Native American business owners in NM + AZ: What was your experience accessing capital?

If you are a Native American business owner/entrepreneur in Arizona or New Mexico, we invite you to share your personal experiences with accessing capital for your business. Your participation will advise the banking industry, policymakers, and Tribal leaders about the opportunities and challenges facing Native American entrepreneurs and will help inform policies and regulations that advance Tribal economies.

This project is a partnership among @Native Community Capital, the Indigenous Economic Wellbeing Alliance, and the @Native Nations Institute at the University of Arizona.  

Participation prizes will be raffled after every 25th completed survey. Prizes include items from OXDX Clothing, Pat Pruitt, Metalsmith, and Dineh Jewelry by Samantha Platero.

Learn more and fill out our 20-minute survey here: https://nni.arizona.edu/survey-entrepreneurs 

This survey has been approved by The University of Arizona’s Institutional Review Board and abides by state and federal regulations and University policies designed to protect the rights and welfare of participants in research.

#Arizona #NewMexico 
 

NOTE presence of Link in Bio text in red – option to remove this text or place a link in your bio to the program info page.

Native American business owners in NM + AZ: What was your experience accessing capital?

If you are a Native American business owner/entrepreneur in Arizona or New Mexico, we invite you to share your personal experiences with accessing capital for your business. Your participation will advise the banking industry, policymakers, and Tribal leaders about the opportunities and challenges facing Native American entrepreneurs and will help inform policies and regulations that advance Tribal economies.

This project is a partnership among Native Community Capital (@n8tive_capital), the Indigenous Economic Wellbeing Alliance, and the Native Nations Institute (@nniarizona) at the University of Arizona.  

Participation prizes will be raffled after every 25th completed survey. Prizes include items from OXDX Clothing, Pat Pruitt, Metalsmith, and Dineh Jewelry by Samantha Platero.

Learn more and fill out our 20-minute survey here: https://nni.arizona.edu/survey-entrepreneurs

Link in bio!

This survey has been approved by The University of Arizona’s Institutional Review Board and abides by state and federal regulations and University policies designed to protect the rights and welfare of participants in research.

#Arizona #NewMexico 

NOTE: Most platforms will require you to interact with @ mentions to ensure that accounts are tagged correctly.

Native American business owners in NM + AZ: What was your experience accessing capital?

If you are a Native American business owner/entrepreneur in Arizona or New Mexico, we invite you to share your personal experiences with accessing capital for your business. Your participation will advise the banking industry, policymakers, and Tribal leaders about the opportunities and challenges facing Native American entrepreneurs and will help inform policies and regulations that advance Tribal economies.

This project is a partnership among @Native Community Capital, the Indigenous Economic Wellbeing Alliance, and the @Native Nations Institute at the University of Arizona.  

Participation prizes will be raffled after every 25th completed survey. Prizes include items from OXDX Clothing, Pat Pruitt, Metalsmith, and Dineh Jewelry by Samantha Platero.

Learn more and fill out our 20-minute survey here: https://nni.arizona.edu/survey-entrepreneurs

This survey has been approved by The University of Arizona’s Institutional Review Board and abides by state and federal regulations and University policies designed to protect the rights and welfare of participants in research.

#Arizona #NewMexico 

What’s it like for Native American entrepreneurs who need capital to start or grow their businesses in AZ and NM?

If you are a Native entrepreneur in #Arizona or #NewMexico, these Native small business partners want to hear from you!

Learn more here: https://nni.arizona.edu/survey-entrepreneurs

The below copy is provided for easy and convenient distribution to your contacts. Please reach out to NNI Research Specialist Kyra James with any questions and/or requests you might have related to this project or the associated promo kit.

Subject Line: 

Native American entrepreneurs: We want to hear from you.

Body:

Dear [NAME],

What has been your experience accessing capital for your business as a Native entrepreneur in Arizona and/or New Mexico?

Native Community Capital (NCC), the Indigenous Economic Wellbeing Alliance (IEWA) and the Native Nations Institute (NNI) at the University of Arizona have partnered to advocate for growing Tribal economies. 

If you… 

• identify as Native American and/or Indigenous 
• are a small business owner—or soon-to-be small business owner (your business is in the development phase)
• have business operations in Arizona or New Mexico 
• are 18 years of age or older

…WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

Your participation will advise the banking industry, policymakers and Tribal leaders about the opportunities and challenges facing Native American entrepreneurs and will help inform policies and regulations that benefit Tribal economies. 

Participation prizes will be raffled after every 25th completed survey. Prizes include items from OXDX Clothing, Pat Pruitt, Metalsmith, and Dineh Jewelry by Samantha Platero.

If you would like to participate, please fill out our 20-minute survey! 

We would also appreciate your help spreading the word about this opportunity to any of your Indigenous relatives, friends, peers or colleagues who own businesses that operate in Arizona and/or New Mexico – or those who are starting businesses in these states. Please feel free to forward this message to anyone who you think fits the criteria and might be interested in contributing their voice.

Thank you for your time and interest in helping strengthen the Native small business sector!

Sincerely,

[Signature]

This survey has been approved by The University of Arizona’s Institutional Review Board and abides by state and federal regulations and University policies designed to protect the rights and welfare of participants in research.

The below copy is provided for easy and convenient inclusion in newsletters. Feel free to amend the copy as you see fit and to reach out with any questions and/or requests you might have.

100 Words

Native American Entrepreneur Survey (Arizona & New Mexico): A new study aims to learn more about the experiences of Native business owners in Arizona and New Mexico with accessing loans or other types of financing for their small business ventures. Native Community Capital and the Indigenous Economic Wellbeing Alliance are partnering with the UArizona Native Nations Institute to conduct a survey of Native business owners in these states to inform the banking industry and Tribal leaders about the opportunities and challenges facing Native American entrepreneurs, and to help shape policies that advance Tribal economies. Details here: https://nni.arizona.edu/survey-entrepreneurs

50 Words

Native American Entrepreneur Survey (Arizona & New Mexico): Native Community Capital, the Indigenous Economic Wellbeing Alliance, and the Native Nations Institute seek Native business owners in Arizona and New Mexico to contribute to a study on the experience of Indigenous entrepreneurs in these states with accessing capital for their businesses. Details here: https://nni.arizona.edu/survey-entrepreneurs