8 F unde d throu g h F e d Nor the R e g ion a l I nit iatives pr ogra m ove r the pa st y e a r h a s a ssi sted Abor ig inal e ntre pr e ne ur s a nd B a nd Ec o nomi c De v e lopm e nt Of fic e rs throu g h a v a rie t y o f busi ne ss re late d wor kshops a nd infor mation se ssi ons W or kshop top ics in c luded Unde rsta ndin g B usiness F inanc ials Abo rig inal W omen in B usiness Da y a s w e ll a s a n I nnova ti on a nd P ro c ur e ment se s sion The R e g ion a l I nit iatives C oordina tor R I C ha s a lso a ssi sted in the de ve lopm e nt of a R e g ional F isher ies S tra te g y that looks a t de ve lopi ng c omm e r c ial a nd re c re a ti ona l fishe rie s a qua c ult ur e a nd re lat e d indus tries As a r e sult of the stra te g y W a ube tek is n ow a pa rt ne r or ga niz a ti on with the De pa rtmen t of F ishe rie s a nd O c e a ns in the Abor ig in a l Aqua c ult ur e i n C a na da I nit iative The R I C ha s be e n a n int e gr a l pa rt of W a ube tek s pr o gr a ms a nd se rvic e s a nd strives to a ssi st our Abor ig inal e ntre pr e n e ur s to not onl y de ve lop th e ir busi ne sses but to e x pa nd a nd c re a te la sti n g e mpl o y ment f o r our pe o ple M i ning S t ra t eg y D e v elopmen t M ee t i ng Y ou t h B us i ne ss T rai ning S C E P P rogram S ud bu r y O nta ri o G radu a t i on S ud bu ry O nta ri o B us i ne ss R ea dines s W orks ho p Waub etek E co no m i c Forum 20 14 Li t t l e Cu r rent O nta ri o R ama O n t ari o