Entrepreneurship Sector Articles
Tuba City Project: Business Incubation Meets Co-Working on the Navajo Reservation
The Tuba City Project, a hub for entrepreneurs, is coming to the western side of the Navajo Reservation, prospectively in July 2019.
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Cherokee Nation Businesses Signs on as Presenting Sponsor of Native Business Summit
Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB) has signed on as the presenting sponsor of the inaugural Native Business Summit, taking place May 13-15, 2019, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Pontiac Group Is Creating an Indigenous Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Downtown Toronto
Pontiac Group and the City of Toronto are honing a vision and plan for an indigenous cultural...
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Native Business Magazine Ships Premiere Issue Across Indian Country
The premiere November issue of Native Business Magazine is hot off the presses and currently shipping all across Indian Country.
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Chief Burgers Founder on Perseverance and ‘Winning the Trust of the People’
“We provide honest service. Nowhere do we make shortcuts. We give you what you pay for—quality every time. Our cleanliness is unquestionable. We’ve really worked our way into the trust of the locals,” said Thomas Begay, co-founder of Chief Burgers Food Truck on the Navajo Nation.
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A Navajo Private Investigator’s Journey: Security Intern to Business Founder
Michele Justice, Navajo, never imagined that her first internship at age 16 with Sandia National Laboratories would serve as ground zero for her future career and the business she would launch in 2004, Personnel Security Consultants.
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Jaclyn Roessel Talks Growing her Business: Grownup Navajo
While Grownup Navajo began as a blog and online community in September 2012, today, Grownup Navajo could be considered a startup business.
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‘Native Entrepreneur in Residence’ Cultivates an Ecosystem of Thriving, Indigenous Business Owners
Since its 2014 inception, the Native Entrepreneur in Residence (NEIR) Program counts 30 entrepreneurs graduated, 128 new jobs created, and more than $8 million new gross revenues generated as a result.
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Choctaw Founder of ‘We The People’ Talks Developing Leaders & Growing Small Businesses
Kendra Wilson-Clements (Choctaw), founder and president of We The People Consulting, LLC: “I want to continue to impact and positively affect the living conditions and economic conditions of our tribes and small businesses.”
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A Mother of Invention Pumps Up Support for Breastfeeding Workers
for Stephanie Conduff, a 35-year-old Cherokee mother of two, needing to pump breast milk privately, in public, inspired her to create the Leche Lounge in 2015.
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