Ho Chunk Community Capital Corporation

04/13/2026

Ho Chunk Community Capital is collaborating with the Indianpreneurship program to offer these small business education units. This 12 module program is offered on a weekly basis in 3 part sessions by Anthony Warrior (NICC)

Modules 1-3 Tuesday from 10am to 1pm.

The CDFI is strengthening community partnerships in Nebraska and Iowa to provide resources for entrepreneurs and small business. Be on the lookout for future opportunities.

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04/08/2026

Ho Chunk Community Capital had the opportunity to sit on a panel at the UNL Great Plains Futures Conference last week. Anthony Warrior (NICC) Indianprenuership program, Liz Brown-Lovejoy (Susan Laflesche - Picotte Center) and Tony Wood (HCCC) presented on Native American entrepreneurship and small business.

Future collaborations in the works between NICC Indianprenuership, HCCC and other community organizations to provide impactful small business resources to our communities.

03/31/2026

This Flour Mill project in Oregon was detailed at the Native CDFI Network conference in Washington D.C.

8 Native CDFIs from across the country came together to finance $9M of the project in a capital weave with Native American Bank. The project is a major step towards creating long term economic development and sovereignty in value added agriculture.

Large-scale economic development deals in Indian Country are typically financed through complex capital stacks — combining banks, tax credits and outside investors — with Native CDFIs often left out.That may be starting to change.In Episode 4 of D...

03/20/2026

This event is in coordination with Ho Chunk Community Capital, a Native CDFI. We welcome Savannah Berlyn Photo & Design and Worak Horak Youth Organization’s event to utilize our Business Incubator Hub space.

Support Small Business! Support Native Entrepreneurship!

03/11/2026

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03/07/2026

The CDFI held a Cottage Food Certification class today with UNL Extension office - Dakota County conducting the course. Goal is to provide opportunities to reach other sales outlets and market segments.

03/03/2026

Center For Siouxland is offering free tax preparation assistance through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.

If you earned $69,000 or less in 2025, IRS-certified volunteers may be able to help you file your taxes accurately and on time at no cost. Services begin February 2, 2026.

Please see the flyer for details and contact information.

02/23/2026

Update on the incentive. $50 grant with passing score of the class. Limited to first 20. Thank you. Contact Tony Wood at [email protected]

02/13/2026

Updated information on the Collage Food Law Certificate course!

Starting at 10AM on March 7th
Please RSVP with Tony Wood at [email protected] or call the office at 402-878-2192. The cost is $25 which the CDFI will cover up to 20 participants. Light lunch will be provided for participants.

Note: If you are interested in crossing into Iowa with your products and goods, there is a separate online course through Iowa State Extension office. Please see attached link:

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/home-food-operations

The cost for Iowa is $70, the CDFI will reimburse the cost for up to 10 participants after proof of certification.

02/11/2026

Certificates of Completion for the Fannie Mae HomeView Course have been coming in from participants. This along with Financial Education are a requirement to participate in the IDA 4-1 Match Program from the CDFI.

Upon completion fo these two educational components, participants are eligible to utilize their matching funds along with their personal savings investment towards: Credit Mitigation, Debt Reduction or Down Payment Assistance.

02/06/2026

11/21/2025

The CDFI finished up the Native American Agriculture Fund Youth grant last month. A component of the grant was the match savings program for Native Youth, at the end participants had 4 specific purposes they had to identify to utilize their savings and our 5-1 match: Education, Seed $ for starting a small ag business, transportation for higher education or continued savings in a higher yield CD or investment. The breakdown of how funds were deployed are below.

$21,600 College Education
$18,000 CD (Certificate of Deposit minimum 6 months)
$3,600 Vehicle Purchase

Those that chose the CD we are looking to connect to a financial advisor upon completion and hopeful that this opportunity changed mindset and look at transitioning mindset from saving to investments.