Classes & Events

Guiding towards financial stability and self-reliance

Nimiipuu Fund's financial education classes serve as empowering platforms, guiding individuals and communities toward financial stability and self-reliance.

Rooted in cultural wisdom and tailored to specific Native American contexts, these classes provide essential knowledge on budgeting, saving, investing, and managing credit. They emphasize traditional values of communal support, responsible stewardship, and long-term planning, aligning with the holistic approach to wealth often valued in Native cultures. By imparting practical financial skills within the cultural framework, these classes not only enhance individual financial well-being but also strengthen the economic resilience of Native American communities, fostering a future of prosperity and self-determination.

Choosing Financial Services & Products

This course helps you understand the different kinds of financial products and services available, how they might meet your needs, and how you can make the most of them. We also discuss rights and responsibilities when dealing with certain types of financial products and services.  • Finding financial products and services.  • Comparing financial service…

Redlining the Reservation

Tribal areas have been cut out of the financial system. What can be done about it? Citizens on tribal lands live starkly different lives from Americans living in other areas, with limited quality-of-life necessities like electricity, fresh water, sanitation and heating and cooling systems for housing. Learn how tribal areas have been cut out of…

Contracting: Joint Ventures Program

Joint ventures allow certain businesses to compete together for government contracts reserved for small businesses. Joint venture benefits to participants include: Collective representation of past performance Shared costs and resources Leveraging the other partner’s experience and market share A mentor and its protégé can joint venture as a small business for any small business contract,…

Linkedin Marketing Essentials

As one of the most important B2B social media platforms, LinkedIn can help you attract more eyes on your business. The biggest advantage of LinkedIn is that it is frequented by many senior-level influencers, decision-makers, and thought leaders. If you want to grab the attention of top-level executives, then you should work on your LinkedIn…

Tax Essentials for New and Existing Business Owners

Paying taxes is inevitable. But reporting and paying the right amount of taxes timely is the goal you want to achieve to give you peace of mind and allow you to focus on more important areas, like driving your business forward. This 2.5-hour workshop will help you learn about: ·      Federal taxes imposed on your business. ·      Federal…

Digital Storytelling while Creating a Marketing Plan with Roxanne Best

Lapwai High School Seniors can embark on a creative journey with Roxanne Best in a transformative workshop on Digital Storytelling and Marketing Planning, proudly brought to you by Nimiipuu Fund. This event, open to Lapwai High School seniors, is a unique opportunity to blend the power of storytelling with strategic marketing insights. Roxanne Best, a…

The 4 P’s of Marketing with Roxanne Best

Clearwater River Casino Miyo'oxat Room 17500 Nez Perce Rd, Lewiston, ID, United States

Delve into the fundamentals of effective marketing with Roxanne Best in an insightful workshop on the 4 P's of Marketing, proudly brought to you by Nimiipuu Fund. This session is designed to unravel the key components—Product, Price, Place, and Promotion—critical to any successful marketing strategy. Roxanne Best, a seasoned marketing professional, will share her expertise…

How to Borrow Funds – Rules of the Game

This class covers what to know and look for when borrowing money. We also review lender requirements for borrowing and how to build the case for loan approval. We provide insights into:  • The requirements for borrowing,  • Different types of loans.  • The way in which payments and interest are calculated, and  • How…

Increase Sales and Profits with Pricing and Distribution Strategies

You’ve developed a wonderful new product or service and understand the costs but how should you price it? This workshop is part of SCORE’s Small Business Essentials series. We start by reviewing different distribution and channel strategies and help you choose the method that best gets your product or service in front of your satisfied…

Are you ready to export?

Join us this week for a conversation with Zara Castillo, Director of the Export Finance Assistance Center of Washington (EFACW). The EFACW was created by the Washington State legislature in 1983 to provide free export finance advice and counseling assistance to small and medium sized exporters or prospective Washington State-based exporters. The EFACW provides consultation…