December 9, 2021
SSBCI Comes to Indian Country: New Federal Funding for Tribes to Invest in Indian Country Small Businesses and Native Entrepreneurs
If you have ever watched an episode of Shark Tank, then you know the basics of venture capital investing – an investor invests in a company for a piece of its equity or revenue. What you may not know is that it is incredibly difficult for Native-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs to engage venture capitalists or other credit and financing. However, a new federal program is aiming to address this issue by providing Tribal governments the opportunity to be a shark – to invest and support the...