • On-line Databases • Aboriginal Businesses/Suppliers • Consultants • IP Phone Systems to save long distance costs within a network • Statistic Gathering/Maintenance

  6. APPLICATIONS(Cont’d) • Business Support • VNC Bookkeeping support • Retail Inventory: Ordering, Point of Sale • Aboriginal Junior Achievement • Economics of Staying School • Youth Business Plan Contest • Virtual Chamber of Commerce • Aboriginal Buying Circle • Credit Union

  7. REQUIRED PARTNERS Governments Business Aboriginal Organizations FN Communities

  8. Economic Development Officer’s Network

  9. Economic DevelopmentOfficer Network Will require: • Provision of minimum standard of hardware to all EDOs • Provision of standard/universal software • Training for EDOs • Developing a central site for EDO’s with access to features mentioned previously • Partners

  10. GOALS/OBJECTIVESfor EDO NETWORK • Information Sharing Among EDO’s • Accessibility to on-line applications and tools • Compatible software among EDO’s • Increased familiarity with advanced technology and future applications

  11. What has traditionally been seen as disruptive, must now be seen as the chief source of opportunity Tom Peters

  12. CURRENT OPPORTUNITY • BUY IN TO THE K-NET NETWORK • ACCESS CURRENT GOVERNMENT FUNDING PROGRAMS • ACQUIRE THE REQUIRED LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE

  13. RETURN ON INVESTMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS SUPPORT APPLICATIONS WORK FOR YOUR COMMUNITY

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