Native American Entrepreneurs (Issn)

Native American entrepreneurs are important contributors to the American economy and social landscape.

Faced with numerous challenges, many Native American entrepreneurs have learned to transcend tough obstacles, leverage resources, and strategically pursue opportunities to achieve business success.

This book captures the entrepreneurial stories and mindsets of contemporary Native Americans.

Dr. Ron P. Sheffield is a member of the Quechan Tribe of Arizona, an adjunct professor of leadership at Christopher Newport University, and a board member for the American Indigenous Business Leaders. His doctoral research at George Washington University, The Influence of Language on Culture and Identity: Resurgence of the Quechan Native American Tribal Language, sought to gain understanding of the influence that language restriction, and later federal legitimization, had on elder's perspectives of culture and identity.

Dr. J. Mark Munoz is a professor of management and international business at Millikin University and a former visiting fellow at Harvard University. He received several awards including four best research paper awards, two international book awards, a literary award, and the ACBSP Teaching Excellence Award among others. Aside from top-tier journal publications, he has authored or edited over 20 books, such as Contemporary Microenterprise, International Social Entrepreneurship, Hispanic Latino Entrepreneurship, African American Entrepreneurs, and Arts and Entrepreneurship.