Indigenous Entrepreneur Profile 2022
Delicious Business Catering & Green Future Industries
Website
Green Future Industries
Delicious Business Catering Green Future Industries
Email steven.r.teed@gmail.com
Steven Teed (Cstélen – Adams Lake) is a Secwepemc entrepreneur with two businesses - Delicious Business Catering and Green Future Industries. Delicious Business is in the “business of making things delicious”! Steven and his partner, Monika, started Delicious Business Catering after meeting and both attending culinary school at the SAIT in Calgary, AB. They offer formal to casual catering and planning for events, community functions, and in-home catering needs. From large scale functions of up to 1500 to individual meals for community members, Chefs Steven and Monika offer affordable services to fit anyone’s catering needs in the Shuswap and even Kelowna. Over the years, Steven recalls some of his most memorable catering events such as catering on a private sailboat, catering for elders at Roger’s Pass military base, and catering for elders off the grid at Mount Revelstoke. Another memorable event was Adams Lake’s buffalo celebration community dinner. Steven also offers consulting services such as designing menus, creating operating procedures, kitchen design consulting, and more. Steven also owns Green Future Industries, an agricultural business specializing in hemp as a renewable and sustainable resource. Based on the importance of Indigenous values, Green Futures promotes an alternative approach to business that values honesty, sustainable development, respect for the land, and a communitycentered approach. Steven manages 450 acres of organic hemp production, cultivating hemp seed protein with a focus on fiber while looking at developing sustainable building materials in Indigenous communities. In addition to this, Green Future Industries offers agricultural consulting services. One of the biggest challenges as an Indigenous entrepreneur is financing, especially when land is on reserve and not considered an asset. Investors have been hesitant to step into the hemp industry as it is not considered the “norm”. However, reinvesting has helped overcome this obstacle. Success for Steven is doing something he loves, he is passionate about good food and environmental sustainability. He enjoys cooking for Elders the most. Moving forward, Steven envisions expanding into organic food production, using these resources in the catering business while incorporating traditional foods. Eventually Delicious Business Catering anticipates expanding into a food truck. When it comes to being a business owner, Steven advises, don’t be afraid to just do it, take action, work hard and get paid what you are worth by recognizing the value of what you offer.
