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Amanda Kubrakovich:
Young Successful Aboriginal Business Entrepreneur

“Hard work and Determination always pays off.” This success oriented mantra is Amanda’s reputation. She is becoming one of the fast growing Aboriginal woman business entrepreneurs in Canada. Who would have thought this young woman from Pine Creek First Nation would have the success she is having in the business world today.

Her history within the business community has a storied past. She began her Business Entrepreneurship six years ago and her successes have been very rewarding and fruitful. Her tenacity, relentlessness and positive disposition have also contributed to her credibility.

As President and sole owner of ARK Productions, Amanda was recently profiled through the prestigious Honouring Aboriginal Business Leaders program by the Canadian Aboriginal Business Service Network.

Twelve nominees were recognized as Business Leaders and the ‘Heavy Hitters in the Aboriginal community’ under this program. Other nominees were Pat Turner from ET Trucking Services, Darryl Brown from Kisik and Colleen Simard a freelance writer and business owner of the Urban NDN newspaper and many more great business people. The journey for each of the Entrepreneurs from their Dreams to Reality is inspiring to all the budding Entrepreneurs of the Aboriginal Community. The presence of the Entrepreneurs from diverse fields legitimizes this process.

Being a professional service provider in the complex areas like Comprehensive Community Planning, E-Governance, Infrastructure, Business Planning and Project Management, Amanda and her company ARK has been well documented and recognized through our Communities.

The ideology supported by the Aboriginal Business Service Network can be summed up by this: “If one loves the work s/he does, one can survive all the tough times knowing that the end result will see successes on a personal and business level.”
As founder, President and owner of ARK Productions Amanda has this ‘love’ and commitment to her work. This hallmark of her professional life has been present since she ventured into the world of Business. She has an entourage of support; her home community, her family, her husband and working Associate Boh, her children, business people and friends.

For Amanda to remain a successful Entrepreneur in the Aboriginal community and worthy of being a role model to many budding entrepreneurs, she continues to provide the commitment to her clients and remain loyal to her core values. According to her, “the key to successful business is balance. If the good and the bad of every situation is considered then the balanced decision coming out of it can always turn out to be a good decision. Quitting and failure is not an option.” Quality of work will prevail.

Our thanks to: Andrea Bodie www.andrebodie.com