Tori Chasing Hawk achieves sweet success with side hustle. What started out as a way for Tori Chasing Hawk to make some extra cash has grown into a booming business that now employs seven part-time workers. T’s Sweet Treats offers a variety of...
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Patient capital model enables Dean Dupris and Kristen Lawrence to achieve herd growth. Nearly a decade ago, Dean Dupris was introduced to Four Bands through our CREATE (Cheyenne River Entrepreneurial Assistance Training and Education) class...
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Kelsie Kay’s Coffee Depot graduates from incubator program and moves to new location. In 2018, when Kelsie Kay Haskell participated in our revamped credit builder program – called our Financial Coaching Empowerment Program – she said she...
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Hometown Furniture Celebrates 10 Years A decade ago, Dennis and Elaine Neigel were at an exciting, but uncertain point. Starting a business of their own was something the couple had always thought about doing. When Elaine noticed several...
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Hickory Street Kitchen & Cocktails Celebrates Five Years July 7, 2021 As the COVID-19 pandemic winds down around the country, many restaurants are picking up the pieces and struggling to re-start operations. However, in the town of Sisseton...
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Troy Vrooman integrates digital technology into agricultural operation. November 19, 2020 As a lifelong rancher on Cheyenne River, Troy Vrooman has seen tremendous results from his new working relationship with Four Bands Community Fund. Like...
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Justin LaPlante and Julie Yardley Stay the Path to Homeownership Justin LaPlante and Julia Yardley’s blended family has been living in two separate households for several years, but not by choice. With six children, there just hasn’t been...
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Shari Ducheneaux Commits to Success Despite Pandemic-Induced Downturn June 9, 2020 In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ubetcha Wateca celebrated one year at their new location in the Four Bands Business Incubator. Prior to moving into their...
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Stottin Newbrough Opens Doors of Opportunity by Increasing Credit Score The summer of 2010 was filled with milestones for Stottin Newbrough. By participating in Four Bands’ youth entrepreneur internship program, he got his first real job and...
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Karen Ducheneaux Improves Credit Score Karen Ducheneaux came to Four Bands, because despite being financially responsible and paying her bills on time, her credit score was lower than expected. “It was frustrating because I thought I was...
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Robbie Knight sets foundation for homeownership by participating in credit builder program. For Robbie Knight, her homeownership journey began with her desire to move out of her apartment. Although it is incredibly difficult to find housing on...
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Kaiden White Bear uses business loan to grow his farrier business. Kaiden White Bear (Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck) has been shoeing horses since he was 19 years old. After a year-long apprenticeship, he started his own business by...
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