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2. Tribal Governance and Business Structures

3. TRIBES HAVE DISTINCT ADVANTAGES

4. TRIBES HAVE DISTINCT ADVANTAGES

5. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

6. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

7. WHAT DOES RESEARCH TELL US?

8. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REQUIRES REFORMATION

9. TWO MODELS OF NATION-OWNED BUSINESS

10. ADVANTAGE OF THE SEPARATED MODEL

11. CHOICE OF BUSINESS STRUCTURES

12. STRUCTURING TRIBAL BUSINESS

13. KEY FACTORS TO CONSIDER

14. TYPES OF TRIBAL BUSINESS STRUCTURES

15. TRIBAL BUSINESS CORPORATIONS The Tribe

16. TRIBAL BUSINESS CORPORATIONS Instrumentality of the Tribe

17. TRIBAL BUSINESS CORPORATIONS Political Subdivision

18. TRIBAL BUSINESS CORPORATIONS Federal Law Corporations

19. Five Steps to Establish a Section 17 Corporation:

20. TRIBAL BUSINESS CORPORATIONS Tribal Law Corporations

21. TRIBAL BUSINESS CORPORATIONS State Law Corporations

22. TRIBAL BUSINESS CORPORATIONS Limited Liability Company (LLC)

23. BUSINESS CREATION KEY FACTORS

24. Bibliography

25. Questions?

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