Can Business be a Social Enterprise - Cheif Clarence Louie

Ep 336 - Can Business be a Social Enterprise?

Guest: Chief Clarence Louie

 

In 2020, Osoyoos Indian Band Chief Clarence Louie was inducted into the Business Laureates of BC Hall of Fame. It was another recognition of the business successes that he and Band Council have developed. Since 1988, the Osoyoos Indian Band Development Corporation has focused on business development as a social enterprise.

 

Louie says, “These businesses are owned by the band and they are managed and run by Chief and Council with the sole purpose of creating opportunities for our members and generating revenue to support the community.” The band has 460 members and employs more than 700 people. “We have a job for every member of our band,” Louie emphasizes.

 

We invited Chief Clarence Louie to join us for a Conversation That Matters about his businesses, his strategies and how he manages his dual roles as Chief of the Osoyoos Indian Band and as head of the development corporation.

 

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