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Once upon a time this group of Native entrepreneurs gathered with tales of inspiration, long hours, big dreams, wild successes, many frustrations, and shared with each other. At Heart Berry we are all about creating spaces. Gathering Abundance was a beautiful evening of our local, small, Native owned businesses talking about our values and purpose as entrepreneurs. We smudged, we ate, great coffee was had.  Elder and curator Wendy Savage shared about her lifetime as an arts entrepreneur and the many barriers she has overcome.  A long time mentor to me (Giizh) at Heart Berry, Wendy has shown many artists and entrepreneurs how to live their big dreams and opened many doors for a generation.  Artist and entrepreneur Michelle Defoe of Star...

We know how life is as a busy entrepreneur.  We are often so busy solving problems, creating new pathways, and running our day to day we don't get to pause and reflect often.  In our effort to build community and role model collaboration over competition we are gathering other Native entrepreneurs together to share together.   What if we created a space FOR US? A space to share things we are learning, a place to talk about how our values drive our business?  At Heart Berry we are in a constant state of learning and growth. No two days are the same and we have to be endlessly flexible as small businesses.  We can learn from each other!   We think we...