Native American business strategy: a survey of northwest US firms

This study seeks to examine the nature of enterprises owned by Native American tribes or individuals. An original survey is utilised, using a convenience sample of Native American-owned retail, construction and service firms located primarily in the northwest USA. Likert-type questions involving tribal support and cultural issues are analysed. While the firms are not entrepreneurial by some researchers' definitions, within the Native American community small business strategies are entrepreneurial.