Indigenous Entrepreneurship Program Growth Strategy Services
Overview
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SUMMARY
KEY REQUIREMENTS
CONTRACT DURATION
TIMELINE
Needs Assessment & Research: September 1st, 2026 – November 30th, 2026
Analysis & Draft Recommendations: December 20th, 2026
Final Report Submission: January 7th, 2027
Presentation to NACCA Leadership: January 21st, 2027
CONTACTS
Primary procurement contact — name, title, email, and phone
Additional decision-makers and their departments
Issuing Agency
National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association
DESCRIPTION
The vendor will develop a growth strategy for expanding an Indigenous entrepreneurship program and its network of Indigenous Financial Institutions (IFIs). The strategy will identify capacity-based skill levels across the national network and define the supports required for sustainable expansion.
The work will include market research and options analysis, including research into organizations that have achieved comparable performance-based results, interviews or feedback gathering from organizations with similar programs, and identification of key opportunities and concerns. The vendor will also assess risks that could impede expansion, recommend mitigation strategies and support models, and examine factors within the Indigenous entrepreneurship ecosystem that may influence demand for capital from IFIs and entrepreneurs.
Additional activities will include researching internal supports needed for IFI expansion, assessing external strengths and weaknesses relevant to national growth, and reviewing existing CRM and LMS functionality to identify performance metrics required for network expansion. Stakeholder consultation and needs assessment will address the business tools, strategic and organizational capacity, and financial viability requirements of IFIs at low-, medium-, and high-performance stages.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the submission deadline?
- Submissions are due August 31, 2026.
- Who issued this RFP?
- It was issued by National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association. The work is located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- Who is a good fit for this opportunity?
- Management consulting firm with expertise in growth strategy and organizational capacity building
- Experience supporting Indigenous economic development, entrepreneurship, or financial institutions
- Proven capabilities in market research, stakeholder consultation, and options analysis
- Expertise assessing program risks, performance metrics, and technology-enabled operations
- Experience developing national or multi-organization expansion strategies
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