A Choctaw Nation program aimed at helping tribal members reach their goals of owning a business has helped start more than 300 small businesses in southeast Oklahoma.
More than 1,400 “Chatapreneurs” have been helped through the Choctaw Nation Small Business Development program since its inception.
The program offers business planning and training, marketing assistance, registration assistance, and more to tribal members who are starting off or have an established small business.
The mission of the program is to “create new jobs and economic growth within the communities of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma through our Tribal Members. Providing specialized one-on-one advising services, access to business training, networking and business…