Presented During RES California on Wednesday June 19th, 2013.

“The Way” Leadership Advantage Seminar – Presented by Chukchansi, Inc.

The Way, Inc. is proud to present concepts from its Leadership Advantage Seminar (LAS) suite at RES California. The suite consist of three transformational leadership topics developed from books authored by our resident “Thought Leader” Dr. Robert Watts, “People Are Never The Problem”, “Swim SidewayZ”, and “L.A.D.S.”  In addition to these platforms, we will engage leaders in a spirited, informative, and participatory discussion of wellness as a lifestyle choice that will prolong their value to their tribes. The following are the objectives for this three-hour LAS seminar:

1. To awaken leaders to the four most important truths about people and why they make it impossible for people to be problems;
2. To teach leaders to use the phrase “People Are Never The Problem, People Have Problems” as a tool to successfully manage people problems;
3. To empower leaders with knowledge and skills to perceive people separate from problems;
4. To build social engagement through reciprocity and empowerment; and
5. To educate and inspire leaders to choose wellness as a lifestyle for themselves and their people

• HUMMINGBIRD HALL

Presenter: Robert Watts

Mesa, Ariz. May 22, 2013 – The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) will have several board and staff members presenting at the upcoming Developing Tribal Energy Resources and Economies Conference.

This conference highlights the close relationship of tribal energy resources and tribal economic development.  The goals of NCAIED are to identify and generate new economic opportunities for Native American business.    

Roundtable and panel discussions will include several NCAIED board members, including:

Derrick Watchman (Dine’, Chairman of NCAIED Board of Directors and CEO of Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise), Ernie Stevens, Jr. (Oneida Nation, Chairman of NIGA and member of NCAIED Board of Directors), Susan Masten (Yurok Tribe, Co-President, Women Empowering Women for Indians Nations, and Vice-Chairwoman of NCAIED Board of Directors), and Michelle Holiday (Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, President of Michelle Holiday & Assoc., and member of NCAIED Board of Directors).

Robert Shade, Director of the Native American Global Trade Center at NCAIED, will be on the panel discussion Nation to Nation: Building International Partnerships.  Ron Solimon (Laguna Pueblo, Director of Center for Lifelong Education for Institute of American Indian Arts, and member of NCAIED Board of Directors) will be giving the Welcome Address and Closing Remarks.  

The Developing Tribal Energy Resources and Economies Conference will be on June 10-12, 2013 at the Sandia Resort and Casino Hotel in Albuquerque, NM.  For more information visit www.regonline.com/tribal-energy, or call 505-924-2820.

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To find out more about RES California sponsorship opportunities please email sponsor@ncaied.org.

The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development booth at the Construction In Indian Country Conference. We can’t wait to see our friends and colleagues and to make new connections. We hope to see you there.

Mesa, Ariz. April 29, 2013

The theme of RES California is “Sustaining Economic Momentum,” and the NCAIED will do just that by offering an all inclusive RES event that will feature business leaders from across Indian Country and provide a variety of activities aimed at fostering small business, enterprise, and leadership development. RES California activities will begin with the, “National Center Golf Classic” at the beautiful, Journey at Pechanga Golf Resort on June 17, 2013.
 
Similar to the NCAIED’s National RES event, the Regional RES events will provide the same attention to national and global business topics impacting Indian Country, but in a thoroughly focused and intimate setting. Regional RES events will be held in various tribal communities throughout the country to encourage partnerships, teaming relationships and increase business opportunities in Indian Country. RES participants are offered learning sessions focused on specific topics relevant to business and geared toward enhancing business opportunities.
 
The featured keynote speaker at RES California is former NYFD Chief Richard Picciotto. Chief Picciotto is the highest-ranking NYFD firefighter to survive the collapse of the World Trade Center. His keynote is entitled, Last Man Down and he addresses what happened on 9/11 and how he and his group of firefighters worked inside the burning World Trade Center to evacuate everyone; eventually leading his men to safety.
 
The first Regional RES, “RES Oklahoma,” took place last November 14th-15th, 2012 and gathered over 300 participants and 72 exhibitors together to do business at the Cherokee Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Mr. Gary Davis, President and CEO of the NCAIED, is no stranger to delivering entrepreneurial energy and inspiration to Native com­munities throughout the United States and Canada. He said, “A key component to sustaining economic momentum in Indian Coun­try is to develop and grow American Indian business networks and relationships in order to foster new eco­nomic development in tribal communities throughout North America.”
 
Davis said, “RES California is another multifaceted NCAIED event which will feature unparalleled access to respected tribal leaders, state and local elected officials and top CEO’s”. He further stated, “RES California attendees will benefit from high caliber networking, teaming opportunities, business development sessions, a business trade show, American Indian artisan market, plus a three part Tribal leadership seminar being presented by Chukchansi, Inc. On top of all of that, we are extremely excited to debut our ‘Twenty Grand Business Plan Competition,’ which will award a small business with $20,000 worth of capital for their business at RES California. It’s just one more example of how the NCAIED is lifting up Native business across Indian Country.”
 
The NCAIED, in its commitment to promote and advocate commerce for tribal enterprises and privately owned Native American businesses, will present the “Twenty Grand Business Plan Competition” at RES California. This unprecedented competition will feature both “start up” and “established” Native American businesses that are completely owned by an enrolled member of any State or Federally recognized Tribal Nation, Alaskan Native Village or a Canadian First Nation. These businesses will compete for the chance to win a $20,000 cash award from the NCAIED. Competitors will present their company’s business plan at RES California to a panel of respected and accomplished entrepreneurs and business leaders who will serve as judges of the competition. The business plan presentations will be judged based on business structure, financial viability, personal abilities, business experience and the quality of the plan.
 
The deadline for participants to complete the submission process is 6:00 pm Pacific Time on Friday, May 31st, 2013. All participants must be registered to attend RES California and will be presenting their business plan on-site.
 
Founded in 1969, the NCAIED is an American Indian national organization governed by a Native American Board of Directors that promotes and advocates commerce for tribal, and private, native business. It is the longest-standing and largest American Indian economic and business development organization in the nation. The NCAIED’s National RES Las Vegas 2014 is slated for March 17th-20th, 2014 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

 
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RES CALIFORNIA AND TO REGISTER TO ATTEND, PLEASE VISIT: HTTP://WWW.NCAIED.ORG.
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE “TWENTY GRAND BUSINESS PLAN” COMPETITION, PLEASE CONTACT THE NCAIED OFFICES AT 480.545.1298 OR E-MAIL BUSINESSPLAN@NCAIED.ORG.
 
FOR RES SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, PLEASE EMAIL SPONSOR@NCAIED.ORG.

The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED), which produces and hosts National RES each year, believes that Native businesses have ample capability – and every reason – to trade globally. The NCAIED invested in this belief wholeheartedly within the past year, by founding the Native American Global Trade Center.

And the NCAIED has invited several renowned and powerful thinkers to Las Vegas this week to reveal the economic possibilities that await Tribal Nations on the international stage.

The summit website states: ” The National Reservation Economic Summit is an ideal setting in which to  hone the near-term progress of the Native American Global Trade Center, and exchange ideas at this exciting time of Native Business expansion onto the global stage. Input and collaboration is encouraged!”

The summit is running March 11th – March 14th, and you can take a closer look at the full agenda here.

We’re certainly excited to be participating, and are having a great time at the sessions, making the most of the networking and enjoying the Vegas entertainment (photo on the right provides a sneak peek).

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