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PRYOR, OKLAHOMA – The Cherokee Nation Small Business Assistance Center will offer a five week Business Plan Class beginning on Thursday, June 1 at 6 p.m. at the Northeast Technology Center in Pryor.

The objective of the class is to help potential business owners create a business plan that will enable them to apply for funding from the Cherokee Nation Micro-Enterprise Opportunity Loan Fund.

Interested parties must live in and plan to operate the business within the Cherokee Nation jurisdiction, meet income guidelines, be a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe, have a firm business idea or an existing business, and be willing to complete the five-week training course.

Seating is limited and pre-registration is required. There is no charge for the class as long as participant meets all of the qualifications.

For more information about the Business Plan Class contact Crystal Washington, phone: 918-453-5531.

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