Financial Empowerment:

Small Business Development & Support

Department of Housing & Facilities through the Financial Empowerment Program partners with Chi-Ishobak Inc., on Small Business Development & Support. 

Financial Empowerment Resources

• Business Planning Software

  Business Plan Development

• Quarterly workshops: "Starting A New Business"

Chi-Ishobak Resources

• Provides tribal citizens who want to start or expand a business with assistance in developing a business plan, locating resources and by offering lending services. Mid-summer of 2011, is the anticipated timeline for Chi-Ishobak to begin lending to tribal citizen-entrepreneurs.

For Chi-Ishobak contact:                                             For Financial Empowerment contact:  

Alan Fricke                                                                       Valerie Janowski 

Executive Director                                                            Community Financial Empowerment Advisor

415 East Praire Ronde Street                                            Department of Housing & Facilities   

Suite B                                                                              269-783-0443 

Dowagiac, MI 49047 

269-783-4909 

Alan.Fricke@Chiishobak.org