Julie Painter, an Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians member, bought Visage Salon at 25 with help from Sequoyah Fund, Inc. Discover her journey from student to successful salon owner in the latest Difference Makers 2.0 story and podcast.

At Four Bands Community Fund’s incubation space, Wóyute Natural Foods & Apothecary brings traditional, whole groceries and food sovereignty to the Cheyenne River Lakota Reservation.

Despite a Native American population of nearly 800,000, California and Nevada have only one certified Native CDFI. The Native CDFI Network and Wells Fargo are launching a year-long initiative to change that. Learn more from NCN CEO Pete Upton and Wells Fargo’s Tim Rios on the Difference Makers 2.0 podcast.

Polluted waters once limited the Mi’kmaq Nation’s access to brook trout. A new fish hatchery and expansion, supported by Four Directions, a Native CDFI, boosts subsistence and economic development.

Nixyaawii Community Financial Services helped Umatilla Citizen Sadie Mildenberger turn her dream of owning a business that serves innovative dishes with traditional ingredients into a reality.

Meet the Roberts family, owners of a Native-owned small business that found support in Chi-Ishobak, a Native CDFI, to grow their flooring business from a single hospital contract to a thriving regional company.

Discover how Gary and Sue Raccine’s journey from a rejected loan to thriving entrepreneurship was fueled by NACDC Financial Services, empowering Native American business owners in Montana.