World Indigenous People’s Forum, Rotorua, New Zealand

The World Indigenous Business Forum is an international gathering of Indigenous business owners, stakeholders and researchers. Established in 2011 and conceived by the Indigenous Leadership Development Institute in Canada, this…

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The 4th Annual Indigenous Business Month

It's amazing what can happen when just a few people say 'let's do this'. For the 4th year in a row, we are celebrating Indigenous Business Month this October. (more…)

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Call for participants – Indigenous business owners and their attitudes to business: A small study

Iscariot Media is helping to event manage three research focus groups that explore Indigenous business owners attitudes to business. This Queensland Government sponsored research project that will help inform understanding…

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Creating best practise in Indigenous graphic design

In 2013 I wrote a post titled Indigenous Issues + Graphic Design. I was responding to a question I'd been asked by someone about if it was okay if they…

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A strong business needs strong foundations – keeping your business secure

Strong business requires strong foundations. Just as you require a strong business model, financial processes, a clear sense of what you're selling and who you're selling it to,  you also…

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Indigenous Business Networking with the Black Coffee Mornings

A few years ago I had this idea to have a weekly Indigenous business networking event - free and informal but value driven by the serendipity of new and unexpected…

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Facebook killed my Indigenous Business Interest Lists so now I’m using pages

I'm an avid Facebook user and an interested watcher of what's happening in the Indigenous Business world. I spend a lot of time being asked for recommendations and ideas. And…

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Social media isn’t free anymore, not that it ever was

Prompted by this month's Pepsi and United backlash on social media, I read a rant today about how companies should plan social media defence strategies before they even think about…

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Promoting your Indigenous small business

All business owners approach starting a business in different ways. Some talk about their ideas for years and eventually start, while others will just start trading with barely a word.…

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Conceptualising ‘digital’ for small business: It’s bigger than ‘should I tweet?’

We meet so many different people in our work - old/young, experienced and not so experienced. We also meet folks who really have a head for digital and many more…

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