A man from Okanese First Nation is a semi-finalist in this year’s Pow Wow Pitch Competition, where Indigenous entrepreneurs across Canada are given the opportunity to win cash based on their business pitches.
Clinton Elliott is owner of Patience Plus Contracting based out in Balcarres where he does renovations and construction. If he wins the competition, he hopes to expand his business.“We want to go ahead and build houses on the reserves train the local or teach to go out and a good product,” said Elliott. “For any reserve that is willing to take us on … would benefit us by helping us to buy the tools we need that we’re currently borrowing in order to complete these projects.
“I’ve shown that not only with my business, but my employees what I’m able to give back to my community,” said Elliott. “I want to teach, and I want to pass on my knowledge.”