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Vendor Fee of $75.00
(booth only)

Northern Minnesota Reservation
Economic Development Summit and Trade Show
August 13 & 14, 2008
Northern Lights Casino, Walker, MN

Goal: To enhance business opportunities and foster economic growth from which Leech Lake, Red Lake and White Earth Tribal Nations will develop healthy and self-sufficient communities.
Outcomes:
1) Identify successful economic development models for tribal governments.
2) To strengthen Indian-owned businesses and promote "Buy Indian."

Emcee: David Glass, President, American Indian Economic Development Fund

Download the agenda in PDF format.

Agenda for Thursday, August 14

7:30 a.m. Breakfast-Green Meal Ticket
Leech Lake Ballroom

8:30 a.m. Keynote Speakers-The Power of Tribal Partnerships
Terrance Nelson, Roseau River Canadian Tribal Partners
Allan McLeod, Tribal Council Investment Group of Manitoba Ltd.
Leech Lake Ballroom

9:15 a.m. Keynote Speaker-“Building Self-Sufficiency Through Small Business Development”
Amy McKenna Luz, President/CEO Association for Enterprise Opportunity
Leech Lake Ballroom

10:00 a.m. Break/Setup

10:15 a.m. Breakout sessions
1) Intertribal Trade Without Borders (Closed Session)
Location: Onigum Room
a. Facilitator: Lenor Scheffler, Partner, Best & Flanagan, LLP
b. Kate Saba, Trade Commissioner, Consulate General of Canada, Minneapolis, Minnesota

2) Business Financing-“Financing Your Small Business”
Location: Battle Point Room
a. Amy McKenna Luz, Microenterprise Network Group
b. Duane Swanson, Western Bank, Cass Lake

3) Advanced Business Marketing-“Market Planning for Success”-Solving the Mystery of Price, Product, Place and Promotion
Location: Blackduck Room
a. Dave Smith, Marketing Assistant and Research Solutions, Bemidji State University
b. Andra Vaughn, Small Business Development Center, Bemidji State University

4) Small Business Development & Planning-“Working to Get Back to our Entrepreneurial Roots”
Location: Shingobee Room
a. Gail Leverson, Cass County Economic Development Corporation
b. Jennifer Waltman, American Indian Economic Development Fund
c. Sherri Komrosky, Procurement Technical Assistance Center

5) Tribal Investments and Portfolios-“Think Like a Quilt Maker”
Location: Leech Lake Room
a. Dan Stafford, Virchow Krause & Company Employee Benefits, LLC
b. Suzann Brown, Virchow Krause & Company Wealth Management, LLC

11:30 a.m. Break/Lunch Setup

11:45 a.m. Lunch-Red & White Meal Ticket
Leech Lake Ballroom

12:15 p.m. Keynote Speaker-“Creating Wealth in Indian Country”
Miko Beasley Denson, Tribal Chief, Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Leech Lake Ballroom

1:00 p.m. Native Pride Dancers
Leech Lake Ballroom

1:30 p.m. Closing Ceremony-Retirement of Flags
Leech Lake Ballroom

Summit Information
Government business, develop-ment programs, business opportunities for tribes and individuals, accessing capital, leveraging and maximizing federal and private sector resources and much more.

To Register
1. Print Registration Form
2. Complete Form
3. Mail to Address on Form

$75.00 early-bird registration
( before July 25, 2008)
$100.00 registration fee
(after July 25, 2008)

Book a Room
The Northern Lights Casino has been fully booked, however there are still rooms available at the Country Inn & Suites and AmericInn in Walker. Please call the following numbers for details:
Country Inn: (218) 547-1400
AmericInn: (218) 547-2200