- Oversee and advise existing reservation businesses on operations for profitability. - Establish processes that will help create jobs, foster more stable and diversified economies and improving living condidtions for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band.

Provides aspiring small business owners with the tools, resources, and guidance needed to succeed. Services include: - Business Technical Assistance: Comprehensive support in business planning, operations, and scaling - Culturally Relevant Entrepreneurship Training: Tailored programs that address unique challenges and opportunities for diverse communities - Micro Lending: Provides access to small loans designed to kickstart and grow businesses - Workshops and Resources: Interactive sessions and materials to enhance business acumen and connect entrepreneurs to vital resources

- Access to corporate and government contract opportunities - Access to financing and loan packaging - Business consulting services - Business plan review

Works with entrepreneurs to provide connections, framework and education to help them overcome challenges. - Collider Coworking: Offers collaborative space and conference rooms for members and guests. Guests can drop in for a day or week to use desk space, and rent small and large conference rooms. Members can have monthly access to use office space, desk space and access quiet rooms and conference rooms. Fiber internet access, drinks and snacks provided. - Ecosystem Navigator Program: Lowers barriers to entrepreneurship in Rochester. Provides entrepreneurs and prospective business owners with networks and frameworks to improve their chances of business success. Initial focus is the Latino, Black and female entrepreneurial communities in Rochester. 3 navigators meet 1:1 with entrepreneurs and people interested in learning more about starting a business in Rochester. Navigators work to understand the needs of these individuals and connect them to business resources. - Education: Provides an 8-week Basics of Entrepreneurship course which helps an entrepreneur start with an idea, validate it and find their first customers. Works regionally with universities and colleges as well as other entrepreneurial support organizations to connect individuals to educational opportunities.

- Advocates for certified suppliers: Small, Minority, Women, Veteran, Service-disabled Veteran, LGBTQ, HUBZone, 8a and Disability-Owned Business Enterprises. - Publishes the DIR National Minority and Women Business Directory