MBDA, Amazon Business Launch ‘Minority Business and Technology Initiative’
2020 is shaping up to be a tumultuous year for the world and country, not to mention small business owners. It also presents a sense of urgency to harness technology and e-commerce. A new initiative announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Commerce and Minority...
What COVID-19 May Mean for Tribal Sports Betting in 2020
Given the NCAA’s cancellation of March Madness, what does that mean for the sports betting industry?If sports betting is the wave of the future for the gaming industry and specifically Indian gaming, that wave may be slightly delayed. Coronavirus, or COVID-19, has all...
Native Business Video Learning: Watch entrepreneur mentoring & 8(a) insights from Victoria Vasques, Owner and Chairwoman of Tribal Tech, LLC
Victoria Vasques is the founder of one of the fastest-growing small businesses in the Washington, D.C. Enjoy this insightful and inspiring Native Business Virtual Summit broadcast interview delivering entrepreneur mentoring & federal contracting insights from...
Sealaska’s Anthony Mallott: ‘Teamwork Is a Cultural Value’
Native Business interviewed Anthony Mallott, CEO of Sealaska Corporation, in summer 2018 about the Alaska Native Corporation’s major comeback, and again in late 2019 about his humble yet powerful leadership. Mallott is a Native Business Top 30 CEO. When we spoke with...
Chuck Garrett, CEO, Cherokee Nation Businesses: Becoming the Best Employer
Chuck Garrett, a member of the Cherokee Nation, oversees what is often referred to as the economic engine of his Tribe.
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Navajo Nation Seeks to Power Los Angeles With Clean Energy
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez (left) joined City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell in Los Angeles, Calif. on Wednesday.The Navajo Nation wants to power the city of Los Angeles with its cost-effective clean energy. So Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez joined City...
Byron Bighorse: Failure Is Not an Option & I Embrace the Pressure
Byron Bighorse is a Native Business Top 30 CEO.Since 2014, Byron Bighorse (Osage) has been CEO of Osage Hotels and Casinos, where he is responsible for overseeing all facets of seven Osage casinos operating in northeastern Oklahoma — including more than 1,500...
Senate Hopeful Paulette Jordan: Economic Opportunity, Pragmatic Progressivism
Paulette Jordan, Coeur d'Alene, is running again — this time, for the U.S. Senate. In 2018, she challenged Republican Brad Little for the Idaho Governor's office. She didn't win, but she gained national recognition as a politician to watch, particularly in a place...
Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise to Open its $400M Casino Tonight
One of Arizona’s largest casinos will open tonight. The new $400-million, 2.3 million-square-foot Desert Diamond West Valley Casino features a 75,000-square-foot gaming floor with 36 poker tables, 48 blackjack tables, live bingo, 1,100 slot machines, five restaurants,...
Honoring Canada’s First Indigenous Woman to Lead a Commercial Lending Institution
The 2020 Indspire Award for Business and Commerce recognizes the groundbreaking career of Dawn Madahbee Leach — the first Indigenous woman in Canada to head up a commercial lending institution.
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