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.

Tax Savings Strategies for Small Businesses

This workshop focuses on Federal tax-saving strategies that work best for small businesses. It covers topics such as electing S-Corporation status with the IRS, maximizing the deduction for business use…

Strategies to Identify and Reach Your Target Customers

In this Marketing workshop, we start by helping you identify your target market. These are your best potential customers and knowing them helps you create a better product or service. It also…

Debt Repayment Options & Debt Collections

Looking for ways to manage finances or consolidate your debts? Attend this class where we will look at ways for getting out of debt. We explore aspects of the personal…

Loan Programs: Funding for Working Capital

Join staff from the SBA Seattle District office to learn how the SBA 7(a) Loan Guaranty Program can be used to meet your company's working capital needs. During this free…

Cultivating a Business Mindset for Success

In today's competitive business landscape, a successful entrepreneur requires more than just technical expertise and a keen sense of market trends. They also need a resilient mindset that can help…

Financial Basics for New Small Businesses

This workshop is designed to give you, the business owner, the financial skills and know-how needed to perform key tasks like to determine how to accurately compute the amount of…

Creating a Quick Business Plan in Three Hours

Join us and other entrepreneurs in this hands-on workshop where you will write your “Unique Value Statement” for your new product or service. This is a concise description of your…

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…

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,…

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…