Successful First Nation businesses a balance of wealth
creation & community values
By Keith Fonstad, MPAcc, CPA, CA Provincial Director of Aboriginal
Services MNP LLP
Just like any successful private company, the most successful
First Nation community-owned businesses are those which create a
strong vision of what the business is and should be doing. At MNP,
we have worked with many First Nation communities which have
created economic development groups with a strong vision focusing
on wealth creation. The vision for a successful First Nation
business must not only focus on wealth creation, it must also
address their community's values and its specific political
environment. Through perseverance, experience, strong management,
and working with knowledgeable advisors, many of these groups have
excelled and are now recognized as some of the top businesses in
Saskatchewan.
