[CircleUp] Native CDFI Newsletter - Four Bands Community Fund Newsletter

Tue Mar 17 16:51:46 EDT 2009

Spring

March, 2009 

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Tanya Fiddler 

  Executive Director 

In This Issue 

Four Bands Hosts Entrepreneurship Fair 

Market Research Findings Released 

 Four Bands' Spring
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KmErdNOFv8DcPy9idHE0Z> CREATE Schedule
 March 17th - April 23rd 

Tuesdays and Thursdays

5:30 pm - 8:00 pm  

C-EB high school, Rm. C4. 

 <mailto:info at fourbands.org> Contact us to register! 

Thank you! 

Four Bands' research project was supported by the Catholic Campaign for
Human Development, Citi Foundation, Rural Community Innovations and the US
Dept. of Agriculture, Rural Development.  

Celebrate Financial Literacy month
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534wt0INFy8mjYKZzDoZ0> !  Watch for our April e-newsletter where we'll
announce an exciting new program designed to replace poverty and
unemployment with finacial literacy and entrepreneurship on the Cheyenne
River Reservation. 

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Mailing List

Greetings Friends, 

Four Bands continues to focus on projects and programs that build assets and
create jobs for the residents of the Cheyenne River Reservation. From
offering trainings and educational events, to launching exciting programs
and establishing new relationships, Four Bands really is the place to grow.

In this issue, you'll learn about local entrepreneurs who have been
recognized for their dedication to their businesses. You'll also read about
an extensive market research project that was conducted to learn about
business and marketing opportunities on the Reservation.   

Visit us online
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2FGk-9UmrPQ==>  to learn how Four Bands is benefiting its customers. Check
out our most recent newsletter
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bfByaQhGQpYYP2osqNtdZ>  to find out how youth, adults and families are being
impacted by our services.

Entrepreneurship Fair attracts over 1,100 attendees

Cheyenne River youth and adults convened on Tuesday, February 24th for Four
Bands' 3rd Annual Entrepreneurship Fair, in Eagle Butte. The purpose of the
event is to create awareness about and encourage everyone on the Cheyenne
River Reservation to consider entrepreneurship in order to build assets and
create jobs. 

Youth participated in hands-on activities, wrote essays about
entrepreneurship, and heard presentations about becoming successful business
owners. The evening portion of the event was open to the public and featured
presentations and an awards ceremony. 

Congratulations local businesses

Local businesses and business owners were recognized during the awards
ceremony. Willetta Dolphus
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the 2009 Micro Entrepreneur of the Year.  JTR Trips
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2009 Small Business of the Year award. 

Read a full report
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_1ZwbIbDRv6I62pjFD00u-JLWN4JIC0EGO_gh1_KKtFMoUsnwCc5lfTtFDbISFEILh2wRSmrtDH9
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Entrepreneurship Fair and view highlights from the event. 

Local women entrepreneurs earn boost awards 

Three women entrepreneurs on the Cheyenne River Reservation will have the
chance to boost their enterprises through Four Bands and the
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Microenterprise Boost Program. The recipients of the awards are Korey
Fischer,
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Tanning; Margaret O'Leary,
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Ducheneaux,
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who each received cash awards.  

The Women & Co. Microenterprise Boost Program is designed to help low- and
moderate-income women who are owners of microenterprises - businesses with
five or fewer employees. The program, now in its fifth year, is funded by
Citi Foundation and managed by the Association for Enterprise Opportunity
(AEO), the national leadership organization and voice of U.S.
microenterprise development. 

Learn more
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and how it benefits entrepreneurs from the communities of the Cheyenne River
Reservation.

 Mark your calendars!

The 4th Annual Entrepreneurship Fair is scheduled for Wednesday, February
24th, 2010.

Four Bands Releases Market Research Findings 

In order to provide accurate guidance to aspiring entrepreneurs, Four Bands
Community Fund set out to research the local market place -- to learn about
buying habits of area residents, to find out what products and services
local consumers would like to see in area businesses, and to determine the
opportunities that exist within the communities of the Reservation. This
new-found information will help Four Bands provide more valuable information
to our customers, to guide them to make sound business decisions. 

The results of the research are available on online and in print form.
Titled Business Opportunities in the Cheyenne River
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document provides a wide array of valuable information aimed at prospective
entrepreneurs, area business owners, as well as financial organizations who
support the local business climate. 

Read the full report, or the highlights
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receive a hard copy of this document, please contact Four Bands Community
Fund, (605) 964-3687 or email <mailto:info at fourbands.org>  us. 

Tanya Fiddler, Executive Director
Four Bands Community Fund 

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