Circle of Abundance E-Zine: Entrepreneurs

Longtime Coady Partner Minh Koffman receives Honorary Degree from StFX

hardship had somehow defined their being and deprived them the luxury of knowing their own potential. She discovered it was important to ask questions of applicants, so they discover their strengths.

“To borrow the title of Father Moses Coady’s book ‘Master of Their Own Destiny’, we are far from being master of our own destiny, or of our becoming, if we do not know who we are, what we possess.”

Minh said this drew her to Coady Institute 17 years ago to learn more about the assets-driven approach to community development and how it delivers social justice.

“In my 25 years at Coady Institute and more than 35 years in the field of community development, I have never met anyone who has had as much of a positive impact on the future development of their country as has Minh. As has Minh,” Gord Cunningham, former Executive Director, said.

Circle of Abundance E-Zine: Entrepreneurs

We all know that Indigenous commerce and trade date back with each other to our existence of being, long before contact of the colonizers. As hunters and gatherers all of our nations throughout the Americas had built allyship across the lands, our great Nations would trade amongst each other.

When thinking generally about entrepreneurship today, my mind goes instantly to hearing the cash register bell and seeing the money drawer open. However, after interviewing the women for this third Ezine issue I am seeing 'Indigenous Women Entrepreneurship’ through a new innovative, and glorious cultural lens. - Andrea Curley, Indigenous Engagement Coordinator.

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August 2022