Register now for the next Cherokee Business Training set for May 22 and 23, 2019 at the Ginger Lynn Welch Center in Cherokee. Sabrina Arch of the Enterprise Development Office will facilitate this two-day intensive workshop designed to give you a solid foundation for small business success. You’ll learn about business planning, finding financing, managing […]
The Enterprise Development Office of the EBCI will hold a Pre-Venture Orientation session on Wednesday, May 15 for anyone thinking about starting a small business. This session will introduce you to all the local resources available to help you start and operate a successful business. You’ll learn about business planning, getting the funds you need, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
