TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS
Start Your Own Business with Help
from Tribal Small Business Program
If you are a Siletz Tribal member
and are interested in owning the your
business, the Small Business Program
offers a variety of free services to help
you.
A business information counselor
is available to provide free business
counseling and assistance for Siletz
Tribal members, which includes but is
not limited to marketing, business plan
development, financial information,
and other services to help you with your
business ideas.
A business loan program also is
available and offers Siletz Tribal mem
bers the opportunity to borrow funds
to either develop a new business ven
ture or expand a business they already
are operating.
Available services include:
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S.T.A.N.
Workshops
Please note: This is a revised
schedule. Some workshop dates
have changed.
Business counseling
Business plan development
Free computer use
Business loan program
Training workshops
Free faxing and copying services
for business owners
Internet access
Business reference books and vid
eos
Marketing assistance
Flyer development
For more information, contact
Rosie Sufficool, business information
counselor, at 541-994-2142 or 1-877-
564-7298,
or e-mail
her
at
rsufficool@stbcorp.net.
The Small Business Program is lo
cated in the Siletz Tribal Business Cor
poration office at 2120 NW 44th St.,
Suite D, in Lincoln City, Ore.
Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday.
Business and You!
bv Rosie Sufficool, STBC Business Information Counselor and S.T.A.N. Coordinator
Marketing Your Business - An Ongoing Process
Whether you're a new business
owner or have been in business for a
long time, it's important to remember
that marketing your business should
continue to be an ongoing process.
Often business owners who have
achieved some business success no
longer feel the need to continue mar
keting their business and their products.
It's necessary to market your prod
ucts and services on a regular basis to
keep your name in front of potential
customers and to make sure the com
petition doesn't take away some of
your customer base.
Marketing can be as simple or com
plex depending on your time and fi
nancial resources. Here are some low-
cost ways to market your business:
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Use your business cards to remind
people of your business and your
connection with it
Distribute flyers frequently, either
to advertise specials or to spotlight
some product or service
Encourage your employees to pro
mote your business in a positive
manner by setting a good example
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Join networking organizations like
the Chamber of Commerce or other
civic groups
If you have budgeted a specific
amount of money for marketing/adver-
tising, you might want to consider
some well-placed advertisements in
your local newspaper.
Before you place an ad. determine
if the cost of the advertising will gen
erate the kind of response you're ex
pecting and if it's worth it. Remember,
if no one reads your ad. you're wasting
your money.
To make sure you're making the
most of your marketing efforts, look
at the kinds of marketing your compe
tition does. Do they offer discount cou
pons? Do they have frequent sales?
The most important thing about mar
keting any business is that it has to be
frequent, consistent, and offer your po
tential customers something they value
Whether you're trying to attract new
customers or keep old ones, don't ever
underestimate the value of marketing.
If you have a specific business
question, send an e-mail to me
at rsufficool@stbcorp.net or call
541-994-2142 or 1-877-564-7298.
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Using the Internet
Using E-mail
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Communication Skills
Career Planning
Computer Basics
Developing a Business Plan
General Council
Meeting
Aug. 5, 2006
Siletz Tribal Community
Center
Siletz, Oregon
1 p.m.
Agenda
Call to Order
Invocation
Roll Call
Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes
Program Reports
Diabetes Program
Tobacco Prevention Program
Tribal Member Concerns
Chairman’s Report
Announcements
Adjournment
Culture Center Meetings Complete First Round;
Pendleton Blanket Winner Announced
The Tribal Planning Department and
Culture Committee recently held com
munity meetings in each of the area of
fices to discuss the planning of a tribal
culture center. The project, funded by
an Administration for Native Americans
grant, is to complete the very prelimi
nary “pre-planning " of a center.
The project's main objective is to
complete the design of a tribal culture
center, with heavy emphasis placed on
tribal membership input into that de
sign. The community meetings were
scheduled to allow members the oppor
tunity to provide that input.
A design team was hired in January
to begin the planning process. It consists
of Cascade Design Professionals Inc.,
StastnyBrun Architectural, and Lisa Watt.
Native American museum consultant.
In the community meetings the
team presented various aspects and
concerns regarding a tribal culture cen
ter. then spent significant time listen
ing to what tribal members said they
wanted to see in a Siletz culture center.
Presentations also were made at the
General Council meeting in May and
to tribal elders at their May meeting. A
discussion of the culture center design
into the drawing for a Pendleton blanket.
also is planned as part of this year’s
Culture Camp activities.
Near the end of July, as the team
gets closer to finishing the culture cen
ter design, another set of area office
meetings will be scheduled so mem
bers will have an additional opportu
nity to comment. The final design will
be presented to Tribal Council in Sep
tember for its approval.
Methods of funding the construc
tion of the culture center are being ex
plored so that building can begin soon
after final design approval.
Tribal members who attended the
community meetings were entered into
a drawing for a Pendleton blanket. On
June 9, Denise Petersen was an
nounced as the winner of the blanket.
For more information or if you
would like to provide input into the
Tribal Culture Center Planning Project,
contact Dennis Lancaster in the Tribal
Planning Department at 541-444-8340;
I-800-922-1399, ext. 1340; or e-mail
him at dennisl@ctsi.nsn.us.
You also can contact any Culture
Committee member or Culture Depart
ment staff.
July 2006
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