First Nations Women in Business

I had the opportunity to interview an successful businesswomen. I interviewed a woman who is an owner of a Curves. I had asked her what were her barriers being a First Nation businesswomen owner. She stated that she does not have any barriers. She said that there are some challenges working in all women’s environment but they were not barriers. She stated that if she did have any barriers she would approach them and deal with them right away. I went on to ask her how she felt about being a First Nations woman, owning a business off reserve, if she seen that as a barrier. She went on to explain that she did not grow up on a reserve therefore, she doesn’t know the any different about how a business would function on a reserve. I had suggest that she consider opening a curves in our First Nation community, she said its something to consider but also said there could be some barriers in regards to the market demand, and if the services would be used in the community.