SPONSORSHIP & PARTNERSHIP
A partnership built around your priorities.
At IEP, we don't offer standardized packages. Every partnership we form is shaped with you - around what matters most to your organization and how it coneects with the work we do together. IEP sponsorships are not logos on a poster.
First Nations leadership
Chief Councillors, hereditary leaders, and Nation-level governance setting strategic priorities for housing, land stewardship, and economic development
Economic Development Officers
Bridging strategy and execution — advancing project readiness, funding applications, and Nation-to-industry partnerships
Indigenous Enterprise CEOs
Operators in tourism, forestry, seafood, and the blue economy — actively seeking markets, capital, and procurement opportunities
Government partners
Senior policy, program, and economic development leaders from municipal, provincial, and federal governments
Capital & finance
Financial institutions, investors, and funders engaged in Indigenous-led projects and enterprises
Industry & corporate partners
Corporations aligned with Indigenous economic participation, procurement, and long-term partnership commitments
What every dollar actually funds
High-impact sector conferences
Seven events across BC and AB in 2026 — blue economy, tourism, forestry, housing, food sovereignty, and the Indigenous Economic Summit — co-hosted with First Nations and built around Indigenous participation.
B2B Business Matching
Every IEP event includes structured business-to-business matching sessions through our partnership with Advanced Business Match (ABM) — turning introductions into real transactions and joint ventures.
State of the Indigenous Economy report
Indigenous-owned data and insight produced annually from the Indigenous Economic Summit — a credible, referenced resource that partners help bring to life and are recognized within.
International trade & investment readiness
Connecting Indigenous enterprises and Nations to global markets while creating certainty for investors through Indigenous-led governance, transparency, and partnership frameworks.
Seafood Business Accelerator
A 4-month hybrid program helping Indigenous seafood entrepreneurs move from harvest to value-added success — business training, mentorship, market readiness, and funding guidance.
Emerging sector development
IEP is actively developing opportunities in agriculture and food sovereignty, modular construction, and Indigenous manufacturing — the frontier of the next generation of Indigenous economies.
How we build partnerships
Discovery call
We learn your goals, reconciliation commitments, business context, and the relationships you need to build over the next 18–36 months.
Alignment
We identify where your priorities and IEP's platform intersect — which events, programs, and communities offer the highest-value entry points.
Co-design
Together we build a custom partnership — embedded, not bolted on. Specific activations, relationship tables, research involvement, and clear accountability.
Delivery & continuity