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13 Native Businesses Selected for Competitive Change Labs Incubator

The 13 Native-led small businesses and non-profit ventures selected from a pool of nearly 50 applications for the competitive Change Labs 2020 Business Incubator Cohort share a passion for their work, a hunger to learn, and a drive to make things better for their families, their communities, and their people.

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Native-made gift ideas for Mother's Day!

Celebrate Shimá this year with a hand-made gift from Native artists and entrepreneurs! We’ve curated a list of gift ideas for the special women in your life — Happy Mother’s Day!

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Buy Native: Rez Rising App Cuts out the Middleman

For decades, Native business owners have been excluded from national and global economies due to the persistent lack of infrastructure, storefronts, and high-speed internet in tribal communities. A new Change Labs initiative wants to change that.

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12 Native Businesses to Watch in 2019

“I didn’t know how to establish a business. I knew what I wanted to do, but not how to structure it,” said 2019 graduate Samuel Shingoitewa of Sunbear Fitness and Repair Services. “Without this type of push, I don’t think I’d be where I am,” he confided during the graduation ceremony.

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