Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program Success Story – Opening a Storefront on Indian Country
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Winston Paul is a clothing and accessory company based on the Navajo Nation Reservation and owned by a Diné woman, Calandra Etsitty. The business was named after Calandra’s younger brother, […]
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Building with UNM-Taos HIVE – EDA University Center Success Story
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After serving for years as a Walmart Executive, Rose Reza decided to move back to her hometown of Taos, New Mexico to be closer to family. In 2019, Rose was […]
2023 Golden Chile Awards Announces Bidii Baby Foods and the San Juan Food Hub as Golden Chile Winners
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The New Mexico Grown Coalition recently announced the winners of the 2023 Golden Chile Awards which celebrates and commends statewide efforts aimed at promoting good nutrition and supporting New Mexico’s […]
Navigating Pathways – Journeying through the NM Rainforest Entrepreneur Ecosystem as Tribal Entrepreneurs
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In 2018, Kyle-Lynn Martinez of Taos Pueblo and San Felipe Pueblo and Travis Snyder of Wind River Shoshoni and Zuni Pueblo founded Morningstar Flower Native Arts. The couple named their […]
Zachariah Ben’s traditional farming methods featured in the Guardian
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Zachariah Ben was featured in an article by the Guardian on his traditional farming methods and baby food company Bidii Baby Foods. Zachariah serves as a Tribal Liaison for UNM […]
Meet Angelo McHorse, Tribal Liaison for the New Mexico Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program
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Angelo McHorse is a tribal liaison for the New Mexico Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program. The liaisons are essential to the program; they connect with established and aspiring entrepreneurs within tribal […]
Tribal Liaison Zachariah Ben Attended U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services for Children & Families Conference
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Zachariah Ben, a Tribal Liaison for the New Mexico Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program, joined the first ever federally sponsored national conference in Washington D.C. called the National Convening: Building an […]
UNM partners to present Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Native American Veterans
The University of New Mexico is partnering with Hesperus and Syracuse University D’Aniello Institute for Veterans & Military Families to bring an Entrepreneurship Bootcamp to Native American Veterans (EBV-NAV) in New Mexico and the Southwest Region […]
Meet Zachariah Ben, New Tribal Liaison for the New Mexico Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program
Zachariah Ben is one of the newest Tribal Liaisons to join the New Mexico Tribal Entrepreneurship Enhancement Program. UNM Rainforest Innovations was awarded an Economic Development Administration (EDA) American Rescue […]
Entrepreneurship in New Mexico Highlighted at UNM Business and Economic Summit
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The 2022 UNM Business and Economic Summit took place on October 26 at the Lobo Rainforest Building. The purpose of the summit was to collectively consider a potential Right to […]