Impacts o f ABC P rogram The ABC program aided in the creation o f se v ent e en 17 ne w positions and the maint enanc e o f tw elv e 12 positions in Nor thern Ontario T o put int o perspe ctiv e a ne w job was creat ed f or e v ery 21500 o f ABDP inv estments c ompared t o 18000 last fscal If these w ere minimum wage paying jobs ABC s inv estment o f 366326 is almost e quivalent t o the salaries paid in one y ear o f 353600 f or se v ent e en 17 fulltime positions 10hr x 40 hrs x 52 w e eks x 17 ne w jobs 353600 Job creation through entrepreneurship has a signifcant impact on c ommunities that do not hav e a tax base t o suppor t c ommunity programs and servic es In shor t the emplo yment fgures w e hav e captured the oretically reduc e the number o f pe ople who may be relying on social assistanc e In summary f or e v ery 100 ABC inv est ed in business star t up and e xpansions it enabled Aboriginal businesses in Nor thern Ontario t o le v erage 167 T eamw ork Just as in the synergy e quation 113 w e strongly belie v e in sharing our individual strengths in a t eam environment The ABC P rogram Deliv ery staff and L oan staff w ork t ogether with the suppor t o f our tw o Business Suppor t Offc ers W endy McK ay and L orraine Whit ehead ensuring each applicant and each inquiry are properly captured and servic ed Y outh Rise t o Y our P ot ential A Y outh Entrepreneurship P rogram The The Y outh Entrepreneurship P rogram YEP targets urban Aboriginal Y outh 1829 y ears o f age residing in Timmins NADF par tnered with t en 10 public and privat e se ct or organizations t o de v elop the program and ac c ess funds mainly from the Ministry o f Ec onomic De v elopment T rade and Emplo yment T w entyf our 24 students c omplet ed the 12w e ek program and f our t e en 14 c ourse c ompletion c er tifcat es w ere issued The program is designed t o ac c ommodat e individuals who may not be able t o att end daytime c ourses During the 12w e ek program par ticipants w ork t o wards c ompleting a business plan The program is fre e o f charge o ff ers guidanc e and ment orship child minding servic es pro vides a trav el per diem and a healthy dinner C ommunit y Visits W e hav e deliv ered w orkshops on various business t opics including business planning budgeting and bookk e eping pro vided oneonone business c ounselling servic es par tnered with other organizations t o deliv er our servic es and visit ed with e xisting and pot ential clients As par t o f our c ommitment t o pro viding superior servic e t o our clients NADF has par tnered with C ontact Nor th f or t e chnical suppor t t o enhanc e our vide o c onf erencing w orkshops Our vide o c onf erenc e w orkshops will c ontinue in 201314 and c ommunities organizations and groups are enc ouraged t o c ontact us if the y are int erest ed in any o f our business w orkshops C ommunity visits are an int e gral par t in creating awareness o f NADF s programs and servic es O v er the past y ear our staff visit ed Sandy L ak e First Nation C onstanc e L ak e First Nation Nor th Spirit L ak e First Nation Muskrat Dam First Nation Pikangikum First Nation Mishk e e gogamang First Nation Sioux L ook out For t Albany First Nation A ttawapiskat First Nation T aykwa T agamo w First Nation C ochrane K apuskasing Hearst P eawanuck First Nation Moose C re e First Nation Moosone e Mattagami First Nation Gull Bay First Nation Whit esand First Nation Pic Mober t First Nation R ed R ock First Nation R ock y Bay First Nation L ong L ak e 58 First Nation Flying P ost First Nation W awa T errac e Bay Geraldt on Nibinamik First Nation Eabamat ooong First Nation W ebe quie First Nation Kit chenuhmayk oosib First Nation and De er L ak e First Nation In c onclusion w e look f orward t o assisting our clients t o realiz e their business star t ups and e xpansions in 201314 W e do mak e ourselv es available f or netw orking w orkshops vide o c onf erencing and as w e promot e our servic es 12 Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund