b'SUPPORT & EDUCATIONor services online, well ahead of the 57 per cent national average. Also, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of Indigenous businesses using online search and advertising tools has noticeably increased, with 57 per cent maintaining or increasing their Google Ads spend since March 2020.Indigenous entrepreneurs are using online tools more than the average Canadian businesses, says Ana Tomas. Theyre very much poised for success in the online environment. Through some of the insights that we were able to see and connecting with Indigenous smallbusinesses,webelievethat Indigenous peoples are poised to lead the way when it comes to growing and succeeding online.LINKSBDC e-commerce advisory services: https://www.bdc.ca/en/consulting/ecommerce BDC free webinars (via CCAB): https://www.bdc.ca/en/articles-tools/entrepreneur-toolkit/webinarsShopify Build Native initiative: https://buildnative.shop/Digital Main Street ShopHEREPowered by Google: https://digitalmainstreet.ca/shopHERE/CCABs TFAB page: https://www.ccab.com/tfab/ComIT: www.comit.org Jelly Digital Marketing & PR: https://jellymarketing.ca/ Jelly Academy: https://jellyacademy.ca/ 26A CCAB PUBLICATION2023'