Spruce Root is cruising into spring
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Herring eggs, cruise ships and even some spring cleaning often mark the shift in seasons. Here at Spruce Root, we're looking forward to all the things that spring will bring.
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Are you a Tlingit & Haida citizen looking to start to grow your business?
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Join us for Path to Prosperity Business Basics, a special in-person workshop for Tlingit & Haida Tribal citizens!
You will learn the essentials of starting a business, including writing a business plan, financial projections, and a break-even analysis.
Business Basics is an interactive workshop designed for Southeast Alaskans who are looking to launch a business. Whether you have an idea that you’re looking to turn into a business or a side project you are looking to expand, this workshop will give you the knowledge, tools, and connections needed to build a successful business that benefits the community, the environment, and the economy.
Entrepreneurs who complete Business Basics will gain a greater understanding of the fundamentals to start or grow an early-stage business and will be introduced to additional resources to continue growing their business.
The workshop will be May 16-17 at Generations Southeast Community Learning Center (formerly called the Vocational Center), 3239 Hospital Drive, Juneau.
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Join Spruce Root and Oweesta Corporation for the Capital Access Convening in Juneau
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Registration is open for the 8th Annual Native CDFI Capital Access Convening (CAC), taking place June 27-29, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. This year’s theme — Turning the Tide — reflects this unique moment in time and the role Native CDFIs play in helping local economies recover and realize their self-determination.
Part of the agenda will include a mobile networking event that will take conference attendees around the city as well as a marketplace featuring local Native entrepreneurs. Click HERE for the full agenda.
Spruce Root Executive Director Alana Peterson will join Nainoa Logan from Waianae Economic Development Council to lead a breakout session, Indigenous Knowledge as a Basis for Understanding Modern Finance and Entrepreneurship, at 10-11:30 a.m on June 29.
Other presentations:
- Regenerative Tourism (8:30 a.m. June 28) with Ashley Snookes, Spruce Root Program Director for Technical Assistance
- Formalizing Coalitions & Partnerships (12:45 p.m. June 28) with Alana Peterson
- Indigenous Knowledge as a Basis for Understanding Modern Finance and Entrepreneurship (10 a.m. June 29) with Alana Peterson
- PetchaKucha (TBD) with Ashley Snookes
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Launch your business with customer-focused marketing
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6-7 p.m. Mountain Time, Thursday, April 20
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As a new entrepreneur, you’ll need more than good products or services to grow your business. It’s also important to have strong customer-focused marketing strategies to reach your audience and turn them into loyal customers. In part one of this two-part Grow with Google Indigenous Community workshop, you will learn how to create a compelling brand, define the right audience for your business, and shape the customer journey from awareness to consideration. |
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About the coach: Jake Foreman is an Absentee Shawnee citizen and resides in Tiwa Territory in Albuquerque, NM. He is a Program Director at New Mexico Community Capital (NMCC) which provides culturally appropriate tools for success to emerging Indigenous-owned businesses, families and Tribal enterprises.
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Spruce Root is proud to partner with TCFU
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Access to financial services is core to Spruce Root's mission and we are happy to partner with Tongass Federal Credit Union to increase access to business coaching and training programs across the region.
We are excited to see our partner TFCU growing their presence across the region. They are supporting smaller communities through the establishment of four micro-sites in Thorne Bay, Hydaburg, Hoonah and Kake, in addition to the seven other community branches. You can read their most recent newsletter here.
And special thanks to Grant Echohawk who is doing in-person business support at The Commons at TFCU in Ketchikan.
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The Development Director will lead all fundraising, communications, project management, and committee engagement for the SSP’s annual budget and to realize the $100M fundraising goal for Seacoast Trust, and more. The ideal candidate will have experience raising funds for nonprofit or aligned work or have clear aptitude for building and maintaining relationships with potential and existing donors and for developing creative, collaborative and innovative strategies for growing the corpus of the Seacoast Trust and realizing SSP’s annual budget.
In conjunction with the Spruce Root, Inc. team, the Program Manager is responsible for the identification, development, and management of projects and initiatives that improve the economic condition of individuals in Southeast Alaska. This position will lead the development and deployment of the Financial Wellness course, and other work.
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Resilience Circles Director will co-develop the pilot implementation plan and lead the program management team in Alaska. The ideal candidate is looking to dedicate 20+ hours a week to support the success of the Resilience Circles pilot program in Southeast Alaska, with an openness to the growth of this role.
The overall goal of the Rural Economic Development Catalyst is to catalyze and support economic development activities in rural, especially Tribal communities in southeast Alaska. You should expect these economic development activities to be guided by a blend of indigenous cultural values and a triple bottom-line framework that integrates economic, social and ecological sustainability principles into each economic development project and activity.
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For more details about jobs at Spruce Root, go to spruceroot.org/careers.
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April 26-29
April 28
April 28
May 9
May 12
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SSP Spring Retreat, Sitka
Spruce Root Loan Committee Meeting (virtual)
SSP Steering Committee Meeting, Sitka
SSP Regional Catalyst Hangout (virtual)
Spruce Root Board of Directors Meeting, Juneau
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Thank you to all our partners, supporters, donors and communities for continuing to share in our vision for the region!
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Spruce Root is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). Our services for small businesses include coaching, training and lending for startup enterprises, working capital, business expansion, leasehold improvements and other business capital needs. We are a driver of a regenerative economy across Southeast Alaska so communities can forge futures grounded in this uniquely Indigenous place.
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