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SUMMARY:Pyramid Lake Journey Into Business
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis 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! \nThe Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe’s Journey into Native Business powered by CO.STARTERS will take place Thursday\, March 6th from 5:30 pm to 7 pm.  Registration is open to all community members and the workshop is free to attend.  To register please click on the “Going” button above and fill in your information. \nThe Workshop will be held at the Wadsworth Community Building which is located 551 8th Street in Wadsworth\, Nevada. \nFor more information\, please contact our community host Della John\, from the Tribe’s Economic Development Committee.  She can be reached at 775-376-0594 or by sending her an email at momjohn22@gmail.com. \nYou can also reach out to Mark Thompson from the IDRS Acorn Project at 916-803-7550 or at mark@idrsinc.org. \nAbout Your Presenter: \nMark Thompson serves the Executive Director of Indian Dispute Resolution Services.  He also guides the IDRS Acorn Project\, IDRS’ microenterprise development program\, where he provides entrepreneurial training and technical assistance to Native American entrepreneurs and works with businesses operated by Native American tribes to conduct feasibility studies\, develop business plans\, establish internal accounting procedures and secure grant funding to further economic development through the creation of small businesses in Indian Country. \nOutside of his work for IDRS\, Mark has formally been involved in several small businesses including a real estate company\, a restaurant\, and a mobile disc jockey service.  Mr. Thompson received his BS in Business from University of California\, Berkeley and completed the Juris Doctorate degree from the University of the Pacific\, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento. He lives outside Sacramento\, California where he and his wife Mandi operate a small horse boarding facility and are raising two children\, Zane and Marina. \nThis workshop is funded by the USDA Rural Development\, the Small Business Administration\, the Elevate Initiative\, and the Bank of America Foundation. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://www.nativebiz.org/event/pyramid-lake-journey-into-business/
LOCATION:Wadsworth Community Building\, 551 8th Street\, Wadsworth\, NV\, 89442\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-person Workshops
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SUMMARY:Pyramid Lake CO.STARTERS Bootcamp
DESCRIPTION:Calling all Native entrepreneurs (or those that want to be!) \nWe are launching a two-day\, in-person bootcamp to help you develop a viable business model\, refine it\, and then create and market the business. We’ll dive into getting customers\, financial modeling\, and setting goals within your business. After the four sessions\, you’ll have a plan to take action! \nThe Bootcamp utilizes the CO.STARTERS platform and curriculum. CO.STARTERS is a global support network that equips communities with proven programs to empower local entrepreneurs. IDRS is proud to be one of the pioneering organizations in the US to bring CO.STARTERS to Indian Country. Participants in the Bootcamp will receive a CO.STARTERS manual\, access to their online community of like-minded entrepreneurs\, a chance to win prizes\, and snacks! \nThe IDRS Acorn Project\, in partnership with Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe\, will present CO.STARTERS Bootcamp on Monday and Tuesday\, April 15th and 16th\, 2024 from 9 am to 4 pm.  This is a 2-day training and attendance both days is required.  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. \nThe workshop will be located in the Wadsworth Community Building at 551 8th Street in Wadsworth. \nFor more information\, please contact the community host\, Della John\, Economic Development Committee\, at 775-376-0594 or at momjohn22@gmail.com.   You can also reach out to Camille Koster\, Program Manager at the IDRS Acorn Project at 918-408-8280 or at camille@idrsinc.org. \nAbout Your Presenter: \nCamille 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.\n​\nCamille 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. \n\nThe workshop will be presented in partnership with Reinventing Rural\, an non-profit supporting small businesses in rural and Tribal communities throughout Oregon. \nThe CO.STARTERS Bootcamp is funded in part by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe\, the Small Business Administration\, USDA Rural Business Development\, and the Elevate Initiative. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://www.nativebiz.org/event/pyramid-lake-co-starters-bootcamp/
LOCATION:Wadsworth Community Building\, 551 8th Street\, Wadsworth\, NV\, 89442\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pyramid Lake Small Business Informational Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Have you wondered what resources are out there to start and grow your small business?  Maybe you have heard about the IDRS Acorn Project but are not sure what they do.  Please join us on December 7th as we discuss a wide range of opportunities for small business owners and those looking to start one at Pyramid Lake.  This workshop will be informative for artists\, small business owners\, those who operate a business online\, brick and mortar small business owners\, owners in business for more than a year\, folks that need help with online marketing for their small business\, or for somebody who is interested in doing any of these things. \nIDRS will be covering highlighting several of the partnerships and initiatives that it currently has that you may have the opportunity to participate in.  Including is: \n\nIndigenous Makers Etsy Cohort\nSilver Linings Action Plan\nAffordable Connectivity Program for Indian Country\nEmpower by GoDaddy\nAirbnb Academy and Boot Camp\nGoogle My Business\nIDRS’ Acorn Project Technical Assistance program\n\nOf course\, we’ll have food\, prizes\, exercises and will bring a whole bunch of great information.  Please join us! \nThe IDRS Acorn Project\, in partnership with the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe\, will present Small Business Information Workshop on Thursday\, December 7th\, 2023 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.  Registration is open to all Pyramid Lake community members and the workshop is free to attend.  To register please click on the “Going” button below and fill in your information. \nThe workshop will be located at the Wadsworth Community Center at 551 8th Street in Wadsworth. \nFor more information\, please contact the community host\, Della John\, Economic Development Committee at 775-376-0594 or at momjohn22@gmail.com.   You can also reach out to Mark Thompson\, Executive Director\, at the IDRS Acorn Project at 916-482-5800 or at mark@indiandispute.com. \nAbout Your Presenters: \nMark Thompson serves the Executive Director of Indian Dispute Resolution Services.  He also guides the IDRS Acorn Project\, IDRS’ microenterprise development program\, where he provides entrepreneurial training and technical assistance to Native American entrepreneurs and works with businesses operated by Native American tribes to conduct feasibility studies\, develop business plans\, establish internal accounting procedures and secure grant funding to further economic development through the creation of small businesses in Indian Country. \nOutside of his work for IDRS\, Mark has formally been involved in several small businesses including a real estate company\, a restaurant\, and a mobile disc jockey service.  Mr. Thompson received his BS in Business from University of California\, Berkeley and completed the Juris Doctorate degree from the University of the Pacific\, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento. He lives outside Sacramento\, California where he and his wife Mandi operate a small horse boarding facility and are raising two children\, Zane and Marina. \nLynn Wilson (Cherokee) serves as the Microenterprise Development Specialist for the IDRS Acorn Project. She has championed small businesses and entrepreneurs for 16 years working with tribal communities across Indian Country. Lynn’s work has focused on entrepreneurial training\, business counseling\, economic and demographic and social research related to economic development. For nine years she taught part-time for the School of Business and Technology at Rogers State University and she most recently joined the staff at IAIA teaching Advanced Entrepreneurship under the Business and Entrepreneurship certificate program. Lynn received her M.B.A and Professional Certification in Entrepreneurship from Cameron University and is a certified market research specialist through the National Center for Economic Gardening. She lives in Claremore\, OK with her husband Clint (also a citizen of Cherokee Nation) and their two sons\, Chandler and Quinton. \nCamille 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.\n​\nCamille 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. \nThis workshop is sponsored by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe.  It is being funded in part by the USDA Rural Development and the Small Business Administration. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://www.nativebiz.org/event/pyramid-lake-small-business-informational-workshop/
LOCATION:Wadsworth Community Building\, 551 8th Street\, Wadsworth\, NV\, 89442\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pyramid Lake Etsy Cohort Informational Session
DESCRIPTION:Are you an artisan or craftperson who has a great business offline but have not been able to translate that success online?  Maybe you’re selling on platforms like Facebook but not taking advantage of the full value of a thriving marketplace?   If you’re interested in creating or expanding your online presence or even if you want to learn if selling online is right for you\, please join us at the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe on July 10th for an Information Session on the IDRS Indigenous Makers Etsy Cohort. \nThe IDRS Acorn Project and the Nest Artisan Guild are partnering to launch a unique program for Native artists and makers to help them expand their market and make more income by selling on the Etsy platform. The cohort will be led by IDRS Acorn Project staff\, Lynn Wilson and MaryBeth Timothy – two Native makers who have experienced tremendous success and business growth selling their products online. \nMakers selected for the three-month program will be provided with many unique benefits to help them launch a successful business on Etsy and showcase each maker as a participant in the Etsy Uplift Makers initiative; a program created by Etsy which aims to bring more economic opportunities to creative entrepreneurs in underrepresented communities. Benefits include one-on-one assistance setting up a store\, graphic design\, copywriting\, training\, grant funding for photography/supplies\, social media promotions through Nest and the IDRS Acorn Project as well as the Uplift Makers page of the Etsy website. \nFor even more information about the cohort program\, please click here. \nThe Information Session will take place on Monday\, July 10th at 5:30 pm.  This workshop will take place in-community at the Wadsworth Community Center\, 551 8th Street in Wadsworth\, Nevada.  To register please click on the “Going” button below and fill in your information. \nAll Native artisans\, craftpersons\, entrepreneurs and community members are welcome.  If you know of anybody that would be interested or could benefit from this Informational Session\, please share it with them!  A flyer is below. \nFor more information\, please contact the community host\, Della John\, Economic Development Committee\, at 775-576-0594 or at momjohn22@gmail.com.  You can also reach out to Lynn Wilson\, Microenterprise Development Specialist at the IDRS Acorn Project\, at lynn@idrsinc.org. \nAbout your presenters: \nLynn Wilson (Cherokee) serves as the Microenterprise Development Specialist for the IDRS Acorn Project. She has championed small businesses and entrepreneurs for 16 years working with tribal communities across Indian Country. Lynn’s work has focused on entrepreneurial training\, business counseling\, economic and demographic and social research related to economic development. For nine years she taught part-time for the School of Business and Technology at Rogers State University and she most recently joined the staff at IAIA teaching Advanced Entrepreneurship under the Business and Entrepreneurship certificate program. Lynn received her M.B.A and Professional Certification in Entrepreneurship from Cameron University and is a certified market research specialist through the National Center for Economic Gardening. She lives in Claremore\, OK with her husband Clint (also a citizen of Cherokee Nation) and their two sons\, Chandler and Quinton. \n \nMaryBeth Timothy is an award-winning Cherokee artist.  MaryBeth and her husband operate MoonHawk Art LLC\, an art business located in Muskogee Oklahoma which specializes in Native American and wildlife art. \nMaryBeth creates new original art and through sublimation printing\, offers her and her husband’s images on a variety of items\, such as ceramic decorative tiles\, coffee mugs\,  cuff bracelets and t-shirts.  While MaryBeth primarily sells through venues such as gift shops and art markets\, she has been able to expand and reach a worldwide market through her Esty store. \nHere is a link to a flier for this webinar for distribution within your community. \nDownload\nThis workshop is being funded in part by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe\, the USDA Rural Development\, and the US Small Business Administration. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://www.nativebiz.org/event/pyramid-lake-etsy-cohort-informational-session/
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SUMMARY:Financial Skills for Native Communities (Pyramid Lake)
DESCRIPTION:Whether you want to start a business\, get a loan to expand a business\, buy a car\, or pay off debt\, knowing how to manage your money and credit is the first step to gaining control over\nyour financial future. Building Native Communities is a financial literacy program developed by First Nations Oweesta. Through this program you will learn to make informed financial decisions for yourself\, your family\, and community while maintaining traditional values. \nThe IDRS Acorn Project\, in partnership with the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe\, will present Financial Skills for Native Communities on Wednesday\, October 19th. 2022 from 9 am to 4 pm.  Registration is open to all Fallon community members and the workshop is free to attend.  To register please click on the “Going” button below and fill in your information. \nThe workshop will be located at the Wadsworth Community Center at 551 8th Street in Wadsworth. \nFor more information\, please contact the community host\, Della John\, Economic Development Committee at 775-376-0594 or at momjohn22@gmail.com.   You can also reach out to Mark Thompson\, Executive Director\, at the IDRS Acorn Project at 916-482-5800 or at mark@indiandispute.com. \nThis workshop is sponsored in part by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe\, the USDA Rural Development\, the Small Business Administration\, the Bank of American Foundation\, and the MUFG Union Bank Foundation. \n\n\n	Related
URL:https://www.nativebiz.org/event/financial-skills-for-native-communities-pyramid-lake-2/
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