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New Prosperity Wool Blanket designed with Eighth Generation and grantee Mikailah Thompson
Blue for our homeland’s rivers. Red for the blood of our warriors. Old-style pink that was traditionally only acquired through trade with neighboring tribes. nimíipuu (Nez Perce) artist Mikailah Thompson chose the colors of our new Prosperity Wool Blanket based on traditional nimíipuu beadwork, while creating a blanket that honors the incredible 20 years of important work…
The Nimiipuu Community Development Fund has been awarded a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Grant: 2023 Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME) award for $100,000
This award was announced this morning by SBA Administrator Isabella Guzman for the $8 Million in PRIME Grants to help micro-entrepreneurs. We are 1 of 32 organizations awarded to provide program development, training, and technical assistance to economically disadvantaged microentrepreneurs. “Nimiipuu Fund is excited and humbled to receive this award. As a Native CDFI, our…
Native CDFIs call for capital to close the funding gap in Indian Country
TRIBAL BUSINESS NEWS BY BRIAN EDWARDS AUGUST 8, 2023 Native Community Development Financial Institutions are calling on Congress to increase funding that would bolster community development and economic opportunities in Indian Country. The need for additional NACA funding is “long overdue,” according to Jonelle Yearout, executive director of Lapwai, Idaho-based Nimiipuu Fund, which serves the Nez Perce Reservation…
Northwest Native APEX Accelerator Program
The Northwest Native APEX Accelerator provides no-cost technical assistance to American Indian/Alaskan Native, Native-Hawaiian owned businesses, Tribes, and Tribal Enterprises who wish to participate in the government marketplace, including Federal, state, and local agencies. Our no-cost services include confidential one-on-one counseling and technical assistance training, such as in-person and virtual workshops, webinars, and provide resources…
NW Native Economic Summit Theme Art Submission
We are honored to invite you to submit your art or concept for the 2023 Northwest Native Economic Summit with the working theme “Circular Economies.” Circular Economies is looking through the lens of Indigenized sustainability and the triple bottom line: people, profit, planet, and how they are reflected through economic ecosystems. We are looking for…
Nation Building Conference Celebrating 10 Years of Promoting Economic Growth While Embracing our Cultural Values and Traditions
Our Nation Building Business Conference explored how to support economic development connecting our entrepreneurs to economic development leadership, small-business and micro entrepreneurs, funders, industry professionals and federal parters. Thank you so much for the support shown for Nimiipuu Fund Nation Building Conference at the Clearwater River Casino in its success to train, develop, and build networks to promote economic development. We…
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A Good Habit
Dear Dr. Per Cap: I can’t save money! No matter how much I think about it and really want to do it, I just can’t seem to put anything aside out of my paycheck. What’s up with that? Signed, Buffalo Nickel Dear Buffalo Nickel: Living paycheck to paycheck and not saving a dime is a…
Avoiding Payday Loans
Dear Dr. Per Cap, I have a “payday loan” and now I can’t seem to get my head above water. What can I do to get outta this mess? Signed, Nothing Left Dear Nothing Left, At first glance, those payday loan stores appear to offer easy money. I could tell you the story about my…