Rhonda from Fort Nelson

Rhonda wanted to run her own catering business

Rhonda lives in the community of Fort Nelson First Nation. She wanted to work in her community but could not find full-time work, so she started looking into starting her own business.

Rhonda knew she needed a business plan proposal to submit to the community Chief and Council, so she went to WorkBC Centre Fort-Nelson for help. She enrolled in the WorkBC Self-Employment program to learn about how to run a business.

She learned about business planning, market research, sales and marketing, business operations, and financial management. This support allowed her to take her small business idea and develop it into a solid business plan for the Chief and Council – creating her own employment opportunity to benefit her community.

Rhonda successfully completed the program and launched her business. She continued to learn from coaches and mentors while she built up her business, Taste of Home Catering.