First Nations business boost as ACT appoints support service provider

Katrina Fanning, whose Coolamon Advisors will run the ACT's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business support service. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

A new support service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses will help support the sector, a vital part of First Nations self-determination and economic independence, the program's director says.

Katrina Fanning, a former Canberra Woman of the Year and ACT Australian of the Year, will direct the program after her company, Coolamon Advisors, was selected by the ACT government in an open tender process.