Community, Indigenous resilience essential elements of small business success in Regina – Leader-Post
Mar 07, 2025
An Indigenous small businesses owner talks about overcoming barriers and Regina business leaders talk tools for growth. This is Part Two of Postmedia’s How Canada Wins series.
It took Jennifer Dubois some time before she was able to launch her Regina-based business, Miyosiwin Salon Spa, in February 2017.
“With my personal background, it becomes a little bit harder because I don’t have money from the family to rely on to start a business or any personal equity to start a business. So, it took me a little bit longer,” said Dubois, who received a grant from the Saskatchewan Indian Equity Foundation to get started but the business still required her to apply for additional funding.
Miyosiwin is one of many small firms that make up 98 per cent of the business community in Regina. The city’s small-sized enterprises generate more than $4 billion annually for the local economy, according to Chris Lane, CEO of Economic Development Regina (EDR).
