Entrepreneurship among First Nations women in the Atlantic region /

The AAEDIRP funders include Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC), the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), and the Office of Aboriginal Affairs for the Province of Nova Scotia. [...] The main purpose of the AAEDIRP is to improve the knowledge base concerning Atlantic Aboriginal economic development in order to improve the lives of Aboriginal peoples in the region. [...] Finally, the degree to which the environment supports entrepreneurship depends not only upon the nature and volume of the resources and infrastructure available, but also upon the nature of the community’s culture and social structures. [...] The topics used in the survey were used to guide the development of the interview and focus group questions. [...] Due to the small size of some communities and the limited number of female entrepreneurs the identity of the communities is being withheld to preserve anonymity and confidentiality.