Heather Fleming

Join us on March 23-24 on the Navajo Nation to explore the role of data in achieving economic sovereignty on the Navajo Nation, featuring the fabulous Alisha Murphy from the Division of Economic Development! navajoeship.org/all-roads

She opened up to a family member about wanting to pursue cosmetology. Instead of encouragement, she was met with a laugh and a comment about how she’d never make any money. It had never crossed her mind that money equals success. nativestartup.org/changemakers/m… #NativeEntrepreneurs

It's #IndigenousPeoplesDay! 🙌🏾 And to celebrate, we're honoring the stories of countless #NativeEntrepreneurs building their local communities. Watch our trailer for #TogetherWeHelp 👇🏾 youtu.be/NTXI2HMZilA

‘People want to know what the plan is’: Navajo Nation presidential candidates tackle questions about the Navajo economy during forum hosted by @native_startup and the Navajo Entrepreneurship Coalition. azmirror.com/2022/06/23/nav… via @ArizonaMirror

Change Labs’ incubator program can take rough ideas and mold those concepts into full business plans. The program helps aspiring entrepreneurs come to grips with financing, marketing and growing their operations via co-work, mentorship and training. tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/entre…

Applications to the Change Labs Business Incubator are now open! 🥳 #NativeEntrepreneurs and change makers with an idea for a business or nonprofit, learn all about it here: nativestartup.org/incubator

Indigenous ‘land acknowledgments’ have been hijacked by pedants, scolds, and moral exhibitionists. I have a few thoughts in ⁦@TheAtlantic⁩ on how that happened, and how to rescue this practice from itself: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Change Labs hosts groundbreaking ceremony for new headquarters in Tuba City! 💛 We celebrated a monumental win with our incubator alumni and leaders of the To’Nanees’Dizi Local Government. nativestartup.org/news/ikjy16b7n…

What are the most important issues facing Navajo tourism businesses in the wake of the pandemic? Join Change Labs & the Navajo Nation Division of Economic Development for a dialogue between Navajo business owners and government leaders. nativestartup.org/covid19 #ARPA

Happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay! Today we celebrate the amazing change makers in our community who are contributing every single day to building a healthy Native economy. All you #NativeEntrepreneurs out there, we're asking: What's *your* vision for a healthy Native economy?

THIS is what a Native economy looks like. So inspired by these Navajo actors who turned their business struggles & challenges into a collaboration opportunity that would strengthen all of them! 😍 Here's their story: nativestartup.org/changemakers/n…

Are Native communities and values a model for a more sustainable entrepreneurship ecosystem in the US? We think so. Our co-founder @heatherfleming shares the importance of investing in Native entrepreneurship: nonprofitquarterly.org/helping-native…

Hear 3 #Indigenous community leaders discuss business incubators & community loan funds that advance #Native economic self-sufficiency w/ @Steve_NPQ, @four_bands @LakotaVogel, @native_startup’s @heatherfleming, @NativeWomenLead’s Vanessa Roanhorse bit.ly/3hTdIDM @FNDI303

Congratulations are in order for the nine #NativeEntrepreneurs graduating from our business incubator today. 🥳 Congratulations to the Class of 2021! #BuyNative

Big BIG news for Change Labs and our colleagues at @NMCCAP, @NativeWomenLead, and #NativeCommunityCapital! "Native-led organizations secure $3 million to expand Native-led entrepreneurship support" nativestartup.org/news/native-le…

#BuyNative this Mother's Day with these seven Native-made gift ideas for the matriarch's in your family! nativestartup.org/news/2021matri… #NativeEntrepreneurs

Native American entrepreneurialism is on the rise. Working to support entrepreneurs is @native_startup an organisation looking to turn challenges into opportunities. This is their story. #NativeEntrepreneurs #NativeBiz #indigenouseconomy investforgood.blog/blog/fueling-t…

Meet Nááts'íilid Initiative, a Navajo startup founded by Carmirae Holquin, developing a sweat equity model for improved Navajo housing. Learn why she does what she does and her thoughts on the housing crisis on Navajo. 😍nativestartup.org/changemakers/b… Photos by: @DesignBuildBLUF

#NativeLeaders, interested in creating a business incubator in your community? Check out the Change Labs 2020 Evaluation Report, which details the theory of change behind each program and the impact entrepreneurial support has on community members! nativestartup.org/impact

.@native_startup is a Native-led and Native-controlled organization based on the Navajo and Hopi Nation. @jstago and @heatherfleming are helping build successful Native small businesses that benefit tribal communities. nativestartup.org