Native American Business Alliance
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The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians' business success provides a
perfect setting for the annual conference of the Native American
Business Alliance Fund.
Throughout the three-day conference, which began on Sunday, the NABA
is working to provide the attendees with as much exposure to
successful businesses as possible.
Organizers say they hope the networking will only increase the success
of Native American-run businesses across the country, and even into
Canada.
"They'll come and they'll look at Miko (Beasley Denson), what the
former chief, Phillip Martin, has accomplished. Then they'll go home
and take it to their people and then in turn we become collectively
stronger," said Jackie Gant, executive director of NABA.
"The theme for the NABA's conference is 'Creating Wealth in Indian
County,' and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians epitomizes that
very theme," said Kenny Tubby, president and CEO of Choctaw-Kaul
Distribution Co.
NABA also took the opportunity to roll out a new initiative, called
"Native American Business Boot Camp," which will provide people with
the opportunity to become more educated in business, by teaching,
among other things, accounting processes and creating a business plan.
"Many of our businesses, we have found, they do business, but they are
not really up to speed on doing a business plan," said Gant. "And we
all know how important that is to making your company successful."
NABA is teaming up with Michigan State University and Chrysler to
provide the boot camp, which the organization hopes will boost
business on reservations throughout the U.S.
"There will be many more of us 5 years to come, 10 years to come,"
Gant said. "We will have a voice. We will be a force to be reckoned
with."
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