Strengthen your entrepreneurial skills
Lead your organization toward prosperous and sustainable horizons
FOR WHOM? Entrepreneurs and business leaders.
- Academic Co-Leads: Haskan Sioui and Josée Lortie
- Duration: 15 days (maximum of 3 consecutive days); approximately 60 hours of training.
- Bilingual (simultaneous translation)
- The program is free thanks to the generous support of our partners; you are only responsible for covering transportation and accommodation.
- Modules 2 and 3 will be organized into two pathways – Emergence and Expansion – to put the workshop learnings into practice.
NEXT COHORTS
Cohort 5 – October 14, 2026 to April 2, 2027
- Workshop dates:
- October 14-15-16, 2026, at HEC Montréal (Hélène-Desmarais Building)
- October 27, 2026, online
- November 11-12-13, 2026, in Odanak
- November 25, 2026, online
- December 8, 2026, online
- February 17-18-19, 2027, in Wendake
- March 31 and April 1, 2027, at HEC Montréal (Hélène-Desmarais Building)
- April 6, 2027, online
- November 18-19, 2027, for the certificate ceremony (Hélène-Desmarais Building)
Partner – Entrepreneurship program
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION – PROGRAMS FOR ENTREPRENEURS
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- Be a member of a First Nation and have a minimum of 2 years of experience in entrepreneurship.
- Have a clear and defined entrepreneurial project, with a business plan already developed.
- Have an open mind and be willing to fully invest yourself throughout the program.
- Be committed to promoting the growth and sustainability of your organization.
- Be able to cover the costs related to transportation and accommodation.
A UNIQUE TRAINING EXPERIENCE BASED ON A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH
Our high-level programs aim to enhance the skills of current and future First Nations leaders. Future-oriented, the First Nations Executive Education (FNEE) aims to promote and showcase the economic successes of First Nations. The FNEE will offer participants an immersive experience based on traditional values of sustainable development and circular economy.
OBJECTIVES
- Develop three types of skills – knowledge, know-how, and interpersonal skills.
- Bring out the best management and business practices within communities.
- Cultivate leadership based on a collaborative mindset.
- Equip you to drive and celebrate business success and the management of services.
- Focus on sustainable development within your communities.
- Adopt an open, innovation-oriented and future-focused leadership practice, rooted in your values.
A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE
- Immersive activities throughout the program:
- Receptions
- Dinner conferences
- Inspiring testimonials
- Discussion panels
- Visits to organizations
- Traditional ceremonies
- Sharing circles
- Participant feedback
- Leadership challenges
- And more!
OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO:
FOSTER
Better management and business practices within communities.
CULTIVATE
Leadership based on a collaborative mindset.
EMPOWER
Participants with tools to stimulate and enhance business success and management of services.
SPECIAL FEATURES
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Co-constructed and delivered according to our values.
- Delivered by First Nations instructors, in partnership with the faculty of HEC Montréal.
- A teaching team from both academia and the business world.
- An approach based on real-life cases, directly transferable to organizational settings.
- Programs jointly developed and taught in line with your values
- Eligibility for university-level certification
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