Owner of Saskatchewan’s first LGBTQ2+certified community business reflects on journey | 24CA News
While there are numerous LGBTQ2S+ community-owned companies in Saskatchewan, one consulting agency has formally turn into the primary to be licensed by a nationwide group and acknowledged nationwide.
Ivy + Dean Consulting turned the primary licensed LGBTQ2S+ group business enterprise within the province.
The crew was licensed by way of Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce, which is the certifying physique for LGBTQ2S+ group companies throughout the nation by way of the Supplier Diversity Alliance of Canada (SDAC)
The Ivy + Dean Consulting founder, Jacq Brasseur, says the first cause she went by way of the method was to discover a group of likeminded entrepreneurs who know the way it feels to be a queer business proprietor.
“I’ve met so many incredible people who run LGBTQ-certified businesses across the country, and building that network was really what I was seeking,” she mentioned.
Brasseur obtained her begin in social companies which she mentioned has formed her profession in business. Now, her business Ivy + Dean Consulting primarily works with completely different non-profit organizations.
“We’re really passionate about supporting the nonprofit sector,” mentioned Brasseur. “I think it’s someone who worked in the sector for over a decade. I couldn’t imagine myself ever leaving the sector entirely.”
But it hasn’t at all times been a straightforward journey for Brasseur. As a queer entrepreneur, Brasseur has skilled loads of rejection, and continues to obtain numerous hate emails.
However, regardless of the challenges, Brasseur says she continues to push to be a task mannequin individuals can look as much as and see it’s potential being queer in business.
“While it can be hard to be an openly LGBT person in Saskatchewan, and while it can be hard to be an openly LGBT entrepreneur in Saskatchewan, I also know that there’s huge communities of people that want to invest in my business and want to support my business,” she mentioned.
On prime of being the primary licensed LGBTQ2S+ group business in Saskatchewan, Brasseur has additionally been acknowledged with a world award on the Global 2SLGBT+ business summit, beating out 10 different business from throughout Canada.
It is the primary time a Saskatchewan business has ever gained the award.
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