A comparison of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal entrepreneurs in the Quebec forestry sector

Jean-Michel Beaudoin and Luc LeBel

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2011, vol. 12, issue 1, 44-61

Abstract: This paper compares the portrait of forestry entrepreneurs within the Ilnu community of Mashteuiatsh to one of non-Aboriginal forestry entrepreneurs. The information was mainly collected using a survey in the winter of 2008 for the Aboriginal group and in the winter of 2007 for the non-Aboriginal group. Interviews were also conducted in situ with the Aboriginal forestry entrepreneurs, their principal clients, the Band Council (or local government) and the local economic development organisation. A few key differences between the two groups of forestry entrepreneurs were observed and are discussed in this paper. The results highlight the importance of offering flexible political answers that account for distinctive local characteristics.

Keywords: aboriginals; forestry; economic development; Canada; non-aboriginal people; Ilnu communities; Mashteuiatsh; aborigines; Band Council; local government; clients; flexibility; political factors; distinctive characteristics; local characteristics; Quebec; small and medium-sized enterprises; SMEs; entrepreneurs; entrepreneurship. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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