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Nisga'a Ts'amiks Vancouver Society
  • Home
  • SUPPORT
    • Overview
    • Reaching Home
    • Program and Services
    • Substance Abuse Programs
  • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
    • Overview
    • Business Fund Application
  • NEWS & EVENTS
    • Hoobiyee
    • News
    • Events
    • Photo Gallery
  • MEMBER INFO
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TS'AMIKS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

TS'AMIKS BUSINESS FUND

The Ts'amiks Business Fund provides Nisga'a businesses with an alternative source of development funds. The business development funds are intended for Nisga’a Citizens who want to start small businesses or leverage funds from Indigenous business institutions and or other Indigenous equity programs including: 


  • The Nisga’a Business Development Fund 
  • The Nisga'a Village Governments  
  • Business Equity Funds 
  • Community Futures 
  • First Citizens Equity Match Grant 
  • The Aboriginal Capital Corporations 
  • Other lending institutions. 


ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 

The Business Fund provides the authorization to make contributions and/or grants to applicants who reside within the Nisga’a Ts’amiks Vancouver Society area. Examples include: 


  • A registered Nisga'a Citizen. 
  • Corporations (except corporations where shares are publicly traded), societies,
    partnerships or trusts in which a registered Nisga'a Citizen/s holds a controlling interest as a shareholder/s, members, partners, or beneficiaries. 
  • Nisga'a Ts'amiks Corporations; or 
  • Nisga’a Business Partnerships. 


Eligible Activities

Business proposals which demonstrate net benefit to the Nisga’a Ts’amiks Vancouver Society community which outweighs any potential market disruption, replaces imports, or generates exports may be considered. Assistance may be provided for: 


  • Industry development.
  • One time assistance for costs associated with planning, engineering, and other developmental costs for pilot or demonstration projects. 
  • Business creation, expansion or investment assistance may be provided for the acquisition or development of capital assets, and start-up working capital. 
  • Business management assistance may be provided to provide access to training to increase business skills and capabilities to identify problems and/or develop a recovery or restructuring plan. 


APPLICATION PROCESS


  1. Please read the complete Business Fund Policy here.
  2. Fill out the Business Fund application.


Once the application is received the Economic Development Officer will make recommendations to the NTVS Executive Director and we will be in contact with you.


For more information on the application process, ineligibility criteria, the evaluation criteria and more, please view our Business Fund policy. If you have any questions or would like any further information please contact Tony Robinson at CEO@tsamiks.com or call (604) 646-4944.


APPLY HERE

If you're interested and would like to apply for the Ts'amiks Business Fund please view the application here.

APPLICATION

POLICIES

NTVS Business Fund Policy (pdf)Download
NTVS Business Fund Application (pdf)Download

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