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To be successful in working with Governments and Corporations, negotiating and forming agreements, and managing those agreements one needs to be have the right skills and experience. Trying to negotiate without these skills and experience could leave you without the results you deserve. 

Indigenous Business Services have over 40 years worth of business experience in Oil & Gas, Forestry, Mining, and Construction. We have experience and expert knowledge in how corporations are run and managed. Our skills sets and experience can assist you in negotiating and managing those complicated agreements. Our experience covers, Negotiations, Project Management, Contract Management, Supply Chain Management, Partnerships, Request for Proposals and identifying opportunities. 

Often the people you are negotiating with do not know themselves what their corporation can contribute.  Its amazing to see all of the possible opportunities available after doing detail spent analysis's. 

Do you have questions about agreements offered to you and how to protect your interests?

- Have you been approached by a Corporation to form a partnership?

- Do you want to form a partnership with a corporation but do not know how to engage with them or which corporation to talk to? 

- Do you require consultation as to business successes and failures and what is required to maintain business growth?

It's one thing to sign an agreement but the key questions are:

- Do you trust the corporation, are they able to deliver what they promise?

- Does that Corporation support your needs or are they just in for it themselves?

- How and who will manage the agreement? Do you have the staff and does that staff have the time and skills required to negotiate and manage complex agreements?

- Is the agreement good to you and your community? Does the agreement include; environmental satisfaction, profit, ownership, training and employment?

- Is it a fair agreement and is the agreement flexible to ensure that the corporation is still able to be competitive in the marketplace and be awarded contracts?

Let us sit down with you and have a general conversation on what you are looking for and how to move forward.

Our Goal is for you, your community and your businesses to maximize your benefits.

With a consultation, we can get you on the right track.

In todays world every business needs to involve Indigenous Groups to be successful. This includes having Indigenous content, by forming Indigenous partnerships, hiring and training Indigenous workers. This can be achieved by developing sound Indigenous strategies complete with communications and marketing plans. 

Developing a successful Indigenous strategy requires support from senior management, buy-in from field staff, procurement, environmental and accounting departments.

Proper implementation of that strategy is essential. How and to whom it is presented and communicated too and identifying which Indigenous Groups will determine its success. 

Starting from an understanding of your business goals and working with your core team, we will develop a plan and manage expectations.

Key Services:

- Assist Businesses in defining their Indigenous goals and requirements,

- Build and maintain respectful relationships with Indigenous communities,

- Facilitate discussions within the company in support of planning and implementing community engagement activities,

- Actively participate in creating positive change in policy and practices that support both the company's direction and inclusion of Indigenous Groups,

- Maintain knowledge of current developments and practices of Indigenous groups by maintaining a wide professional network.  Review and track IR related stats and prepare presentations for delivery to senior leadership.

Bringing Indigenous Groups and Corporations together is what we do. Having worked with over 70 First Nations and hundreds of businesses we have the experience and skills required.

Identifying the most suited business or Indigenous community you are interested in forming a partnership with is key to maintaining a long term solid relationship. Identifying the skills offered and understanding the goals of all parties are essential to a successful partnership.

How you market your skills and present to that business is also essential. You want to make sure that you get treated fair.