Inspiring Aboriginal Youth Achievement: One Path to Business School

Abstract

In recent years, however, numerous development and renewal projects have begun to change the physical landscape of the North End - most notably on Selkirk Avenue. Due to her extensive corporate experience, she was tasked with co-coaching the school's teams for E-Spirit, which is a national business plan competition for Aboriginal youth developed by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). In 2008, however, Paul Martin's Martin Aboriginal Education Initiative approached Children of the Earth and assisted in the creation of an elective credit course that enabled the teams to develop their business plans from concept through to completion - and receive a credit towards their graduation - without interfering with their family responsibilities. In March 2012, Lenny was selected to participate in the Aboriginal Business Students - Western Roundtable discussion, as organized by Cape Breton University's Purdy Crawford Chair in Aboriginal Business Studies, in Edmonton Alberta.