Happy New Year. Friends!
- Blog, Top News
- January 31, 2022
Happy New Year. Friends! I hope this newsletter finds you enjoying 2022, and being well. Our team has kicked off the New Year in full speed. There are many exciting happenings on the horizon for ONABEN. Our goal is to make 2022 the best year ever! In many ways, 2021 was a banner year for our organization. Thanks to the …
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Happy Holidays
- Top News
- December 6, 2021
I hope this newsletter finds you well, with a heart full of love, and endless opportunities for business and personal growth! Our team, like most of you, is busy with family and work! There was a time when the latter months of the year were a slower time for ONABEN. As our organization has grown, that is no longer the case! …
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ONABENs Bridge to Success 2.0 Funded by SBA
ONABEN is pleased to announce that the SBAs Office of Native American Affairs has provided $100,000 in grant funding to support ONABENs Bridge to Success 2.0. The grant dollars will enable ONABEN to provide training and technical assistance to a 15 member cohort, made up of Native American business owners from communities, throughout the United States. Cohort members will receive …
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ONABEN Receives MBDA Grant
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) recently awarded ONABEN a grant totalling almost $600,000, to support the growth of the Native American business community. ONABENs project: Growing Native Economies, is national in scope and multi-faceted. According to ONABENs CEO, Veronica Maturino, the grant will enable ONABEN to provide services to Native-owned companies in position to grow their capacity to provide …
Read More Authentically Cherokee Marketplace in Asheville, NC
Greetings ONABEN Friends! I am excited to report that our event in Asheville, North Carolina, was a huge success. I leave this place feeling excited and looking forward to the work ahead of Team ONABEN. I find today’s event almost indescribable. I tend to be a very positive person when I consider the work that we do, but I think …
Read More A Busy New Year for Team ONABEN
Hello, friends! The first month of 2016 is nearing an end — how time flies when you’re having fun and doing what you love! It’s been a busy New Year for Team ONABEN, and I don’t foresee our team slowing down anytime soon – we’re refreshed and ready to go! Already in 2016, ONABEN is on the move. In early …
Read More ONABEN’s work in North Dakota with the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa
Greetings from me to you! This week’s post details our training experience on the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Reservation in Belcourt, ND. The ONABEN team provided entrepreneurial services to this community as a result of a grant from the Administration for Native Americans. This community is small, but embraces the entrepreneurial spirit! As in every community that ONABEN finds its team …
Read More Spring Change, Bridge to Success and The Marketing Mix
Hello, friends and colleagues! It’s hard to believe that we are already in the third month of 2016! Team ONABEN has been incredibly busy! But, alas I found some time to catch you up on our progress and projects! In February our team traveled to El Paso, Texas, where we kicked off our Bridge to Success (B2S) Program. B2S, as …
Read More ONABEN provides Entrepreneurial Training in Moloka’i, Hawaii!
Aloha from the beautiful but rainy Moloka’i, Hawaii! Our work took us on quite an adventure this week! It has certainly been one of those weeks in which I can say, there is NEVER a dull moment! But, in true ONABEN fashion, our team made some rather delicious lemonade out of what could have just been lemons! We love our …
Read More An Update from ONABEN!
Hello, friends! It’s a great day at ONABEN. We are so excited at all that is before us. Let me begin today’s blog by saying how much we appreciate the partnerships we have forged, the entrepreneurs that we encounter, the communities that we visit, and the work that we do. What a rewarding job we have! There is nothing that …
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