b'Catalyste+ and the National Research Council of Canadas Industrial Research AssistanceAdvertorialProgram (NRC IRAP) are providing expert advisory services & mentorship to Indigenous-owned small or medium-sized businesses in Canada, driving growth through innovation & technology. Catalyste+ is receiving conditional funding from NRC IRAP supporting these services.How the program works:Catalyste+ is a Canadian economic development organization. We help people build better lives by strengthening local economies in Canada and developing countries around the world. We connect Catalyste+ Advisors with partners and clients in 30 countries and Indigenous governments, businesses and communities in Canada. Catalyste+ Advisors are senior-level Canadian professionals who volunteer theirknowledgeandexpertisetosupportsustainable,inclusivebusinessesandstrengthengovernancetopromoteeconomicgrowth.Our website is: www.catalysteplus.org.Through this mentorship program, Indigenous entrepreneurs with an incorporated business or community-owned Economic Development Corporations can access support from a Catalyste+ Advisor who can share expert advice, create connections to help grow their businesses, increase their innovation capacity and take their ideas to market. The Catalyste+ Business Advisor can also provide support with writing business plans, marketing plans, financial plans and more. There is no cost to participate in the program.What can I expect from the program? Three months of one-on-one mentorship with a Catalyste+ Advisor New connections that help grow your businessReal-time support to develop your business and expand your skills Increased capacity for innovation and taking your ideas to market No reporting is required For more information about the program or to apply, contact Janelle King at jking@catalysteplus.org or by phone at 1.800.268.9052 ext. 4104.Success stories2. MOS is a proud Quebec City-based sustainable company, founded in 2017 by a group of young 1. Sus Loo Ltd. is the first and only Indigenous womens nature lovers and sports enthusiasts. Their veryimpact investing collective in British Columbia. first product, the MOS Rack, is the most functional and versatile car roof rack on the market.Their vision is to build and enable a national eco-system of IndigenousCatalyste+ Advisor Lisanne Lacroix mentored the companys women impact investors, who make investment capital available toleaders to revitalize their vision and mission statements, defined Indigenous social purpose businesses and entrepreneurs. the companys values and identified ways of bringing these Catalyste+ Advisor Virginia Aulin supported the initiative\'s founder tovalues to life in the organization.develop a recruitment strategy for the company and the first cohort They learned about developing interview questions that would of their Impact Investment Course for women. identify candidate values and successfully create recruitment The Advisor and I have created a marketing outreach strategy andnotices. In additionto improving organizational practices, the action plan that I will follow over the coming 6 months and beyond.business owners developedskills to hire new staff.We co-created and edited many key documents that the Initiative will use while recruiting participants, including language around"L\'accompagnement reutravers le programme CESO/SACO onboarding for both employees and participants.- Sage Lacerte. nous a permis de nous poser les bonnes questions quantla Sage Lacerte was featured in the Catalyste+ Annual Report 2021. direction que nous voulions prendre pour le dveloppement She also provided a quote for the annual report.de MOS et de recentrer les efforts et actionsprendre en pleine pandmie pour renforcir les bases de la compagnie. La ressource trouve par CESO/SACO tait disponible et comptente pour nos besoins! Merci!" - Joey Hbert"The support received through the CESO/SACO program allowed us to outline core questions about the pathway we had to follow at MOS and to refocus the efforts to be made in the midst of a pandemic to strengthen the company\'s foundations. The resource found by CESO/SACO was available and competent for our needs! Thank you!" - Joey HbertSage Lacerte'