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TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma - The Cherokee Nation will hold an “Orientation to Entrepreneurship” workshop on March 10, to educate interested community members about owning and operating a small business. The workshop is open to the public and will be held at 6 p.m. in the tribe’s Bid Center, located in Room 117 of the old motel behind the Restaurant of the Cherokees. The workshop is hosted by the Cherokee Nation’s Small Business Assistance Center. There is no cost to attend. According to Veronica Hix, Entrepreneur Development Manager, the material to be covered in the workshop was designed to promote self-sufficiency and educate potential small business loan applicants about the ins and outs of owning a business. “This session is going to provide participants with a good overview of what entrepreneurship is all about,” said Hix. For more information or to sign up for the workshop, please contact Kim Webber, phone: 918-342-6807 or kim-webber@cherokee.org

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