CREATING EQUITABLE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND CANADA’S FIRST PEOPLES IS OUR BUSINESS..
Experience. Expertise. Integrity.
Indigenous Community legacy is about so much more than your current assets. It’s about creating and managing wealth for the next seven generations.
INVESTMENT SUCCESS IS ABOUT CAREFUL DUE DILLIGENCE AND CONTINUAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING
First Peoples Venture Capital Corp
First Peoples Venture Capital Corp is a private company specializing in raising money to invest in Indigenous Projects and Capital Assets. We specialize in helping Nations with the acquisition of successful businesses and real estate.
We are interested in talking with Indigenous business groups who are looking to invest money to acquire businesses, real estate developments and vacant land.
We recently created Indigenous Procurement Partners Limited Partnership with the goal of having First Nations join the partnership and bid on federal, territorial and provincial procurement opportunities. We are monitoring all Canadian government tenders and RFPs to look for opportunities for the partnership. This also presents opportunities for industry organizations to partner with First Nations and go after government procurement contracts.
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
We have a vast network of industry contacts which allows us to maintain a very diverse portfolio of businesses, real estate and land currently for sale. We aim to help our indigenous and industry clients connect whether they wish to buy or sell businesses and real estate.
Marketing
In order to reach out to a large audience of Indigenous communities and industry sectors, we recently partnered with Indigenous Marketplace, Canada’s #1 Indigenous/Industry networking conference business. Indigenous Marketplace’s NABOC event series is legendary, having attracted over 20,000 delegates, 2,500 exhibitors and 1,500 different sponsors since 2010. Through Indigenous Marketplace conferences and workshops we are able to find the best opportunities for our Indigenous and industry clients to collaborate.
CARBON OFFSET PROGRAM
Looking to mitigate your carbon footprint and help reduce CO2 emissions?
We have Indigenous renewable energy projects that can help you achieve your carbon offset goals and provide a healthy return on your investment.
For ESG investors, we can help you put your money to work in Indigenous projects that have a positive net impact on the environment and society. Our investment team strives to demonstrate excellence in corporate governance and helps corporations improve their SLOs (social license to operate).
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES PORTFOLIO
Facilitating the Sale and Acquisition of Businesses and Real Estate
Many Nations are interested in expanding their business portfolios by acquiring existing, successful businesses or real estate, either close to their reserve lands, or in other parts of Canada.
We have assisted in many business and real estate purchases and can offer support to Nations wishing to buy businesses, vacant land, property and/or business assets.
With our extensive network of industry contacts, we are continually made aware of good businesses that may be for sale across a very diverse range of industry sectors.
For companies wishing to sell and/or create partnerships with First Nations, we can assist with matching your requirements with Nations across Canada.
Contact our CEO, Geoff Greenwell
today to discuss your needs:
E: geoff.GREENWELL@fpvcc.com
TF: 866 284-8322
C: 250 878-9908
Meet Our Team
GEOFF GREENWELL | FOUNDER & CEO
CEO of 2G Group has been working globally as a facilitator and strategic planner for over 25 years. Geoff came to Canada in 1992 and since that time has worked extensively for Governments, Aboriginal Groups, NGO’s and Private Sector organizations as a business advisor, negotiator and facilitator. He was also a two-term municipal councillor in the District of Lake Country (British Columbia) and chaired the district’s affordable housing and economic development committees from 2006 – 2012.
Prior to coming to Canada, Geoff worked for twelve years in the Middle East, Africa, South East Asia and South America as a senior negotiator for multinational energy companies.
Geoff formed 2G Group in 2001 and works collaboratively with a team of expert associates who offer a variety of services to government, Aboriginal and corporate clients. The team’s areas of expertise include: economic development/business training, facilitation, strategic planning, corporate visioning, marketing, business planning, events management, negotiating and mediation, project management, raising financing and land use planning.
BLAIR LOWTHER | LEGAL COUNSEL
Blair was formerly a corporate lawyer at one of the largest law firms in Canada, where he advised companies listed on the NYSE, Nasdaq, TSX, TSX-V and CSE. He is an expert in structuring financial, operational and legal strategies for businesses seeking to expand their operations and maximize shareholder value. Blair has a Bachelor of Arts degree (BA) and a Juris Doctor degree (JD) from the University of British Columbia and is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia. Blair currently works as General Counsel for Ecora Engineering & Resource Group, principal of BCL Law, and CEO of First Canadian Indigenous Opportunities Corp. Blair is also actively involved in the not-for-profit sector, including as Chairman of Sport BC and as a director of the Canadian Soccer Foundation.
TEWANEE JOSEPH | Director of Communications & Policy Development
Tewanee is a member of the Squamish First Nation, and is half Maori. He served eight years on the Squamish Nation Council, and has a talent for facilitation and coordinating diverse groups to identify and achieve their goals. He has utilized his skills to work on a broad range of initiatives including First Nations federal legislation, First Nations Land Management, Strategic Communications and Governance.
Recently, Tewanee served as the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Four Host First Nations Secretariat for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Tewanee worked with the Vancouver Organizing Committee and its partners to ensure unprecedented Aboriginal participation in the planning, hosting and staging of the 2010 Games. In this role, he spearheaded the largest re-brand of Aboriginal people in Canadian history, and led the team that overcame countless obstacles and doubt to create a world renowned brand, and a new model for inclusivity.
His goal is to carry on these teachings and share best practices long into the future.
Get in touch.
If you are interested in investing with us, or looking for capital for a project, please contact our CEO, Geoff Greenwell to see how we can help.
- BC
- geoff.greenwell@fpvcc.com
- 866 284-8322
- 250 878-9908
