Oregon Native American Business and Entreprenurial Network (ONABEN)

Posted by RJ at 10/29/2007 9:51 AM and is filed under Resources,Directory,Business,Internet
ONABEN is a non-profit, public-benefit corporation created by Northwest Indian Tribes to increase the success of private businesses owned by Native Americans.

ONABEN offers training and support focused on developing entrepreneurship in Indian communities.   Programs are available to any Native American (regardless of tribal affiliation) and services are provided at local sites.

In 1991, the Oregon Native American Business and Entrepreneurial Network (ONABEN) was formed as a non-profit, public benefit (501(c)3) corporation. ONABEN was conceived when four tribes located within the State of Oregon acknowledged that tribal governments needed to become actively engaged in encouraging individual enterprise if a private sector was going to flourish within Indian Country. The founding members were the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, the Klamath Tribes, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Since the establishment of ONABEN - A Native American Business Network, the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla, the Confederated Tribes of Colville, the Coquille Tribe and a number of other tribes in Washington and California have joined us in a regional partnership to provide ONABEN programs to people in their area. The network has expanded and contracted over the years depending upon resources available at the local and the network levels.

For more information on ONABEN, contact their website at www.onaben.org

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