DINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Proposed the creation of a reservation-based Navajo hemp business project to generate agricultural and entrepreneurial production opportunities for Diné farmers and entrepreneurs.

Offers agricultural and cooperative education services, including free financial and technical assistance to established and emerging Navajo farmers and ranchers, workshops on desert-growing fruits and vegetables, and support for developing agricultural business projects like a Navajo hemp business.

Develops business plans and conducts feasibility studies for initiatives such as a business incubator program and facility in the Navajo Nation and an artisan cooperative program to support Diné/Native American emerging entrepreneurs and artists.

Provides a comprehensive suite of direct support services including small business planning, non-profit development, incorporation assistance, grant writing, strategic planning, feasibility studies, and identification of funding sources for Navajo and Native American communities.

Conducted a feasibility study and created a business plan for an artisan cooperative program that provides Diné and Native American entrepreneurs and artists with education, mentoring, resources, and access to capital.

Developed a business plan to secure funding for a business incubator program and facility in a centralized location on the Navajo Nation to support emerging Native entrepreneurs.

Manages the Diné Youth Agripreneurship Program, which provides Native agricultural entrepreneurship and financial literacy curriculum, leadership development, and workshops to promote economic development and self-sufficiency among Navajo youth, with workshops conducted for various chapters' summer youth programs.

Operates the Diné Youth Agripreneurship Program, delivering curriculum and workshops in agricultural entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and leadership development to youth across Navajo Nation chapters, with documented workshops held between 2021 and 2023.

Offers free agricultural education, financial literacy training, and technical support to established and emerging Navajo farmers and ranchers, incorporating traditional Navajo business principles and modern management practices, with resources adapted during the pandemic.

Provides a comprehensive suite of economic and community development services, including small business planning, non-profit development, feasibility studies, business plan development, incorporation assistance, strategic planning, grant development, and identification of funding sources for Navajo and Native American entrepreneurs and organizations.

Hosts virtual workshops introducing the cooperative model to New Mexico entrepreneurs, covering cooperative basics, formation, and resources, in partnership with other organizations.

Partnered with Cooperative Catalyst of New Mexico and HIVE @ UNM-Taos to deliver a 90-minute virtual workshop introducing the cooperative business model, covering basics, formation, and available resources for New Mexico entrepreneurs.

Conducts 90-minute virtual workshops for entrepreneurs, covering cooperative basics, formation processes, and available resources, in partnership with organizations such as Cooperative Catalyst of New Mexico and HIVE @ UNM-Taos.

Collaborates with Navajo farmers to produce webinars and online cooking and gardening workshops focused on desert-adapted fruits and vegetables, promoting sustainable local food systems and culinary knowledge.

Operates the DCDC Revolving Loan Fund Program (DCDCRLFP), launched in 2021, which provides low-interest loans to Navajo and Native American entrepreneurs and agripreneurs on the Navajo Nation who lack access to traditional financing.

Conducts ONABEN’s Indianpreneurship® and Oweesta’s Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families curricula to equip Navajo community members with foundational financial and entrepreneurial skills required to qualify for DCDC’s Revolving Loan Fund.

Conducts workshops on Indianpreneurship, financial literacy, and board governance, including Oweesta’s Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families, to equip Navajo community members and entrepreneurs with essential business and financial management skills.

Operates the DINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Revolving Loan Fund Program (DCDCRLFP), established in 2021, to provide low-interest loans to Navajo and Native American entrepreneurs and agripreneurs on the Navajo Nation who lack access to traditional funding for small businesses.