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Small businesses owners put their dreams and financial futures on the line when they open their doors for the first time. In the process of improving their own skills and financial standing, they become building blocks for their tribes, providing jobs and circulating revenue within the community. The Navajo Nation just secured nearly $89 million toward promoting and supporting small business. We’re at the Reservation Economic Summit in Las Vegas to hear what that support goes for – and discuss other insights about the trends for Native small businesses.
GUESTS
Jeremiah Bitsui (Diné and Omaha), actor and entrepreneur
Alisha L. Murphy (Diné), economist for the Navajo Nation Division of Economic Development
Jackson Brossy (Diné), assistant administrator for the Office of Native American Affairs at the U.S. Small Business Administration
Andy Wells (Red Lake Ojibwe), CEO of Wells Technology
Break 1 Music: Interstate 40 (World) (song) Jay Begaye (artist) The Colorful World – Songs from the Diné Heartland (album)
Break 2 Music: Roadrunner (song) DDAT (artist) DDAT (album)
