Quitting smoking can have a positive effect on your financial health in addition to your physical health. While most media stories and public service announcements focus on the physical effects of smoking, not much is mentioned about how it hurts your wallet – and your ability to retire comfortably. We won’t get into the healthcare-related […]
The Sequoyah Fund has learned that we have been awarded an $875,000 grant to expand our services and increase the volume of our small business lending. We will use the $875,000 award to grow our lending capital fund and implement a new “Credit Builder” loan program for members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. We are […]
September 10 marked the 20th anniversary of Sequoyah Fund’s legal formation as a nonprofit corporation. Since you only turn 20 once, we decided to have a party. And what’s a party without cake?!? Rather than commission a large, expensive cake for the party, we decided to have a “Cake-Off” – a competition inviting the area’s […]
Visual Capitalist has put together an interesting infographic on why small businesses fail. While we think this graphic has lots of good information, it doesn’t tell the whole story. SEE THE INFOGRAPHIC HERE For instance, 82% of businesses experience cash flow problems. This is listed as a cause of failure, but what causes the cash […]
The Sequoyah Fund received notice today that the organization will be receiving a $665,500 federal grant to expand lending and training on and around the Qualla Boundary. This grant comes from the CDFI Fund, a division of the U.S. Treasury. The Sequoyah Fund is a Native CDFI (Community Development Financial Institution) that serves the Eastern […]
No matter what business you’re in, people talk about you. Look at the venerable International House of Pancakes, for example. Before their IHOb (International House of Burgers) ad campaign, when was the last time you heard anyone talking about IHOP? Did folks really believe IHOP was changing its name to IHOb? You bet! Was it […]
The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Office of Civil Rights will hold one segment of its Community Engagement Series in Cherokee on Thursday, July 19. The series is designed to offer networking and learning opportunities for contractors, consultants, and other businesses seeking contracts with NCDOT. A primary objective for the Department is increasing the representation […]
Sequoyah Fund’s annual Summer Youth Entrepreneurship Camp, July 23-27, 2018, still has a few openings. This camp is a fun way to introduce your 10-14 year-old to entrepreneurship and self-employment as a career option. The cost of the camp is $50 per student, but full scholarships are available for students who write a brief essay […]
Sequoyah Fund intern and current Miss Cherokee, Faith Long, was awarded a prestigious 25 Under 25 Native Youth Leaders award at the National UNITY Conference 2018 in San Diego, California. The award is given every other year to twenty-five outstanding Native American youths aged 14-25 who exhibit laudable character and leadership in Indian Country. According […]
Sequoyah Fund has been invited to present entrepreneurship concepts to nearly 2,000 students aged 14-20 at the National UNITY Conference in San Diego July 5-9, 2018. UNITY (United National Indian Tribal Youth) fosters the spiritual, mental, physical, and social development of American Indian and Alaska Native youth and to help build a strong, unified, and self- reliant […]
