Challenges The development of Abenaki Associates into the successful enterprise it is today was not without its challenges. Training programs require travel from one end of the country to the other, which posed a problem for the burgeoning business. With few means of travel and transportation, the company had to find creative ways in which to follow through on its initial contracts. Abenaki's first major contract was with First Nations in the Fort Frances area in northwestern Ontario. The contract came with a request to train 24 First Nation staff in basic computer skills. This contract presented a problem, as Abenaki did not have 24 computers and did not know how to transport computers to Fort Frances. Utilizing quick thinking and creative business strategy, Abenaki ultimately managed to rent the necessary number of computers, as well as a cube van, from a local rental company and drove for two days to the Ontario location, where they successfully delivered capacity building training to First Nation people in