Billy Hamilton, Small Business Services Manager with the Choctaw Nation, talks with a group of native business owners about the practicalities of starting and running a business during one of the “Indianpreneurship” workshops.
Choctaw entrepreneurs gain tips on running their business
By Brandon Frye
Choctaw Nation
Durant, Okla. - Three departments with the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO)–The Native American Resource Center, Business Development, and Marketing–are holding a Native American entrepreneurial empowerment training workshop called Indianpreneurship in Durant, Okla.
Rural Enterprises Incorporated, known as REI Oklahoma, and Our Native American Business Network (ONABEN), partnered with CNO to provide the workshop, meant to inform native business owners of vital concepts for anyone starting up or running a small business.
Business planning, access to capital, basic bookkeeping , human resources, problem solving, and marketing a small business are all topics covered during the two-day event. The classes and workshops are based on ONABEN’s curriculum, the organization pursues the mission of supporting indigenous individuals by increasing opportunities for sustainable economic growth through culturally relevant entrepreneurial training and organizational development.