Archive for November, 2009

By Jana Turvey
After Congress created Alaska Native corporations (ANCs) and told them to go forth and prosper, it gave them a tool to help them succeed.
It changed the rules for ANCs, tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, so aboriginal-owned companies could better compete for federal contracts through the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program. It’s taken a [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today took action on several fronts to ensure that Alaska Native Corporations continue to be treated fairly under the Native American 8(a) program.

Washington, D.C. – Alaskan Congressman Don Young voted this afternoon in favor of H.R. 1834, the Native American Business Development Enhancement Act of 2009, which would amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided to Indian tribe members, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
“The development of the Native business community is integral [...]

By: Jana Turvey
After Congress created Alaska Native corporations (ANCs) and told them to go forth and prosper, it gave them a tool to help them succeed. Congress changed the rules for ANCs, tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, so aboriginal-owned companies could better compete for federal contracts through the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program.

Political inquiries into Native business gives Greg DuMontier Opportunity
By Tony Hall
This summer, a U.S. senator from Missouri led an effort to characterize what an Alaska 8(a) corporation looks like. The way some saw it, Sen. Claire McCaskill shaped an image of a shady con-artist operating barely within the rules of the game and dancing on [...]