Building prosperity within Portland, Oregon’s Native American community
What We Do
NAYA Microenterprise is a team within the Native American Youth & Family Center. Our team provides Native entrepreneurs with the knowledge, tools, and skills to build a business from an idea or scale their existing business to their personal bar of success. We’ve created a sandbox environment for first time small business ventures to reach fruition with low financial risk. Together, we’re cultivating economic development within Portland’s Native community with a culturally informed approach.
Native American Youth & Family Center (NAYA) is a Native-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Portland, Oregon.
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Basics of Business
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Native Business Accelerator
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Marketplace + Retail
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1:1 Business Coaching
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NPNs
THE TEAM
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Sam Taylor
Community Development Manager
Hopi
He / Him -
Vawn Borges
Native Business Accelerator Coordinator
Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian)
He / Him -
S.A. Lawrence-Welch
Native Marketplace & Retail Coordinator
Michif & Nêhiýaw
She / They -
Santiago Vazquez
Business Development Coordinator
Indigenous South American
He/Him -
Matthew Faunt
Interim Assistant District Manager, Cully Blvd Alliance & Our 42nd Avenue
He/Him -
Edy Martinez
Our 42nd Avenue District Manager
Mexican-American
He/Him
Partners + Allies
