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- By Joe Boomgaard
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Even with a 30-percent increase in allocated funding, the Treasury Department will fail to meet the demand from Native community development financial institutions for the next fiscal year.
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Proposed bank regulatory changes could unlock new sources of capital in Indian Country and signal what Native advocates describe as “major progress” in their decades-long push for representation.
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HERMON, Maine — When it came time for civil engineer Troy Devoe to expand his screen printing hobby into a full-time business, he turned to a familiar financial adviser for help.
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Patrice Kunesh has a unique perspective on the effects that Native community financial development institutions have across Indian Country.
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With this multimedia reporting project, Tribal Business News is examining the crucial role Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) play in supporting small business formation and growth in Native American communities.
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- By Chez Oxendine
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ALLIANCE, Neb. — Serial entrepreneur Edison Red Nest III elevated his family’s passion for movie nights to the next level.
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. — After a year out of work due to a bad injury in 2005, Norman Kitchenakow lost his independent trucking business, his house and all the good credit he’d built up to that point in his life.
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- By Chez Oxendine
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has again extended the deadline for applications for its State Small Business Credit Initiative that could create $500 million in credit opportunities for Native-owned small businesses.
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Given the lack of access to capital in Indian Country, Indigenous entrepreneurs have fewer places to turn for help when it comes time to start or grow their businesses.
In a growing number of communities across the country, Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are stepping up to fill part of that void.
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- By Chez Oxendine
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RAPID CITY, S.D. — Walt Swan Jr. says his “ugly mug” adorns the front of the South Dakota Economic Impact Report from Google because of advice he received from the Four Bands Community Fund.