Two wood paddles on a table with a black table top. The paddles have floral designs on the end. At the Asper School of Business.

Visionary Indigenous Business Excellence (VIBE) Awards

Support Indigenous business education VIBE 2025 Tickets and Sponsorship

  • IBEP students
  • 100% of proceeds directly benefit IBEP students through scholarships, bursaries, academic support, and more. We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of our past and present event sponsors and look forward to adding to that legacy of giving by including more sponsors. 

    IBEP is grateful to all who choose to sponsor the VIBE Awards, and thank you for your commitment to Indigenous education.

    Sponsorship package orders can be sent to ibep@umanitoba.ca upon completion. 


    2025 VIBE Sponsorship Package

     

    Sponsorship will remain open untilFriday, October 24, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. (CT).

Online payment options

To purchase your online please use one of the following options. You can choose from purchasing a sponsorship level, individual tickets, or a discounted option available for alumni.

Presenting and V.I.P. Reception Sponsors can contact ibep@umanitoba.ca or use the sponsorship package.

  • Event Partner Sponsor ($3,000)

    Category limited to seven spots

    • Podium recognition at event

    • Enhanced logo recognition on event screens

    • Name recognition on print materials

    • Live link (logo) on VIBE website

    • 8 dinner tickets

    • 4 V.I.P. reception tickets

    • Event Partner special commemorative award

    • Recognition on the Asper Facebook and LinkedIn pages
     

    Purchase sponsorship

  • Corporate Sponsorship ($2,500)

    • Logo recognition on event screens

    • Listing on VIBE website

    • 8 dinner tickets

    • 2 V.I.P. reception tickets

    • Special commemorative award

     

    Purchase sponsorship
     

Our 2024 sponsors

We would like to thank our 2024 sponsors for their contributions in helping our students achieve their aspirations, while committing to celebrating Indigenous business excellence.

VIP Reception Sponsor


Event Partners


Corporate Table Partners

  • Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc.
  • Ashley Richard Consulting
  • Asper School of Business
  • CPA Manitoba
  • First Nations Bank of Canada
  • First Peoples' Economic Growth Fund
  • Johnston Group
  • L. Kerry Vickar Business Law Clinic
  • Manitoba Hydro
  • Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation
  • Me-dian Credit Union
  • MNP LLC
  • RBC Convention Centre
  • RBC Royal Bank of Canada
  • Red River Métis Business Development Corporation
  • SHEanalytics
  • The North West Company
  • University of Manitoba, Office of the Vice-President (Indigenous)

And a special thank you for all who purchased individual tickets to attend or support our students.

V.I.P. Sponsor

Event Sponsors

  • Indigenous Education Awards logo.
  • Clan Mother's Healing Village logo.
  • The Fort Garry Hotel logo.
  • TransX Group of Companies logo.
  • The Associates logo.

Contact Us

Indigenous Business Education Partners
Room 374, Drake Centre
181 Freedman Cres.
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V4 Canada

204-474-6391