SBA Town Hall Meeting Comes to Lumbee Tribal Territory


The Small Business Administration (SBA) Town Hall Meeting in October brought out business owners from across the region. Small business owners and those interested in starting a small business had the opportunity to listen to a brief SBA presentation and a panel discussion that featured the SBA as well as its resource partners: Small Business and Technology Development Center, SCORE, Women’s Business Center, Veterans Business Outreach Center, and Robeson


N


Lumbee Elders enjoy Bible Study at Heritage Haven Community.


8 15


Community College Small Business Center. The panel discussion included a question-and-answer session.


Jackson Brossy, SBA Assistant Administrator


for Native American Affairs and Allen Thomas, Greenville NC-based SBA Southeast Regional Administrator, both delivered remarks regarding the resources to help small businesses and startups.


ew Members sworn in to the Lumbee Tribe Health Board


Congratulations to Dr. Shelly Lowery Strickland and Dr. Andrea Blackburn, who were both sworn in Thursday night to the Lumbee Tribe Health Board. Dr. Strickland is from the Harpers Ferry community. Dr. Blackburn is from Lumberton, but has deep ties to the Prospect community. Also congratulations to RD Locklear, from the Mt. Airy Community, who was sworn in to the Lumbee Tribe Constitution Reform Committee.


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20