MESA, AZ – The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (the National Center) was recently awarded a $500,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation to expand the organization’s highly successful Native Edge Institutes. The grant, which is part of Wells Fargo’s 5-year, $50 million commitment to American Indian and Alaska Native communities, will be […]

For the last 11 years, the National Center has honored the best and brightest young leaders in Indian Country through the Native American 40 under 40 award program. Over 400 men and women are now part of this growing family, which includes tribal leaders, entrepreneurs, attorneys, doctors, teachers and professors, artists and entertainers, athletes, journalists, […]

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the average global temperature for June was the hottest on record. It’s certainly been a “hot” month for the National Center, and our work continues as we near the end of July. We will certainly stay busy through the rest of the summer, when we will host […]

The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (The National Center) was recently awarded a $75,000 grant from the UPS Foundation. The National Center will use the grant to further develop and promote the Native Edge portal – the organization’s innovative online platform that connects Native job seekers with employers, provides interactive educational business content […]

Chris James, President and CEO of the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, was recently named to the Advisory Board of First Peoples Worldwide. Based in Boulder, Colorado, First Peoples Worldwide works from a foundation of indigenous values to achieve a sustainable future for all. Its work facilitates collaboration between indigenous peoples and investors […]

The National Center is showing no signs of slowing down as the calendar turns to summer. On June 20, we hosted a Native Edge Institute in South Portland, Maine, featuring the inspiring words of Monica Simeon of Sister Sky. She and her company are true success stories – and stories worth sharing. We were honored […]

The National Center is lucky to have two incredible interns joining us for the summer. Treyson Fullmer is currently pursuing his MBA at Arizona State, and Christian Ulibatti is majoring in Marketing at the University of Montana. Though it’s still early in their internships, both Treyson and Christian are gaining valuable insight and experience in […]

MESA, AZ- The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (The National Center) is partnering with United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY) to conduct a business plan competition at the upcoming National UNITY Conference. The Business Plan Competition is open to teams of individuals who attend the 2019 National UNITY Conference and is divided […]

The National Center has maintained a busy schedule over the month of May, which kicked off with our Native Edge Institute in Niagara Falls, New York. This was our first NEI in the Northeast, after successful stops across the West and in the Southeast. Our own Yvette Fielder has a full recap of the event, […]

MESA, AZ – The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (the National Center) is pleased to partner with the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) and work together on ways to strengthen Indigenous trade, investment, entrepreneurship, and innovation across the Great Lakes Region, as well as focusing on building greater inter-tribal business and […]