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Experience behind every opportunity.

First Nations Umbrella brings business experience and relevant specialist connections to priorities chosen by each Nation.

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WHO WE ARE

A working relationship built around your priorities.

We work alongside First Nations leadership and economic-development teams on business opportunities, work coordination, purchasing decisions, development initiatives and data sovereignty requirements.

Our role is to clarify information requirements, examine the commercial case, explain options and help organize approved next steps. Qualified technical specialists assess cloud architecture, security and implementation requirements. Each Nation retains authority over its priorities, partners and commitments.

Steve and Royce lead the relationship directly. Where an assignment needs technical, legal or other professional expertise, the scope identifies the appropriate specialist and their responsibilities.

LEADERSHIP

Steve Harvey

Business strategy and commercial advisory

2009
Founded Business Finders Canada

Steve is a serial entrepreneur, business owner and business consultant. His background includes business brokerage, acquisitions and sales, commercial real estate and leasing, business valuation, negotiations and transaction structuring.

He works with the financial and operating questions behind an opportunity, including budgets, cash-flow assumptions, growth strategies, commercial partnerships and exit planning.

His broader leadership activities span golf and recreation, simulator distribution and air purification.

Contribution to Umbrella

Evaluating opportunities, examining financial assumptions, reviewing commercial terms and supporting negotiations.

  • Business acquisitions and sales
  • Commercial real estate
  • Valuation and cash-flow review
  • Negotiations and transaction terms
  • Business consulting
  • Growth and exit planning

Royce Dalupan

Nation relationships, business consulting and operations

1985
Working with First Nations since

Royce’s experience combines Nation relationships, business consulting and operational follow-through. His work includes understanding priorities, engaging suppliers and coordinating the information needed to advance an assignment.

His background includes GreenBoost Industries, environmental and agricultural solutions such as dust suppression and biofertilization, FN Air Purification, water treatment and coordination of solution providers.

He has sales, operations and partnership experience within TRU Nations Golf and TruGolf Canada. His background also includes entertainment and film-production involvement, including a project focused on missing Indigenous women.

Contribution to Umbrella

Connecting Nation priorities with the people, information and actions required to advance approved work.

LASTING VALUE

Connecting today’s decisions with tomorrow’s opportunities.

Local procurement, employment, training, ownership and operating capability can form part of a Nation’s objectives. We help bring those requirements into the commercial discussion.

Our wider vision spans Nation control over information, community infrastructure, healthier buildings, recreation, land and environmental solutions, technology and local capacity. We expand assignments according to demand, qualified providers and delivery capability.

Relevant ownership interests and supplier or referral compensation are disclosed before affected recommendations. Related companies retain separate contracts, fees and responsibilities.

Our engagement approach ↗

Start with one priority.

Tell us what your Nation is considering, what work already exists and when a decision is needed.

Discuss your priorities