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TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA – The Cherokee Nation Small Business Assistance Center will be offering a six-week Business Plan Class beginning Monday, April 10, at 6 p.m. in the Cherokee Nation Bid Center, located in Room 117 of the Tsa La Gi Office Building at the tribal complex south of Tahlequah.

The Business Plan Class is offered to Native Americans of any tribe seeking funding through the Cherokee Nation Micro-Enterprise program. The course will offer participants guidance in completing a business plan to submit for funding of $25,000 or less

Enrollment is limited and pre-registration is required. Participants must live within the boundaries of Cherokee Nation, have a business idea or an existing business, be a tribal member of a federally recognized tribe and be willing to complete the six-week course.

For more information about the Business Plan Class or to pre-register, contact Crystal Washington, phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2531).

Related Cherokee Nation contact information:

Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org Larry Daugherty, Advertising Manager Cherokee Nation - Public Affairs Phone 918-456-0671 (Ex.2324) E-mail: ldaugherty@cherokee.org

Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org Bradley D. Peak, Cherokee Nation Natural Resources Specialist Phone: 918-456-0671 (ex.2843) E-mail: bpeak@cherokee.org