Thank you so much.
We were very pleased and very appreciative for budget 2024's inclusion of our organization. That funding means that we will be able to continue our indigenous women's entrepreneurship program over the next five years, so rather than winding it down this March, we'll actually be ramping it up.
What that means for the almost 30 business support officers that have been hired across the country, many of whom are indigenous women themselves, is that they have that job security to stay in their role and continue to work with indigenous women entrepreneurs. A really important part of the program is having women in client facing roles.
It also means that we'll be able to expand the programs we offer. We're looking at building a program for young indigenous entrepreneurs, youth between the ages of 18 and 39, as well as enhancing our other core aboriginal entrepreneurship program.
Thank you.