Minority Business Development Agency Project Director, James Ray, Executive Director of Tribal Policy, Brian McClain, and REI Oklahoma President and CEO, Scott Dewald.
Choctaw Nation receives Innovation Award from REI
By STEPHENIE OCHOA
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
DURANT, Okla.– The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma was given the “Innovation Award” during the Oklahoma Minority Enterprise Development (MED) banquet coordinated by the REI Native American Business Centers.
REI Native American Business Centers deliver technical assistance and training programs in an effort to build successful Native American and minority-owned businesses. Companies utilizing the Centers receive specialized assistance with bids, contracting and procurement opportunities, training and business counseling, access to capital, and more.
With the recent nomination of the Promise Zone, the Choctaw Nation is expected to be an even bigger part of the growth of new businesses and services throughout the southeastern Oklahoma areas. As an incubator for many minority owned small businesses, utilizing its servant leadership role, business growth is anticipated.
James Ray, Minority Business Development Agency Project Director said, “The progressive work of the Choctaw Nation continues to open the doors of development within the communities its people live.”
For additional information about the Choctaw Nation and business development, visit the Choctaw Nation.