• Center for American Indian Economic Development (CAIED) at Northern Arizona University

Resource center for Arizona's twenty- two tribal nations and communities. Services include technical assistance, business consulting and training, and educational workshops. CAIED provides a website with a database library offering current information on Arizona tribes, Indian economic development, and general development issues.

• 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.

• 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.

• National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development

CDFI increases the number of viable tribal and individual Indian businesses by establishing business relationships between Indian enterprises and private industry. Provides free, high-quality business development services to Native American entrepreneurs. Provides loans to entrepreneurs.

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Website:  www.ncaied.org
Audience: For entrepreneurs
Geography: U.S.A.

• National Indian Justice Center

Provides extensive list of services and organizations in multiple categories serving Native American populations. Offers trainings on grant writing and Indian law.

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Website:  www.nijc.org/resources.html
Audience: For entrepreneurs and all Native Americans
Geography: U.S.A.

• 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.

• OWEESTA

Provides affordable training, technical assistance and consulting, capitalization, research, policy & advocacy for Native American entrepreneurs. Assists new CDFI organizations.

Contact:  Stewart Sarkozy, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Website:  www.oweesta.org
Audience: Entrepreneurs

• 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.