Thank you for your question.
For us, this was the whole reason we developed a microloan fund. It was so we could reduce the barriers for indigenous women, particularly those who had smaller micro-businesses, as I mentioned, that are part-time or home-based, and reduce some of the requirements to make it more accessible.
In terms of other financial institutions, like mainstream banks, etc., what would be valuable is for those institutions to go through some kind of diversity and equity inclusion or cultural sensitivity and awareness training so that when they're working with indigenous women entrepreneurs, they can do it in a more respectful way.
Those first impressions are really important, and what makes our network so unique when we're working with indigenous entrepreneurs is that it's really about the relationship. As indigenous peoples, we're relational and we have to build trust. Particularly with non-indigenous financial institutions, the trust is not there. It really takes time to get to know the entrepreneurs and build that foundation of trust so that they can move forward.
That's some advice. Those are some things I would recommend.
Thank you very much.