Entrepreneur Interviews Gary and Carmen Davis about ‘Native Business’
Entrepreneur Magazine published an interview today with Gary and Carmen Davis about their latest venture, Native Business.
Harvard Kennedy Grad Gabrielle Scrimshaw Intends to Start an Investment Firm for Indigenous Business
Gabrielle Scrimshaw, a member of the Hatchet Lake First Nation, is creating an investment firm to help tribes and First Nations build and start business.
Tribal Tech, LLC Ranked on Inc. 5000 List, 7-Time Honoree
It was two decades ago when Victoria Vasques (Diegueño of the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians) left her 25-year public service career to launch Tribal Tech, LLC, her 8(a) business headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. She stepped down from her position at the...
Gary and Carmen Davis Launch ‘Native Business’ to Shine a Light on Economic Development and Entrepreneurship in Indian Country
A wealth of ingenuity and strategic planning for economic growth exists across Indian Country. Yet these stories and blueprints for economic success are often bucketed and contained within their communities.
A Tribe Called Red Tape: The BIA’s Costly Energy Permitting Process
As reservation poverty rates and unemployment remain among the highest in the nation, tribes sit on an estimated $1.5 trillion in untapped oil, natural gas, coal, and other valuable minerals. Billions of megawatts in solar and wind energy potential lie dormant as well.
Native Business NEWS
Standing Rock Is ‘Indigenizing Energy’: Nonprofits Build First and Largest Solar Farm in North Dakota
“Our mission of indigenizing energy is about merging the cultural values and wisdom … with new technologies to establish a sustainable platform,” said Cody TwoBears, founder and executive director of Indigenized Energy.
Meet Stephan Cheney, Founder of High Rez Wood Company and a Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneur
Stephan Cheney, a 29-year-old Lakota entrepreneur, hunts for wood around his Northern California home to make his signature furniture.
Santa Ynez Band Operates Successful, Zero Waste Gaming Enterprise
The first casino in the world to earn TRUE — Total Resource Use and Efficiency — Zero Waste certification is Tribally owned.
Meet Roxie Schescke, Founder of Indian Eyes, LLC, and a Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneur
After holding down several positions in construction and management, Roxie Schescke decided to make good on her dream of owning her own business. In 2005, Indian Eyes, LLC, was born.
Hard Rock Comes Full Circle, Returning to its Birth City of London
Since the Seminole Tribe purchased Hard Rock International for $965 million in 2006, the brand has expanded its presence from 45 to 74 countries.

