The National Center has maintained a busy schedule over the month of May, which kicked off with our Native Edge Institute in Niagara Falls, New York. This was our first NEI in the Northeast, after successful stops across the West and in the Southeast. Our own Yvette Fielder has a full recap of the event, which was hosted by our friends at the Seneca Nation at their beautiful resort in Niagara Falls. Through just one event, we were able to reach 33% of our in-region client goal!
Click Here To Read More
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NEI New York
Our recent Native Edge Institute in Niagara Falls, New York was a major success! Our Lead Business Development Specialist, Yvette Fielder, was in Niagara for NEI New York and provides us a great overview of our first Northeast Native Edge Institute. If you’re in the area, make sure to join us for NEI Maine on June 20th!
Learn more here.
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The National Center Expands into Great Lakes Region
The National Center has partnered with the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) to work together on ways to strengthen Indigenous trade, investment, entrepreneurship, and innovation across the Great Lakes Region, as well as focusing on building greater inter-tribal business and mobility across the border established by the United States and Canada. The two organizations recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) laying out these goals and the partnership. Read more about the MOU and our partnership in the release below.
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National Center/UNITY Business Plan Competition
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Are you a high school or college-aged student who has a great business idea? If so, you can join with your friends and classmates in our upcoming Business Plan Competition, held in conjunction with UNITY's annual conference. Click the link below to learn more and find out how you can win $1,500 to put towards your business dreams!
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Registration for NEI Maine is now Open!
The National Center will host a Native Edge Institute on June 20th in South Portland, Maine. NEI Maine, facilitated by GovContractPros, will provide both growing and advanced government contractors with training in federal and corporate small business programs, including how firms can leverage those programs to enter the supply chain of larger prime contractors. The NEI will also focus on international business. Interested in registering and learning more? Click the link below.
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The National Center is Supporting the Sixth International Indigenous Trade Mission & Conference
The Sixth International Indigenous Trade Mission & Conference will take place at the University of Oklahoma College of Law from June 2-4. The National Center is proud to support this event and continue to the conversation about international and inter-tribal trade. Want to learn more or to register for the conference? Click the link below.
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The National Center on (French) Canadian Radio
After he spoke at the Great Lakes Economic Forum earlier this month in Cleveland, Chris James was interviewed by Radio-Canada about inter-tribal and international trade opportunities, in the Great Lakes and beyond. Check out part of his interview in the link below. And don't worry - the tweet may be in French but his interview is in English!
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Staff Spotlight: JoAn Notah
We recently sat down with JoAn Notah, who is our Senior Procurement Specialist for the American Indian Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC). JoAn started at the National Center in 1999 and now provides invaluable assistance and insight to clients who are trying to get their ideas off the ground. Though JoAn is a diehard Arizona State Sun Devil football fan, she’s learning to make room for a Wildcat; her daughter is studying veterinary medicine at the University of Arizona!
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RES 2020
RES 2019 was a huge success! Stay tuned for updates for RES 2020, we hope to see you there!
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NEI New York
Don't miss out on our upcoming NEI in South Portland, Maine on June 20! You can register online HERE.
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