Assisting You with Self-Employment and Family Finances
We are your technical assistance and education resource to ignite and stimulate your growth and success.  The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. (GLITC) American Indian Economic Development Technical Assistance (AIEDTA) program provides:
Small Business Assistance and Training

• Business Readiness and Planning including Best Green Business Practices
• Business Management
• Marketing/Selling Strategies including Social Media and Internet Marketing
• Loan Packaging
• Post Loan Support
• Resource and Referral
• Indianpreneurship – A Native American Journey Into Business

Job Seeking Assistance

• Cover Letters, Resumes
• Job Searching, Filling out Applications
• Interviews, Thank You Cards

Financial Skills for Families

• Developing a Spending Plan
• Working with Checking & Savings Accounts
• Understanding Credit and Your Credit Report

You have decided to take new steps toward planning a future for you and your family. 

• You may be a job seeker looking to improve your employment skills; existing or future business owner seeking technical assistance and training; or community member who wants to gain control over your financial future.
• Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. would like to extend a warm hand in offering you the technical assistance and training you need to make your goals come true and help pave the path toward your future.
• Our goal is to create and retain jobs, and promote small business development that facilitate growth on your reservation so you and your community become more economically independent and financially secure.

Realizing Your Dream
Every effort will be made to provide assistance and training at a convenient time and place for you.  As the program director of the American Indian Economic Development Technical Assistance program and a staff member of Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc., I agree to:  Keep all information confidential; and provide feedback, advice, options, support, and resources to my client so that goals and objectives will be accomplished and counseling will be effective.
The American Indian Economic Development Technical Assistance program has been continually administered by GLITC since 1992 and has been funded at various levels by the Department of Commerce through the biennial bill (Wisconsin Act 39) under Section 3463(m) subsection 560.875 , the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Business Enterprise Grant (RBEG), and the Wisconsin Community Action Program (WISCAP).

Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. is proud to support and offer First Nations Oweesta Corporation’s “Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families“ curriculum.  This financial skills curriculum is for Native communities.  Its purpose is to enable community members to realize their traditional values by learning financial skills that will help each person make informed financial decisions for themselves, their family, and their community.