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Change Labs Offers Interest-Free Loans up to $5,000 to Native Entrepreneurs and Businesses Facing COVID-19
We are offering zero-interest loans of up to $5,000 with no credit check to Native entrepreneurs and small business owners facing challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic.
13 Native Businesses Selected for Competitive Change Labs Incubator
The 13 Native-led small businesses and non-profit ventures selected from a pool of nearly 50 applications for the competitive Change Labs 2020 Business Incubator Cohort share a passion for their work, a hunger to learn, and a drive to make things better for their families, their communities, and their people.
Native-made gift ideas for Mother's Day!
Celebrate Shimá this year with a hand-made gift from Native artists and entrepreneurs! We’ve curated a list of gift ideas for the special women in your life — Happy Mother’s Day!
A list of #COVID-19 info, resources, toolkits, and funding available to Native Entrepreneurs
A list of grants, loans, resources, and webinars available to Native entrepreneurs affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Buy Native: Rez Rising App Cuts out the Middleman
For decades, Native business owners have been excluded from national and global economies due to the persistent lack of infrastructure, storefronts, and high-speed internet in tribal communities. A new Change Labs initiative wants to change that.
A Guide to Native-Made Holiday Gifts: our 2019 Change Labs Gift Guide
Handmade gift ideas from our favorite Native entrepreneurs!
Flora Family Foundation awards $120,000 to Change Labs
Change Labs secures support for construction of new facilities, including 4000 square feet of modern and safe shared workspace, retail space, and community space in the heart of Tuba City.
Meet 11 Native-American-Owned Start-ups Who Made the Cut
Earlier this summer, we gathered at Change Labs headquarters in Tuba City to sift through dozens of applications for the summer 2019 Change Labs business incubator. Here’s the results of that effort.
Change Labs awarded a Kauffman Foundation Inclusion Open grant
New grant funding goes towards helping Change Labs expand its presence in Tuba City in the coming years.
12 Native Businesses to Watch in 2019
“I didn’t know how to establish a business. I knew what I wanted to do, but not how to structure it,” said 2019 graduate Samuel Shingoitewa of Sunbear Fitness and Repair Services. “Without this type of push, I don’t think I’d be where I am,” he confided during the graduation ceremony.
Change is Coming to Tuba City — Change Labs Announces New Workspace for Small Businesses
More than 40 community members and small business owners from across the Navajo and Hopi reservations gathered in Tuba City to weigh in on the services, equipment, and amenities they’d like to see in a new Silicon Valley-style workspace.
From Silicon Valley to the Navajo Nation: Change Labs Launches Native American Business Hub in Tuba City
Silicon Valley veteran Heather Fleming (Navajo) teams up with the Grand Canyon Trust’s business incubator to launch Change Labs with the help of a $1.2 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Change Labs wins Ashoka Unlocking Change Challenge
Change Labs is one of four recipients of $50,000 from Ashoka and BNY Mellon for our work to improve financial well-being