Wyatt Miller moved to Saskatoon with dreams of expanding his clothing business. (Submitted photo/Wyatt Miller)

By Derek Cornet

entrepreneurship

Miller named finalist in $25,000 Indigenous business competition

Aug 22, 2022 | 12:13 PM

Sparked Apparel owner, Wyatt Miller, is a 2022 Pow Wow Pitch semi-finalist, earning him a chance to win a $25,000 top prize.

Miller submitted his pitch back in June and he just recently learned his was one of 100 to move forward to the semi-final round. In all, there were approximately 2,500 pitches submitted from across Canada, the United States and other countries.

“What I mainly plan on doing is getting everything finalized in my office,” Wyatt said about his plans if he wins. “I’m hoping to find a distributor. With the distributor, they will be able to make my monthly clothing and I will be able to focus more on high-end clothing. I can finally look into hiring my team and building my team up, so I can have a little bit of support staff.”

Wyatt also has the chance to win People’s Choice Prize of $1,000 and the honour of becoming a finalist if he doesn’t make the final cut. Voting for that award opened today and closes Sept. 19. The public can vote for Miller online here.

Pow Wow Pitch is a grassroots community of Indigenous entrepreneurs who provide a safe, collaborative, supportive and empowering platform for inspiration, education, mentorship, celebration, and reconciliation through entrepreneurship. Its mission is to provide platforms, programs and resources to support Indigenous entrepreneurs to start and grow thriving and sustainable businesses that make a difference.

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“With the $25,000 or $1,000 winnings, I would make a sizable donation to the home economics class, just in hopes of getting their equipment upgraded,” Wyatt said. “I remember when I was in that class, there were a few machines that could use a little bit of touch up.”

Miller says he has some new ideas he wants to make public in the coming months. (Submitted photo/Wyatt Miller)

There will be a total of 10 to 15 people chosen as finalists and they will each pitch their ideas one last time on Oct. 19.

Wyatt, who is from La Ronge and a member of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, moved to Saskatoon in December 2021 with dreams of expanding his business. Earlier this year, he received a $5,000 non-repayable microgrant from the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies.

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derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com

Twitter: @saskjourno