Nonprofit Works To Support Native American Women In Business

A nonprofit group is teaming up with several agencies to help Native American women get ahead in business.

Native American women are underrepresented as business owners and deal with many challenges.

A group called Stitchcrew partnered with Cherokee Nation and the University of Tulsa Collins College of Business to provide resources.

The group selected five Cherokee women in the first six-week Cherokee Women Accelerator Cohort.

The partners gave each woman $10,000, access to business leaders, and a space to work.

Amber Behrens is the CEO of Provision Pantry, which focuses on health awareness through a full service catering company.

She said for her, it was a huge opportunity to network to help build her business.

“This brought awareness to your financial growth, your exit plans, your five year strategy, 10 year strategy. And it also provided resources to make sure you’re executing it. So it was huge accountability,” Behrens said.

Cherokee Nation provided the $10,000 grants and plans to track the participants’ success.

It will also work to help them partner with other Cherokee communities across the country.