Tribal
Business
Information Centers (TBICs)
Tribal Business Information Centers, sponsored by the
U.S. Small Business Administration, provide the following kinds of help:
• access to business related computer software,
• one-on-one business counseling,
• business workshops, and
• business reference libraries (including sample business plans,
how-to guides for starting many types of business, videos, and business
related books).
Currently there are 18 TBICs, located in seven western states. Web site
for more information: www.sba.gov/naa/tribes
Business Administration Office
of Native American Affairs (ONAA)
The SBA’s ONAA is dedicated to ensuring that American
Indians, Native Alaskans, and Native Hawaiians seeking to create, develop,
and expand small businesses have full access to business development
and expansion tools available through the agency’s entrepreneurial
development, lending, and procurement programs. ONAA administers the
Tribal Business Information Centers project. The web site includes access
to a listing of Section 8(a) certified Native American businesses, and
a complete listing of TBIC locations and the services they typically
provide. Web site for more information: www.sba.gov/naa
Native
American
Business Alliance (NABA)
The purpose of the
Native American Business Alliance is to facilitate mutually beneficial
relationships between private and public businesses with Native American
owned companies, and to educate communities on Native American culture.
Its focus is on helping Native American companies become part of the
supply base to corporate America. The Alliance currently includes over
200 Native American companies, with corporate sponsorships including
Toyota, Honda, GM, Ford, Chrysler, Universal Studios, Walt Disney, and
Square D. Web site for more information:
www.native-american-bus.org
Oklahoma
Native American Business Development Center (ONABDC)
The purpose
of ONABDC is to provide technical assistance to federally recognized
tribes and Native Americans who are interested in starting a business
or enhancing their present business. Services include assistance in
preparing business plans and financial proposals, procurement information,
human resource development training, resume development, and employment
referrals. There is no cost to Oklahoma tribal members. Web site for
more information: www.indiansbusiness.org
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National
Center for
American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED)
The mission of NCAIED
is to develop and expand an American Indian private sector that employs
Indian labor, increases the number of tribal and individual Indian businesses,
and positively impacts and involves reservation communities, by establishing
business relationships between Indian enterprises and private industry.
Its services include:
• feasibility studies,
• business plan development,
• entrepreneurial training,
• financial forecasting and budgeting, and
• web page development.
NCAIED operates Business Development Centers in Arizona, California,
and the Northwest, and provides fee-for-services management consulting
nationwide. Web site for more information: www.ncaied.org
U.S.
Department of Labor
DINAP Partnership
DINAP (Division
of Indian and Native American Programs) maintains a web site to provide
general information about the Workforce Investment Act Program intended
to help Indian and Native Americans to achieve economic self-sufficiency
through employment and job training. Web site for more information:
wdsc.doleta.gov/dinap
Four
Times Foundation
Financial
and technical assistance for small business owners on select reservations.
Web site for more information: www.fourtimes.org
Native American Marketing and Development Corporation
(NAMCOR)
NAMCOR’s
mission is to provide marketing, consulting, and other business development
services to businesses owned by Indian tribes and Alaska Native Corporations.
NAMCOR’s clients provide a wide array of services to federal agencies
and commercial organizations and are all SBA 8(a) certified with annual
revenues between $6-$40 million per year. The web site includes a listing
of special rights enjoyed by tribes and Alaska Native Corporations under
Section 8(a) of the SBA Business Development Program. Web site for more
information: www.namcor.com
GAO
Economic
Development; Federal Assistance Programs for American Indians and Alaska
Natives. GAO-02-193 December 2001. Web site for more information: www.gao.gov
American
Indian
Business Leaders (AIBL)
AIBL has
chapters for both students and professionals and fosters a support system
for American Indian students interested in careers in business that
they will use eventually to assist with tribal economic development.
U of Montana Web site for more information:
http://www.aibl.org/default.htm
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