NAYA’s Native Business Accelerator (United States)

The mission is to uplift and empower small businesses through a relational approach to targeted training, skills, and tools tailored to each cohort’s needs.

The cohort meets every other week from the third week of February through the third week of June.

Core Curriculum

• Orientation
  • Overview of the program, program expectations, and cohort bonding.
• SWOT Analysis
• Strategic Growth Plan
• Financial Analysis

Accelerator Benefits 

• Benefits include one-to-one coaching, support, relationship building with peers, and access to community through the Native Business Accelerator network.
• The program houses 12 workshops over the course of a 5-month period.

Cohort Selection (Choice of 6)

• Marketing
  • SEO, digital marketing, social media.
• Branding and Design
  • Gaining self-sufficiency and crafting deliverables for your business.
• HR
• Bookkeeping
• Business Mindset
• Legal
• Photography
• Wild Card
  • Based on cohort interest

Final

• Strategic Business Review
  • The cohort meets and works together to refine their business presentations for graduation, brainstorm, and troubleshoot work completed thus far.
• Graduation Presentations
  • This is the cohort’s final where their graduation is broadcast to the public and NAYA community to showcase their business for promotion, potential new sales, and experience.

Eligibility Criteria

• You have an existing business with positive net sales.
• You can commit to 80% or higher attendance.
• You have the ability and the means to attend Zoom video meetings on a regular basis.
• You can commit to 5+ hours a week for workshops, assignments, and 1:1 coaching.
• Graduate of NAYA’s Basics of Business course, a plus but not necessary.
• If you feel that you don’t meet these criteria, do not fret, they will assess each application individually.
• If you don’t have the ability or the means to attend Zoom video meetings on a regular basis – this is okay, they will work with you to ensure you are setup for success prior to the start of the cohort.

For more information, visit Native American Youth & Family Center.