Make It Your Business: Recent Episodes
Clarence Campeau Development Fund
Are you a Saskatchewan-based Métis entrepreneur looking to start or grow your business? Welcome to Make It Your Business with Victoria Gagné from the Clarence Campeau Development Fund, a recognized and successful business resource dedicated to guiding and supporting Métis entrepreneurs on their path to success. With a focus on the Métis community, we share our story and our client’s stories about starting their businesses and how we support them from start to finish. We also deliver innovative financial and professional advice to help you start and run a successful business. Join Victoria and her guests and gain an understanding of the services, programs, and support available for you.
We are celebrating 25 years of empowering and inspiring Métis entrepreneurs in Saskatchewan at the Clarence Campeau Development Fund.
To help commemorate this achievement, we have our CEO, Pam Larson, as a guest on the podcast speaking to us about the milestones achieved and the exciting new partnerships to come.
In this episode, Victoria Gagné and Pam Larson will cover many of the major accomplishments of CCDF since 1997. Pam discusses how her career path converged into becoming the CEO at CCDF, the new key partnerships CCDF has established, the significant support Metis people have received over the years to start their businesses, and other memorable stories.
Pam discusses:
- The achievements she’s seen at CCDF in the last six years as CEO
- Being able to successfully launch the Métis Entrepreneur Equity Program to help Metis people start up their business
- Examples of client success stories over the years of working with the team at CCDF
- How CCDF has built strong relationships with organizations like the National Aboriginal Capital Corporation Association, to better serve Métis people
- And more.
Resources:
- Meet the Team at Clarence Campeau Development Fund
Connect With Pam Larson:
- LinkedIn: Pam Larson
Connect with Victoria Gagné:
- LinkedIn: Victoria Gagne
- Clarence Campeau Development Fund
- Inquiry Form
- (306) 657-4870
- info@clarencecampeau.com
- Facebook: Clarence Campeau Development Fund
About Guest:
Born and raised in Prince Albert, Pam Larson is the CEO of the Clarence Campeau Development Fund (CCDF). As CEO, Pam is proud to provide leadership and innovative finance opportunities to CCDF’s clients. Since taking over as CEO in 2017, she has achieved record-breaking loan and grant issuance for CCDF and says her top priority is the success of Métis entrepreneurs and communities. She is a believer in lifelong learning and professional development, has a love for travel and experiencing new cultures, and enjoys spending time with her children, parents, and two dogs. She is passionate and brings a wealth of knowledge and energy to her work, and sincerely enjoys supporting Métis entrepreneurs in achieving business success.
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Are you a Saskatchewan-based Métis entrepreneur looking to start or grow your business? Welcome to Make It Your Business with Victoria Gagné, business development specialist at Clarence Campeau Development Fund! In this inaugural episode, Victoria outlines everything you need to know about CCDF, including how they provide Métis entrepreneurs with innovative financing options and business … Continue reading 1. Meet Victoria Gagné, Your Opportunity Connector at Clarence Campeau Development Fund →