{"id":11983,"date":"2017-11-22T13:53:54","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T20:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=11983"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:48:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:48:47","slug":"starting-growing-a-business-on-the-navajo-reservation-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/starting-growing-a-business-on-the-navajo-reservation-2\/","title":{"rendered":"State of Change: Starting &#038; Growing A Business On The Navajo Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KPTRFY2c6T4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>November 24, 2017 \u2013 Starting a business is always challenging but Native American entrepreneurs face unique challenges on tribal lands.<\/p>\n<p>For the State of Change series with the Solutions Journalism Network, producer Sarah Gustavus took us to the Navajo Nation to learn about efforts to encourage entrepreneurship. 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