Facebook Shops Streamlines E-Commerce for Small Businesses
To date, commerce on Facebook has taken place through Marketplace. The introduction of Facebook Shops is changing that. The e-commerce platform allows businesses to customize the look and feel of their “shop,” while equipping brands with a number of other tools, such...
Minority & Native-Owned Businesses Face Higher Risk of Becoming Crisis Casualties
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, minority-owned small businesses are facing dramatic economic casualties, as they struggle to access pandemic-related financial relief. During the Great Recession, entrepreneurs of color were left behind. Once again, a crisis is...
Small Businesses Staying Afloat During COVID, Due to Low-Interest Loans from Northwest Native Development Fund and Wells Fargo’s Open for Business Fund
A Message From Wells Fargo. By Jessica Pacek and Hector Batista for Wells Fargo It’s not until she says it out loud that Roxanne Best truly realizes all of the different jobs she does. “I always think, ‘Wow, how do I do all of that?” Best said. Years ago, she was a...
Chehalis Tribe’s Distillery Pivots From Spirits to Hand Sanitizer
Rather than craft-distilled liquor, the first product that came out of distillation tanks on the Chehalis Reservation was hand sanitizer.Come late June, partners the Chehalis Tribe of Indians and Heritage Distilling Company will officially debut their 35,000...
Lance Morgan on Ho-Chunk, Inc.’s 25-Year History of Growth
Lance Morgan was 25 years old when he was tasked with figuring out how to diversify the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s economy away from gaming. (Courtesy Ho-Chunk, Inc.)This feature originally appeared as the cover story of the March 2019 “Infrastructure” print...
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Because of the COVID-19 crisis, Pennsylvania offered for casinos to defer their first quarter payments. Wind Creek Hospitality, the business arm of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, paid its $2.5 million host fee to the city of Bethlehem anyway. Wind Creek Bethlehem,...
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The compacts contain updated fee structures and new casino locations, three for each Tribe. The compacts require Interior approval.
New England Tribes Prepare to Enter Hydropower Market
A consortium of New England Tribes may be ready to kickstart an effort to get into the energy market after their first attempt crashed into a budget black hole.
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While telemedicine has long been considered a good idea, it is even moreso in this time of emergency. The highly contagious COVID-19 virus has overwhelmed hospitals and endangers the health care workers who are heroically trying to stem the tide.
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Two weeks after the Oglala Lakota voted to legalize marijuana on Pine Ridge, the state of South Dakota legalized the growing of hemp. The state's move reverses a long-held policy and is great news for farmers who want to grow hemp. For the Oglala Lakota and other...
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