Located on the Navajo Nation, Change Labs is a robust local resource in Tuba City that supports entrepreneurs with workspaces, tools, and mentorship. Lots more on their site and YouTube page

ICC is an award-winning Native American, women-owned social enterprise based in Phoenix, AZ. We are a consulting firm with 12 Years of Experience creating and deploying initiatives across Indian Country specific to Workforce, Education, Economic Development, and Tribal Relations.

The Small Business Association (SBA) is a solid all-around general resource for small business owners. In addition to Native-focused information, SBA provides information specific to veteran-owned, women-owned, and LGBT-owned business owners. Here’s the link to the general page for Native business owners

Indigenous-led firm that purposefully works to change power dynamics in health and wealth systems to build a world that our children and grandchildren will thrive in.

In a short time Native Women Lead has become an important networker, connector, and empowerment source for Native women. They’ve created a national presence and awareness that support the entrepreneur and business owner.

ActivateNM provides a support system for entrepreneurs.  Offering community, support, and events to help you start, grow, and expand your business.

The Fuse Maker Space has a long list of equipment available for use which includes everything from a band saw, planers, AP Lazer engraver and cutter, compact dryer and various racks and tables for screen printing, and about 25 tools and machines to support jewelry makers. There are also a ton of classes and resources, including an Etsy for Makers workshop on the site.

If you’re in Arizona, you may want to check out Native Women Entrepreneurs AZ. They’re a supportive social network serving the local population in AZ. Subscribe to participate in working groups, socials, networking, and support.

The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) is the largest non-profit, Native-focused business and economic development organization in the country. Their annual Reservation Economic Summit (RES) is the largest Native business conference in the country.

Another SBA resource partner is SCORE. There’s a local office in Albuquerque and many offices exist across the country. They offer a number of free services tailored to the small business community. They also have an expansive library of videos on a variety of subject matters that support small business. If you’re in the ABQ area, we recommend subscribing to their mailing list as they provide a comprehensive list of classes with multiple organizations.

Albuquerque: https://albuquerque.score.org/

Another supporting organization and resource for Native business is the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico (AICCNM). The organization caters to professionals, governments, Tribal entities, and small businesses. Do a search to see if there is a chapter in your state.

Do you wish you had a practice arena to get up and pitch your business to other like-minded people? 1 Million Cups offers this space. The critical piece of any pitch is practice, practice, practice. They take it many steps further and allow you to pitch, re-tool, and pitch again, with the support and feedback from other professionals.

1 Million Cups, ABQ: https://www.1millioncups.com/albuquerque

Native Max is a digital media company devoted to inspiring, entertaining, and celebrating Indigenous people through positive storytelling across a range of platforms. It’s more than a magazine–it’s a movement.

the New Mexico Small Business Development Center, offers an array of services. Included in the list are free to low cost assistance, workshops, trainings, and support for small businesses. They also have many locations to serve you.

The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (CSVANW) works to eliminate violence against Native women and children by providing support, education, and advocacy, with a focus on social change within tribal communities. CSVANW's primary goals are to raise awareness, inform priorities, and ensure tribal communities are represented in conversations about violence. They also offer training, technical assistance, and policy advocacy. 

Center Native is a digital resource center and platform focused on empowering and showcasing Native American resources. It provides a one-stop shop for digital tools and aims to connect Indigenous nutrition and community through education, cooking, and empowerment.

Turtle Island Community Capital (TICC) is a financial institution that focuses on empowering Native and underinvested communities by providing equitable access to capital, credit, technical assistance, and strategic investments. They aim to advance economic sovereignty, generational wealth, and community resilience, particularly in areas facing systemic barriers and lacking financial institutions. 

Jump Scale is a company that focuses on organizational well-being and capacity building to help businesses scale sustainably and thrive. They aim to help companies navigate times of growth and change while preventing burnout and retaining talent

Native CDFI Network is an organization that focuses on organizational well-being and capacity building to help businesses scale sustainably and thrive. They aim to help companies navigate times of growth and change while preventing burnout and retaining talent

Investopedia is a good general resource for business terminology and definitions. Most courses require a fee but their dictionary is quite helpful. This site is investment-focused but good content, overall.

https://www.investopedia.com/dictionary/

Khan Academy is a non-profit organization that offers a wide variety of, free content which includes videos on anything from math, science, finance and economics and more. The app is also easy to use.

Another great general resource is Wealth 101. According to their mission, Wealth 101 is an educational resource that is full of powerful visuals on personal finance.” The layout and site interface is easy to use and there’s lots of valuable information. The site was created through a partnership with Next Gen Personal Finance, a non-profit organization, and Visual Capitalist which provides large, data-rich graphics to help you understand the complexities of financial, economic, and business topics. 

If you’re in the Albuquerque area, we like FatPipe, a co-working space near downtown. The philosophy behind FatPipe centers on entrepreneurial services and their 9,000 square foot space allows for collaboration or quiet work when you need it.

Right across the street from FatPipe is the Lobo Rainforest. They provides entrepreneurial training to students, entrepreneurs, small business owners and community members with an opportunity for participants to earn a certificate in Entrepreneurial Capabilities. The Entrepreneurial Capabilities Certificate is a great way to demonstrate core competency in a number of subjects and build up your toolbox. Take a look at the program and related coursework