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Sklar Wilton & Associates is a leading Strategy and Insights partner. We work with savy brand builders to unlock growth by uniquely fusing together Strategy, Insights, Facilitation and Storytelling. Our work helps drive business decisions and leads to clarity, action, and real results. For over 35 years, we have been dedicated to building stronger brands and helping others succeed, working alongside our long-standing clients as a trusted partner and strategic advisor. We are proud of our special culture and believe in an inclusive and equitable workplace where individual differences and perspectives are recognized and embraced.

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Level Up Your Startup

Presented by Sklar Wilton & Associates

Sklar Wilton & Associates and Pow Wow Pitch Create Series to Support Indigenous Entrepreneurs

The modules have been designed in partnership with Pow Wow Pitch for Indigenous entrepreneurs, featuring case studies from former Pow Wow Pitch Winners. Each module features a video introduction and a downloadable presentation for Indigenous entrepreneurs to access anytime and work through at their own pace.

Explore the Learning Toolkit here.

WHY WE’RE PARTNERING WITH POW WOW PITCH

For the past three years, we’ve had the honour of participating in the Pow Wow Pitch program and mentoring more than 50 talented entrepreneurs and finalists. We feel aligned with Pow Wow Pitch’s mission of helping others succeed. We hope that by continuing to strengthen our commitment to the program, we can be of service to entrepreneurs who can benefit from our unique expertise and support Pow Wow Pitch’s efforts to provide platforms, programs, and resources to assist Indigenous entrepreneurs in growing thriving and sustainable businesses.

HOW WE’RE PARTNERING

Continuing our longstanding commitment to support Pow Wow Pitch, our team will volunteer as mentors offering 1:1 virtual advisory support to the finalists during the Bootcamp program. Pow Wow Pitch entrepreneurs will have access to our Learning Toolkit which includes curated tools and templates to help Indigenous entrepreneurs plan and grow their businesses.

We will support when market research is needed to measure the impact on Indigenous entrepreneurs and sponsors who participated in the program.

This year, we will extend our engagement by providing team members to act as mentors and judges for the in-person event.

Additionally, we will support with the development of Pow Wow Pitch's Five-year Strategy to foster sustainable Indigenous entrepreneurship. We will use a collaborative and tailored approach, just as we do for all of our clients.

Finally, we will be honoured to present an award at the 2024 Indigenous Entprepreneur Awards, recognizing excellence and outstanding leadership.

OUR IMPERFECT PLAN

We recognize that we are responsible for the process of Truth & Reconciliation. We developed our Imperfect Plan to help us identify what we can do as individuals and as a company to learn, understand and act in support of Indigenous communities. We believe allyship begins with education which is why we’re learning from Indigenous Community leaders and developing a program that supports meaningful change and long-term impact, including partnering with Pow Wow Pitch to elevate the next generation of Indigenous entrepreneurs.