Success Stories
We provided Esh-Kn-Am Investments Joint Venture with valuable market intelligence so they could better compete in today’s value-added wood market.
"The process and procedures information, along with the break-even analysis report [WFF] provided us will assist Esh-Kn-Am with the development of a business plan to re-enter the bird-house/feeder market with new confidence. Their work has been exemplary and meticulous. I would like to emphasize the importance of the need for this type of service, especially for First Nations organizations such as Esh-Kn-Am.”— Mike Christian, Esh-Kn-Am Investments Joint Venture
In Seton Lake, we helped create jobs and improve the quality of their product.
"We’ve
worked with [Wealth from Forests (WFF)] for the last three years and
have found them to be very valuable in our efforts to produce a viable
product. As a remote band, we are always in the search for technical
help from institutes that can provide quality technical support. We
have found them to be professional and knowledgeable.”
— Cliff Casper, Seton Lake Band
We helped Authentic Aboriginal Products Inc. create the environment for success by contributing cost-effective solutions from the ground up.
"As a young First Nations’
enterprise with limited resources, accessing [WFF’s] expertise is
simply necessary. [The program] will help us create the environment for
success by providing us with technical assessment, ideas for lean
manufacturing, and market intelligence allowing us to take full
advantage of the main channel opportunities of today and tomorrow.”
— Robert Sagmeister, Authentic Aboriginal Products Inc.
In Moricetown, we’re helping to get their project off the ground quicker.
"[WFF’s]
research information on viable marketable products and potential
customers has provided us with specific manufacturing direction and
valuable connections for raw materials and necessary equipment to
produce the products, which will make us ‘production-ready’ much sooner
than we anticipated.
The trips [the program] arranged to similar
programs have been extremely valuable in providing working models for
us to emulate, as well as experienced mentors to help us avoid possible
business mistakes.”
— Lucy Gagnon, Moricetown Band