The Qalipu Business Network (QBN) is an online portal that supports business development among its members. It provides business owners with opportunities to network with each other, market their business to other Qalipu entrepreneurs, develops strategic alliances and partnerships, encourages joint ventures, provides business opportunity awareness, share market research, and build relationships among Qalipu members.
You can find Buckingham Holdings on the Qalipu Business Network Business Directory.
(content originally appeared in the 2013-2014 Qalipu Mi’kmaq Annual Report)
Buckingham Holdings 2010, Inc is owned and operated by John and Sherry Buckingham. The business operates out of Meadows, Newfoundland, on Brake land that has been in the family for 88 years. As a member of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nations Band, John has embraced his heritage by preserving this land and has begun farming the land as his Grandfather did many years ago. John is proud that he can work, live and have fun all in the same place.
Buckingham Holdings sell specialty papers, film and board products to the print and packaging industry. Suppliers and customers are located all over the world that does mean frequently travelling for John. Customers in Canada and the USA look for supplier diversity when purchasing goods and services. Buckingham Holdings recently became a CAMSC Certified Supplier to participate in this sector of the business. CAMSC stands for Canadian Aboriginal & Minority Supplier Council. CAMSC objectives include providing and continually strengthening a nationwide information and referral network, which links major corporations and institutions with Aboriginal and minority-owned businesses. CAMSC also encourages and assists Aboriginal and minority-owned firms to use this network to promote their products and services to corporate members and help those firms develop and market their capabilities. Buckingham Holdings is already reaping the rewards of bringing minority certified with increased business from a pharmaceutical printer in the USA. John is excited about the opportunities of being a certified minority supplier and how it will shape his company.