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PILOT PROJECT: TRIBAL COLLEGE – COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL (CDFI)
COLLABORATION PROJECT
PARTNERS
FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
COLLEGE OF MENOMINEE NATION
NIIJII CAPITAL PARTNERS, INC.
FIRST AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Purpose:
This project will link business
and entrepreneur training
provided by tribal colleges,
with business start-up loans
and business support offered
by CDFI’s.
We recognize the value of
creating opportunities for
tribal members and
non-tribal community
members to meaningfully
participate in the
development of the tribal
economy.
FIRST AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION
Upon completion of the training, participants will be
encouraged to apply for and potentially be eligible
for business start-up and/or expansion loans from
NIICAP and FACC.
NiiCaP CAPITAL PARTNERS INC.
Brian leads the development and delivery of all non-credit
and outreach based activities. Programs include Native
American Vocational Rehabilitation Program, 1994 Land
Grant Extension, Community Outreach, Youth Programs, and
Language Revitalization Project.
Brian also overseas over one million dollars in grant/contract
funding that supplies training and programming for
surrounding communities and the college. He is responsible
for completing reports and submitting them along with
building community partnerships with a diverse network of
community based agencies.
College of Menominee Nation – 6 Years
B.S. Degree – UW Stevens Point
[email protected]
BRIAN KOWALKOWSKI
DEAN –DEPARTMENT OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
Renee is responsible for designing and
coordinating training programs based on
organizational and employee needs. Her role
is to conduct training courses which interface
with the internal and external clients on
behalf of the organization. She also develops
training resources by preparing notes and
visual displays in coordination with training
needs and specific departmental needs.
Renee is an American Heart Association
certified instructor in CPR and Basic Life
Support.
College of Menominee Nation – 13 Years
B.A. Degree – UW Green Bay
[email protected]
RENEE O’KIMOSH
OUTREACH BASED TRAINING SPECIALIST
The primary duties of the Job Based
Training Specialist are to assist in the
development and delivery of training
programs that will meet the
employment based needs of current
employees, potential employees, as
well as employers. Activities and
training programs will focus on
strengthening the work force with
emphasis on economic development of
the College of Menominee Nation
service community.
[email protected]
ANNETTE MILLER
JOB BASED TRAINING SPECIALIST
SUE DELROW
WEBMASTER
Sue has been working in the Internet
Marketing and Communications field
for over 17 years, creating and coding
websites, graphic design, social media,
computer analyst, consultant, and more.
She has spent 14 years with EAA in
Oshkosh, WI, as a Senior Webmaster
and Website Content Administrator.
Sue currently manages the College of
Menominee Nation website and other
College-related websites, as well as
manage all the social media tools and
digital signage for the College.
[email protected]
Professor Mwata Chisha is a member of
the faculty in the College of
Menominee Nation’s Business
Administration and Public
Administration programs. A doctoral
degree candidate at Northcentral
University, he holds a Bachelor of
Science Degree in agriculture and a
Master of Arts in economics from New
Mexico State University. He brings an
international perspective and
substantial teaching experience to his
work at CMN, and specialized
MWATA CHISHA
knowledge on sustainable economic
PUBLIC ADMINSTRATION
development gained from research in
& BUSINESS
his field.
ADMINISTRATION
[email protected]
Bhaskar is a full time faculty at the College of
Menominee Nation and the Department Chair for
Business and Public Administration Department. He
has twenty plus years of industry, state and federal
government experience. He has more than nine years
of college teaching experience in traditional and adult
learning programs. Bhaskar has a B.Sc. in electrical
engineering from UFPB, Brazil and M.Sc. in electrical
engineering from University of Wisconsin – Madison.
He received his MBA from University of Wisconsin Milwaukee in Finance and Global Strategy. He also
completed
e-learning graduate certificate at UW-Stout in 2011.
Bhaskar currently teaches in the business program and
helps in teaching math, computer science and related
topics. His primary teaching areas are management,
accounting, finance, public policy and math.
BHASKAR SINGH
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
[email protected]
Ann accepted a faculty position at College of
Menominee Nation (CMN) in 2012, following a
20-year career in business, marketing and K12 education. Ann teaches Business, Public
Administration and Technology courses at
CMN, and her academic and professional
experience encompasses business management,
sales, municipal planning, and community
relations within an educational and business
environment.
ANN WALENSKI
BUSINESS &
PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
Education: BA Degree in Business
Administration
Master’s Degree in Curriculum Planning and
Instruction
[email protected]
First American Capital Corporation
(FACC), is the business financing arm of
the American Indian Chamber of
Commerce of Wisconsin. FACC was
created to enhance the capacity of all
American Indian entrepreneurs who
reside in the State of Wisconsin through
access, control, creation, leverage,
utilization and retention of financial
assets, by providing appropriate
financial capital for Native
development efforts, and capacitybuilding business management and
technical assistance.
[email protected] or
JEFF BOWMAN - PRESIDENT
[email protected]
FIRST AMERICAN CAPITAL CORPORATION
Gary has over 25 years of work experience in
Wisconsin’s Indian Country. Gary formed and
managed for 5 years the UW system’s very
first Native American Small Business
Development Center (SBDC) out of UWStevens Point. Gary has worked as a
consultant for Wisconsin tribes, AICCW,
Wisconsin Department of Transportation and
other clients. Gary has an excellent
knowledge of the various minority business
certifications available through the State of
WI agencies. Gary also administers the
various training programs and seminars
offered by AICCW and FACC.
[email protected]
GARY MEJCHAR
PROGRAM MANAGER - AICCW
NiiJii Capital Partners, Inc. (NiiCaP) is
a not-for-profit (501c3) corporation,
chartered by the State of Wisconsin.
We are a cash-flow lender, assisting
entrepreneurs in the economically
depressed geographical area and
target market (the Lac du Flambeau,
Sokaogon Chippewa, and the
Menominee Reservations of
Wisconsin) with start-up and /or
expansion funds, and the technical
assistance required to nurture and
develop viable business opportunities.
[email protected]
PAM BOIVIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - NIICAP
NATIVE ENTREPRENEUR
INTRODUCTION
Location: CMN Campus, Oneida Campus, Lac Du Flambeau
Reservation, on-line live and recorded on CMN website
Description:
This workshop will lay the groundwork for the entire
program. Participants will learn how to access webinars,
online videos and what the program is, how it is funded and
what the goals and objectives are. This session will also
provide locations and times to meet your schedule.
BUSINESS START UPS
Location: CMN Campus, Oneida Campus, Lac Du Flambeau
Reservation, on-line live and recorded on CMN website
Description:
This workshop will be geared toward community members or
business students who might be interested in learning how to
start a business based on an idea or skill they may have. It will
include the legalities of starting the business, how to prepare
a business plan and what some of the obstacles may be.
MICROSOFT OFFICE
Location: TBA, online live and recorded on website
Description:
This course will provide participants with not a lot of
computer experience, the skills they will need to start
tracking their business by utilizing a data base and
spreadsheets. Excel spreadsheets will be set up prior to the
course and participants will be asked to bring in their
financial information to allow actual numbers for their
business in training.
BUDGETING
Location: TBA, online live and recorded on website
Description:
Building Native Communities curriculum will be utilized. It
is important for small business owners to realize that in order
to be successful, they need to keep their personal finances
separate from their business. It is also important that their
personal finances are in order when it comes time to obtain
capital from a lending agency.
QUICKBOOKS
Location: TBA, online live and recorded on website
Description:
This course provides an overview of accounting with the
utilization of computerized software to aid in managing a
small business. Participants will learn how to lay out their
business accounting, such as what a chart of accounts is and
how do they set it up.
MARKETING
Location: TBA, online live and recorded on website
Description:
Participants will learn basic terminology of marketing as
well as hands on skills in research and marketing
presentations, both traditional and now utilizing social media.
BUSINESS TAXES
Location: CMN Campus, Oneida Campus, Lac Du Flambeau
Reservation, on-line live and recorded on CMN website
Description:
What are the tax requirements for a small business, what
steps can be taken to help a small business with its tax needs
and what resources are available to assist.
IN ADDITION
In addition to the above mentioned courses, technical
assistance will be available throughout the project as well as
guest speakers,
(Bankers, Lawyers, established Native Small Business
Owners and Small Business Administration experts)
to provide additional background on making businesses
successful.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Brian Kowalkowski: Dean – Department of Continuing Education
[email protected]
College of Menominee
1-800-567-2344 or 7125-799-6226 ext 3007
Bhaskar Singh: Public Administration
[email protected]
College of Menominee nation
1-800-567-2344 or 715-799-6226 ext 3123
Renee O’Kimosh: Outreach Based Training Specialist
[email protected]
College of Menominee Nation
1-800-567-2344 or 715-799-6226 ext 3075
Ann Walenski: Business / Public Administration
[email protected]
College of Menominee Nation
1-800-567-2344 or 715-799-6226 ext3225
Annette Miller: Job Based Training Specialist
[email protected]
College of Menominee nation
1-800-567-2344 or 715-799-6226 ext 3097
Jeff Bowman: First American Capital Corporation
[email protected] or [email protected]
1-414-604-2044
Susan Delrow: Webmaster
[email protected]
College of Menominee Nation
1-800-567-2344 or 715-799-3295
Mwata Chisha: Public / Business Administration
[email protected]
College of Menominee Nation
1-800-567-2344 or 715-799-6226 ext 3132
Gary Mejchar: American Indian Chamber of Commerce
[email protected]
1-414-604-2044
Pam Boivin: NiiCAP
[email protected]
715-799-4806
QUESTIONS
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ANSWERS