Canadian Indigenous Business Accelerator in the US Pacific Northwest 2025

Date: January 27 to February 18, 2025
Venue: Online
Location: Seattle, United States of America
Target Audience: Canadian Indigenous owned companies with products and solutions that are export ready and have some traction whether it’s revenue, customers, or investment oriented.
Sector: Clean technologies, Information and communications technologies

Event description

This third iteration of the Canadian Indigenous Business Accelerator will help up to six Canadian Indigenous-owned companies evaluate and prepare for exporting into the United States of America, with a focus on the US Pacific Northwest (PNW) region.

This virtual accelerator will last four weeks and will focus on innovative technologies in sectors that are seeing growing demand on the US PNW, including but not limited to clean technologies (environmental technologies) and information communication technologies.

The program will provide a mix of export-preparation curriculum, PNW market profile presentations, and business-to-business (B2B) introductions with local organizations and Tribal business communities to help participants grow their entrepreneurial skills and begin market validation in the USA.

The Accelerator will also offer an in-person programme in the Spring of 2025 where the participants will have the opportunity to meet with the indigenous business communities and business contacts made through the virtual program in PNW.

Register to attend

• Contact seattle.infocentre@international.gc.ca to request an application form and for more information.
• Project lead: Pierre Chalifour (pierre.chalifour@international.gc.ca), Trade Commissioner

Why your organization should participate

• Develop a first-hand understanding of the opportunities and challenges of doing business in foreign markets
• Gain insights and market intelligence
• Meet key commercial entities, industry players, and potential buyers, investors and/or partners
• Participate in pre-organized business to business meetings
• Pitch your product /service to selected audiences

Trade Commissioner(s) involvement

Activities organized by the Trade Commissioner Service

• Business-to-business meetings
• Seminar
• Site visits

The Trade Commissioner, Pierre Chalifour (pierre.chalifour@international.gc.ca), specializes in the science, technology and innovation sectors for the US Pacific Northwest market and can provide information on this event and other local events that you are considering, as well as advice on business development in the region. The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service offers services free of charge to Canadian exporters and companies that meet our client criteria.