Siyo from the Rez
Siyo from the Rez! This is the official podcast from the Cherokee Nation, and we're broadcasting from our tribal headquarters in Tahlequah. Each episode, we’ll be talking with Cherokee citizens who are working hard to preserve and revitalize our culture and who are making a difference in our communities.
Siyo from the Rez
17: Cherokee Nation’s Opportunity Zones Program and How It Supports Entrepreneurs
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What does it take to create a thriving Cherokee-owned business? This month, we sit down with Deputy Secretary of State Canaan Duncan and Cherokee entrepreneur Dillin Springwater, who went from push-mowing yards as a teenager to now running multiple businesses filled with Native employees.
Together, they talk about the many ways Cherokee Nation lifts up small-business owners: from TERO vendor preference to $84 million in SSBCI funding, workforce pipeline programs, and our Opportunity Zones program for small-business owners on the reservation and at-large.
Whether you're on the reservation or an at-large citizen with a dream, this episode's for you.
This is Cherokee Nation's official podcast.
This episode was hosted by KenLea Keys and Colton Branstetter.
Producer: Bryan Dugan
Executive Producers: Julie Hubbard and Jason McCarty
Editor: Samantha Robinson
Graphic Designer: Justyne Eden
Visual Effects: Ray Carey
Soundtrack by Chuj Mackey
This episode was filmed at the W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex in Tahlequah on the Cherokee Nation Reservation.
💌 Email us at podcast@cherokee.org!