• Entrepreneurship Program at Sierra Nevada College

Undergraduate program providing small business and entrepreneurship training to 30 Native American entrepreneurs. Participants get hands-on training in screening ideas and developing a business plan. Advanced undergraduate entrepreneurship majors under the mentoring of Croom Teaching Fellows implement the training over five months.

• Minority Business Development Agency

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce and is the only federal agency created specifically to foster the establishment and growth of minority-owned businesses in America. Provides an array of resources for Native American entrepreneurs on topics including business development, contracting opportunities, and financing.

Website:  www.mbda.gov
Audience: For entrepreneurs
Geography: U.S.A.

• Montana’s Department of Commerce

Providing business services for American Indian entrepreneurs in Montana. Also provides good resources on business, financial, and marketing plan creation for any Native American entrepreneur.

Website:  http://nxlevelmontana.org/instructors.asp
Audience: For entrepreneurs
Geography: U.S.A., specifically Montana.

• ONABEN: Non-profit organization with a goal of increasing the success of Native American owned business.

Provides a business directory, technical assistance, Indian entrepreneurship training courses and books, and a yearly conference.

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Website: www.onaben.org
Audience: Entrepreneurs
Geography: Most program centers are located in the Pacific Northwest, but materials are applicable across geographic regions.

• University South Dakota

Houses Small Business Development Center with Native American business resources. Offers business development resources and services, including information on taxes and grants.

Website: www.usd.edu/sbdc/NativeAmericanBusinessResources.cfm
Audience: Entrepreneurs and Students.
Geography: U.S.A., specifically South Dakota.

• U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Native American Affairs (ONAA)

Government department seeking to create, develop and expand small businesses have full access to the necessary business development and expansion tools available through the SBA Agency’s entrepreneurial development, lending and procurement programs.

Phone Contact: (202) 205-7364.
Website: www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/naa/index.html
Audience: For entrepreneurs Geography: U.S.A.