Ulnooweg Business Profile

Contact Information

NOVA SCOTIA - Head Office
835 Willow St.
Truro, NS, B2N 6N8
Phone (902) 893-7379
Fax (902) 893-0353 

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1259
Truro, NS, B2N 5N2

NEW BRUNSWICK
Kchikhusis Commercial Center
150 Cliffe Street, Box R14
Fredericton, NB, E3A 2TI
Phone (506) 455-9334
Fax (506) 444-7582

Eel River Bar Office
11 Main St, Unit 211
Eel River Bar First Nation, NB
Phone (888) 766-2376

NEWFOUNDLAND

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 20007
Town Centre Post Office
90 Main Street
Stephenville, NL
A2N 3R8
Phone (709) 643-5005
Fax (709) 643-5006

All offices can be reached at this toll free number:  1-888-766-2376.

Website: http://www.ulnooweg.ca

About Ulnooweg

Ulnooweg has been providing loans and business services to Aboriginal entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada since 1986. With representatives in New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador and Nova Scotia, they offer convenient, personalized service to their clients to help them succeed.

Ulnooweg's lending services bring financial support for businesses that may not be eligible for loans through other lending institutions. They aim to fill the needs that these Aboriginal business owners have in accessing business loans and services.

Aboriginal Business Experience

Ulnooweg recognize that Aboriginal business owners bring a different set of experiences and skills to business, and that some of those experiences may not be well understood by traditional lending and business service agencies.

The staff of Aboriginal and non-aboriginal client service representatives are familiar with the unique
challenges and opportunities for Aboriginal entrepreneurs. They take the time to work with each client individually to make sure their business succeeds.

Ongoing Support

Ulnooweg staff understands that there are all sorts of reasons for starting a business - providing for family and hiring members of the community are two of the main ones. They also know that loans are not a guarantee for business success. Business skills and processes are an important part of making a business work.

Ulnooweg offers a full set of business services along with our loans to ensure that Aboriginal business owners can run their businesses professionally and profitably, which benefits them and their communities.

Most entrepreneurs need some sort of financial support to grow their business to success. Because of that, one of Ulnooweg's most important services is providing business loans as well as providing information on other sources of funding.

As the only Aboriginal Financial Institution representative of Atlantic Canada's Aboriginal population, Ulnooweg Development Group is also involved in broader economic activities other than just development lending.

With over 20 years of experience in financing to Aboriginal communities, Ulnooweg has gained years of corporate knowledge in assisting its communities in creating an environment for entrepreneurship.This includes participating in economic and business development initiatives such as: Tripartite Economic Development Working Committee, Unama'ki Economic Benefits Office, the Atlantic Aboriginal Economic Developers Network, the Joint Economic Development Initiative, and numerous working subcommittees.

Two major initiatives that Ulnooweg is leading are:

Fishery: Business planning and development services to individual Atlantic First Nation communities in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and the Gaspé region of Quebec that are participating in the Atlantic Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (AICFI).

Market Demand Study: To address the development of unregulated and regulated financial institution options in response to identified and anticipated demand. The study is also inclusive of the broad spectrum of activities that are required to develop these options.