Come learn what it takes to build a small business in a collaborative process with Native entrepreneurs just like yourself. We’ll be building a mock CO.STARTERS Canvas so you’re prepared when you’re ready to launch your business.

This isn’t just for newbies.  If you want to launch a new product or move into a new business or geographical area, the CO.STARTERS Canvas can be invaluable in getting your priorities strait before you start.  We’ll also be integrating technology and showing how AI can help you fill out your canvas.  The workshop will feature giveaways, prizes, snacks and more with attendance!

The Dulce Journey into Native Business powered by CO.STARTERS will take place Tuesday, January 14th from 10 am to 1 pm.  Registration is open to all community members and the workshop is free to attend.  To register please click on the “Going” button below and fill in your information.

The Workshop will be held at the Dulce Community Center which is located 21 Crosstown Drive in Dulce, NM.

For more information, please contact our community host Heather Gomez, from the UNM Rainforest Innovations.  She can be reached at 505-484-8335 or by sending her an email at h_gomez_505@yahoo.com.

You can also reach out to Camille Koster from the IDRS Acorn Project at 918-408-8280 or at camille@idrsinc.org.

About Your Presenter:

Camille Koster (Cherokee) serves as the Youth Program Manager for the IDRS Acorn Project. Through the program, she teaches youth how to explore entrepreneurship and create side hustles which provides them the opportunity to make money while continuing to focus on their education . She has worked in youth development and in nonprofit for the last 18 years, both writing and facilitating camps across the nation. She has co-facilitated camps with the Drug-Free Communities National Initiative, Students Working Against Tobacco, Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health, ONABEN, the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, and more. Camille dedicated five years of her youth development career as the Chief Operating Officer of Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma. She successfully assisted in one the largest youth entrepreneur programs as she helped build strategy and infrastructure for a cookie sale campaign that led to her local Council selling over 1 million boxes of Girl Scout Cookies in Eastern Oklahoma.
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Camille is a United States Navy Veteran and is proud to have represented the Cherokee Tribe in the military. During the time she served, only 15.4% of the military was comprised of Native American members, likewise, only 4% were female members. She has a Masters Degree in Organizational Management. Camille lives in Jenks, Oklahoma, is married to a Firefighter and has three children.

This workshop is funded by the Small Business Administration and the Elevate Initiative.