b'MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTJoiningSintgrerthe Globallconomie Economy mondialeTabatha BullPresident and CEO H appy New Year!on accom- B onne anne ! For me, the beginning of the yearPour moi, le dbut de lanne est @ccab_national is the time to reflectle moment de rflchir aux ralisa- @Canadian Council forplishments of years past. More thantions des annes passes. Qui plusAboriginal Business that, it is a time to brainstorm andest, cest le moment de rflchir @Canadian Council forthink about how to expand, set new goals andla faon de prendre de lexpansion, dtablirAboriginal Business continue the journey that every organizationde nouveaux objectifs et de poursuivre le and individual must follow to support a strongparcours que chaque organisation et chaquewww.ccab.com Indigenous economy and, by extension, recon- personne doivent suivre pour soutenir une@ccab_national ciliation. That is what we are doing at CCAB asconomie autochtone forte et, par extension, we help bring about positive change throughla rconciliation. Cest ce que nous faisons au meaningful partnerships and opportunities thatCCEA alors que nous contribuonsapporter strengthen Indigenous economic prosperity.des changements positifs grcedes parte-nariats etdes possibilits qui renforcent la While we often speak about growth forprosprit conomique des Autochtones. Indigenous businesses in Canada, we know that every opportunity to reach new marketsBien que nous parlions souvent de la crois-can also help a business expand internationally.sance des entreprises autochtones au As you will read in this edition of AboriginalCanada, nous savons que chaque occasion Business Report, trade and export providedaccderde nouveaux marchs peut aussi continued growth opportunities for Indigenousaider une entrepriseprendre de lexpansion businesses. Trade is and has always been a lchelle internationale. Comme vous le part of Indigenous culture. Today, exportinglirez dans cette dition de lAboriginal presents an opportunity to advance economicBusiness Report, le commerce et les expor-reconciliation beyond Turtle Island.tations offrent des possibilits de croissance You will have the opportunity to read aboutcontinue aux entreprises autochtones. Le some game-changing partnerships amongcommerce fait et a toujours fait partie de la Indigenous businesses as well as betweenculture autochtone. Aujourdhui, lexportation Indigenous business and corporate Canada.est une occasion de faire progresser la There are partnerships with large corporaterconciliation conomique au-del de lle players in the gas sector, as well as smallde la Tortue. and medium retail enterprises. There are Indigenous businesses that have already begunVous aurez loccasion de lire des articles sur their exporting journey, while others are justdes partenariats qui changent la donne entre getting started. So we have included informa- les entreprises autochtones ainsi quentre les tion on how to begin to export as well.entreprises autochtones et les entreprises canadiennes. Il y a des partenariats avec de CCAB is participating in several global tradegrandes entreprises du secteur de lessence, initiatives, partnering with organizations likeainsi quavec des petites et moyennes entre-the Indigenous Network for Investment, Tradeprises de dtail. Certaines entreprises autoch-and Export (IgNITE) in Australia, Te Taumatatones ont dj commencexporter, tandis in Aotearoa in New Zealand, Our Nativeque dautres ne font que commencer. Nous American Business Network (ONABEN), theavons donc inclus des renseignements sur la National Center for American Indian Enterprisefaon de commencerexporter. 10A CCAB PUBLICATION2023'