HELP Program

Helping Entrepreneurs Learn and Prosper (HELP)

NADF's Helping Entrepreneurs Learn and Prosper (HELP) Program provides free, one-on-one support to Indigenous entrepreneurs who want to strengthen their business operations, improve their financial knowledge, and build confidence in managing their business.

Through the HELP Program, eligible entrepreneurs can access personalized guidance, practical tools, templates, resources, webinars, and workshops designed to support day-to-day business needs.

Policy Writing Support

Strong policies can help create consistency, improve decision-making, and support the long-term operation of your business.

Through one-on-one Policy Writing Support, entrepreneurs can receive guidance in developing customized policies, templates, and tools that reflect the needs of their business.

Support may include:

  • Developing customized business policies
  • Reviewing or updating existing policies
  • Creating templates and practical business tools
  • Improving internal processes and procedures
  • One-on-one guidance throughout the policy development process
  • Access to additional resources, webinars, and workshops

Connect with Tim

Tim Sherlock
Small Business Policy Writer
tsherlock@nadf.org

Bookkeeping Training Support

Understanding your business finances is an important part of making informed decisions and planning for growth.

Bookkeeping Training Support provides hands-on, one-on-one guidance to help entrepreneurs improve their bookkeeping practices, strengthen their record-keeping, and better understand their business finances.

Support may include:

  • Improving bookkeeping and record-keeping practices
  • Organizing financial records
  • Understanding basic business financial information
  • Building confidence in managing day-to-day finances
  • One-on-one bookkeeping guidance and training
  • Access to templates, resources, webinars, and workshops

Connect with Russell

Russell McLean
Senior Community Planner
rmclean@nadf.org

Who is Eligible?

HELP services are available at no cost to eligible entrepreneurs who:

  • Are Indigenous entrepreneurs located within NADF's service area
  • Have at least 51% Indigenous ownership in their business
  • Are current or prospective NADF clients

You do not need to have an NADF loan to access HELP Program services.

Get the Support Your Business Needs

Whether you need help developing business policies or want to improve your bookkeeping knowledge, the HELP Program provides practical, personalized support to help you move your business forward.

Contact Tim or Russell directly to learn more and get started.