“You have to make a long term plan for diversification, but it doesn’t happen overnight. It’s important to commit to the reinvestment necessary to accomplish your goals so you are not bleeding enterprises dry while on the path. [It’s] critical to continually educate...
How Bluestone can Help
C-Store Expertise Supports Tribal Economic Stability
As Indian country continues its trend toward diversification in economic development, many tribes are including reviewing the efficiency of their existing convenience stores or adding convenience offerings as a means of creating both revenue and jobs and community...
Tribal Governance Made Easy with Blue Stone’s Soft Touch
Author: Gale Courey Toensing http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/ Blue Stone Strategy Group, a majority Native-owned and –operated business that supports tribal leaders in governance and economic development issues, has reached an important milestone:...
Preparing for Prosperity; Modernizing Your Tribal or Organizational Structure
Organizational structure refers to the arrangement of authority, rights and responsibilities of an organization, all of which are directed toward the pursuit and achievement of its goals. It specifies rules, procedures and operations, and determines who the decision...
Eyes on the Prize:Blue Stone Strategy Group Encourages Tribes to Stay Focused
Tribal funding represents a tiny sliver in overall spending, but the impact of the federal government’s automatic budget cuts, known as sequestration, will be felt immediately. “By my count,” wrote Mark Trahant, in his Austerity blog, “there will be at least $386...
Building A Tribal Legacy; Involve Your Community
Over the last six years Blue Stone Strategy Group has been assisting Tribes throughout the country in their efforts to strike a balance between addressing immediate needs and investing in long-term sustainability. We are all familiar with crisis response mode –...
NIGA and Blue Stone Create First Guide to Tribal Economic Development
Self-Governance: A Challenging, But Strategic & Critical Pursuit
“Tribal self-governance is inextricably linked to economy,” says Tribal affairs expert Richard “Dick” Trudell, a Blue Stone Strategy Group Advisory Board Member. Tribal nations, their governments, and their people are connected in ways that are rooted in tradition,...