After 2 years of development, this Friday, March 23, it will officially be launched. Acting as a centralized marketplace for Aboriginal products and services, customers can choose from many products from dozens of businesses and organization across Canada directly from one site and one shopping basket. Original and unique gift and craft items are always in demand all over the world. One benefit of the Aboriginal Mall is to offer the Aboriginal community people opportunity to market their business without having any e- commerce experience. We can put Grandma in business in one afternoon.
Entire communities can benefit.
An example Martel gives, is the Dene-Tha First Nations people, who live primarily the northwest corner of Alberta and adjacent parts of neighbouring British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. With the growing availability and acceptance of technology and the commitment to link the province with the new Superset, connectivity is making this all possible. Some of things you'll find on the trail include listings of Aboriginal Businesses across the country as well as those that provide goods and services to the Aboriginal people. You can also learn about some of the many traditions that have been passed down by the Elders in the form of spoken teachings. Martel says that while attracting large companies like Staples to come onboard, is proving to be challenging, they are constantly encouraging their members to do business with each other - thus increasing commercial activity and creating their own new business opportunities.