Kauffman & Associates, Inc., Awarded Minority Business Development Agency Grant to Assist Native Businesses

Published February 13, 2019

New organization, Northwest Native Ventures, will offer training to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian businesses in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho

SPOKANE, Wash. — Kauffman & Associates, Inc., (KAI) was recently awarded a $300,000 grant from the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) to launch Northwest Native Ventures (NNV)—a business incubator for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian entrepreneurs in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

KAI is a Native woman-owned business. It was one of 10 organizations awarded more than $3 million in MBDA grants to support programs for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian-owned enterprises. MBDA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce that promotes the growth of minority-owned business through the mobilization and advancement of public and private sector programs, policy, and research.

“We are excited and grateful for this opportunity to assist Native businesses in the Pacific Northwest as they look to grow to the next level,” said KAI President and Founder Jo Ann Kauffman.

NNV offers free training and technical assistance on:

  • SBA 8(a) federal contracting certification and other certifications/programs
  • Federal contracting best practices
  • Strategic business management
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Cost and expense management

In addition, Native-owned businesses in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon can apply to be one of 15 participants in NNV’s upcoming 3-day business boot camp in Spokane, WA. For more information about the boot camp, contact Elizabeth Bohnee at (509) 789-2867 orelizabeth.bohnee@kauffmaninc.com.

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