PROGRESS UPDATE REPORT TO CFED

W.K. KELLOGG ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS FOR RURAL AMERICA PROJECT

Your Name:

Name of Collaborative:

Name of Collabotative 2:

Name of Lead Organization:

Organization Contact:

Reporting Period:

Report submission deadline:

1. Summarize your progress

Summarize your progress toward achieving the following EDS objectives identified in your workplan. Specifically describe the progress you have made on the planned activities and outcomes (described in your workplan) that correspond to each objective. If some intended activities were not undertaken, please note them and explain why they were not pursued to date. If other activities were undertaken that are currently not included in your workplan, please include them.

Objective 1: Successfully finance and manage the OWEESTA entrepreneurship development system:

Objective 2: Have a fully functional VPN utilized by all collaborative partners:

Objective 3: Conduct ongoing youth and adult entrepreneurship education:

Objective 4: Conduct ongoing Wawókiye model of client-centered TA and coaching:

Objective 5: Ensure that Wawókiye-model clients are accessing appropriate debt and equity financing:

Objective 6: Full utilization of the service provider, mentor, and capital networks by all Wawókiye-model clients:

Objective 7: Periodic evaluation and continuous improvement of OWEESTA entrepreneurship development system:

Objective 8: Change perceptions of tribal entrepreneurship effectiveness at the tribal, regional, and national levels:

2. What have been your top three accomplishments or key areas of progress this reporting period:

3. What problems have arisen and how have they been addressed:

4. What challenges are you currently facing and what assistance might you need from CFED or others (i.e. fellow investees, other national resource organizations) to help address these challenges:

5. What key lessons have you learned this quarter about implementing entrepreneurship development systems? Feel free to discuss overall lessons and/or lessons related to any one of your objectives above:

6. Which tools, research, and/or products from this reporting period could you contribute to share with the learning network? Please list and attach each tool/product. Please attach all relevant evaluation and communications products:

7. Please attach updated evaluation information/report. This should reflect your evaluation plan and all relevant evaluation data collected and/or analyzed to date:

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