By Pearl Lorentzen Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Lakeside Leader “As entrepreneurs sometimes it can be very lonely,” said Cliff Turner, one of the speakers at Empowering Indigenous Businesses in Wabasca on September 4. Turner works with ATB Financial to support entrepreneurs and spoke about the various supports that are available in Alberta. He started talking about building a network. “A connected business is a strong business,” he said. When talking about the value of mutually beneficial relationships in business he said, “there’s always a person at the other end of what you’re doing.” Turner also mentioned provincial supports including ATBentrepreneurcentre.com, chamber of commerce (the closest ones to Wabasca are in Slave Lake and Athabasca), businesslink.ca, Futurpreneur, Community Futures, Alberta Women’s Entrepreneurs, Indigenous Women Entrepreneur Program, Alberta Indian Investment Corporation, and…
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