Continuing Education For Accounting Professionals

NCAIED is pleased to offer accounting professionals seeking Continuing Education Credits at RES 2025. In collaboration with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), RES 2025 provides a platform for individuals to earn accredited credits while delving into critical topics within the realm of reservation economies.

 

Agenda

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I earn CPE credits at the RES 2025 Summit?

Yes. Many of the breakout sessions are eligible for CPE credits. Total CPE credits will be based on the final conference agenda, but the full program will be worth a minimum of 30 CPE credits.

How do I request a CPE Certificate to prove I earned credits?

Upon entry to a session, your name badge will be scanned. The QR code on the badge is connected to your registration information. In addition, sign-in sheets will be available at each session that are CPE eligible, that will require attendee name and signature. Within 30 days of the Summit concluding, you will be emailed a certificate of attendance with session details. If you have not received it please check your spam folder and email lauryn@ncaied.org.

How do I keep track of the credits I earn at this conference?

Sessions that have been scanned throughout the Summit, will appear in your attendee portal during the event. These sessions will also be included on the Certificate of Attendance that will be emailed to you within 30 days of the Summit concluding. If you are missing a session from your attendee portal, please visit the registration desk for assistance. Each session is 50 minutes, which is worth one credit.

Do I have to sign in at each session?

Yes, you will be scanned upon entrance into a session. In order to receive credit for all the sessions and instruction time you attend, you must be scanned within 10 minutes of the session start time. You must also indicate if you entered the session late or left early. In accordance with NASBA requirements, a NCAIED/RES staff member will be on-site in each room to monitor attendance.

I forgot to have my badge scanned during one of the sessions; do I still have a chance to complete this task?

Please come to the registration escalation desk and speak to a NCAIED staff member about this.

 

General program information:

The program level is intermediate, no advanced preparation required, and the delivery method is Group-Live. Program prerequisites are generally a basic understanding of current issues confronting Indian country. 

Learning Objectives

Following are the learning objectives related to those CPE-eligible sessions at this conference: 

• A panel will detail strategies that have worked for Native-owned companies to both grow and excel in contracting while also providing insights and where they see opportunities in federal government contracting under the Trump administration.
• A panel will discuss ways organizations can identify compliance issues across business units while standardizing and improving processes. This session will offer guidance and new ideas for leveraging local offices with perspectives from a Chief Compliance Officer, formerly from the SBA.
• Whether you’re operating or supporting a small business, you’ll gain actionable insights to foster AI literacy and learn the basics of effective AI use. This is your roadmap to leveraging AI for innovation, efficiency, and growth. Stay ahead of the curve and drive your small business into the future!
• The Inflation Reduction Act is the largest energy incentive legislative effort in U.S. history and provides for tax incentives to be paid directly to non-taxable organizations including Tribes. Learn how your clean or renewable energy project can qualify for up to 70% of project cost in direct pay tax incentives.
• Join this session to hear about a range of U.S. Treasury updates on issues including the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee and Treasury programs for Tribal governments.
• A modern Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system can address accounting complexities between tribal governments and commercial entities. ERP solutions can give tribes a competitive edge, enabling better decision-making, resource allocation, and long-term financial sustainability. Discussion will include enhancing efficiency by centralizing financial data, simplifying reporting, and ensuring compliance for multi-entity enterprises.
• The Indian Loan Guarantee and Insurance Program (ILGP) is designed to help American Indian and Alaska Native communities and individuals obtain favorable interest rates for their business loans, while also reducing the risk to lenders with the financial backing of the federal government.
• Explore the critical role of competitive compensation in Tribal gaming to attract and retain top talent. Learn strategies to align pay with industry benchmarks, integrate culturally relevant benefits, and meet Tribal community needs, enhancing recruitment, retention, and organizational success while supporting economic and cultural sustainability.
• The Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) staff will discuss federal programs that can help Tribes, TEDO’s and Tribal Utilities finance a range of energy projects. USDA will also cover additional programs that can assist Tribally owned corporations as well as Tribal citizen owned businesses/agriculture produces with renewable energy & energy efficiency projects.
• The Department of Interior, Native CDFI Network and Syncurrent will co-present Syncurrent’s AI platform. The platform reduces the time it takes Tribal governments to find and pursue relevant grant and loan funding opportunities from months to minutes. The partnership affords all 574 Tribal Nations the opportunity to utilize the platform at zero cost.
• The session shares the approaches of leading Tribal nations who are reducing “economic leakage”- dollars flowing off tribal lands by developing and enforcing comprehensive procurement policies that incentivize or require tribal governments and enterprises do business with the tribal citizen and other local Native-owned small businesses.
• A Native American and First Nations perspective on funding Indigenous entrepreneurship from Native investors who have millions under management through private equity, venture capital and angel investing.
• The panel will bring together experts from EXIM’s Minority & Women-Owned Business Group (MWOB), Delegated Authority Lenders, and SBA STEP, to discuss the diverse financial resources available to Native American business enterprises. Panelists will share strategies, insights, and success stories that demonstrate the real-world impact of these programs.
• Native Agriculture Financial Services (NAFS) mission is to be a reliable and trusted partner in providing capital to support Native farmers and ranchers. Learn about NAFS’s capital connection structure, the OFI system, future lending programs, tailored services, along with featuring insights from other experts in agriculture lending including CoBank, Compeer Financial, and Farmer Mac.
• Federal contracting advances Native economies as a diversification strategy for Native entity enterprises. As funding for contracting ebbs and flows, trends provide insight for opportunities and barriers for Native contracting enterprises. The panelists will discuss contracting trends as they consider the future of Native enterprises in the federal contracting marketplace.
• Native entity-owned businesses are expanding into various sectors and continuing to diversify their enterprise holdings. Various industries are joining gaming and federal contracting as emerging economic development opportunities. The panelists will discuss Native entity business trends and share their thoughts on the future diversification of Native enterprises.
• Are you, or someone you know, new to entrepreneurship or elected leadership? Explore 5 simple questions to increase your awareness of five key financial governance areas and why they are important to you. Gain practical ideas to get started now and walk away feeling empowered to have those critical conversations.
• Increasingly, Tribal Nations are viewing health care as a potential economic opportunity. Tribes are embracing creative ways to implement healthcare programs and service offerings in ways that don’t detract from the provision of services to tribal members while at the same time, creating robust revenue streams.
• Learn to navigate federal procurement changes and develop strategies to leverage opportunities while minimizing risks. The session will cover practical impacts of regulatory shifts, proposed rule changes, and strategies for small business programs like WOSB, HUBZone, and 8(a) sole source ceilings to help entrepreneurs stay competitive.
• Learn about the unique regulatory requirements for mergers and acquisitions in the federal marketplace with an emphasis on preserving SBA Socio-economic status and future contract work.
• Economic development planning is more than just deciding on an attractive business model. Tribal ordinances, structure of the economic development corporation (EDC), operational management, performance assessments and metrics, and due diligence are all important facets of building a robust and sustainable Tribal economic development entity.
• An insightful discussion about Treasury’s SSBCI Program, with allocations of over $500 million to Tribal Nations. The SSBCI Program is the largest federal investment in Indian Country small businesses in history, providing critical access to capital, crowding in private lending and investment.
• The panel explores Indigenous Data Sovereignty, focusing on challenges and opportunities in reclaiming control over data related to Native American people, lands, and culture. Topics include data governance, federal/state policies, the role of tech companies, and innovative solutions tribes are implementing to protect their data rights and autonomy.
• A discussion on how to efficiently and effectively develop Tribal clean energy projects and demonstration of Alliance’s powerful new project structuring/capital stack planning tool, the Weaver Model. Hear from Tribes who are surmounting barriers and implementing clean energy projects.
• Learn about a national movement spearheaded by Native homeownership coalitions to build the capacity of Indigenous real estate professionals including contractors, appraisers, and inspectors. These efforts are creating new businesses and jobs and expanding the availability of housing stock and homeownership opportunities across Indian Country.
• The Rights of Nature movement is one of the hottest topics watched by the world’s top economists, global leaders, and tribal governments. Affirming that nature can and should possess certain rights inherently requires the development of new economic factors driving up valuation and creating new strategic economic considerations for tribes.
• The BIA’s Division of Energy and Mineral Development (DEMD) is partnering with Tribes and Alaska Native Villages in a shared mission to develop sustainable energy and mineral resources that empower Indigenous communities. This session will discuss grant programs, technical assistance services, and on-going and new initiatives.
• The U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and Representatives of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Committee and Indigenous representatives of the USMCA SME Counselors Network and their clients will discuss regional trade opportunities and resources for Native and Indigenous small businesses.
• Learn to think strategically about cash flow, does your business need to borrow? What financial data is important? 
• The session provides attendees with essential skills to identify suitable federal grant opportunities, craft competitive proposals aligned with grant requirements, and effectively manage grants post-award. Participants will also explore strategies for business development to maximize program success and sustainability.

Please visit www.ncaied.org for the full program agenda, registration information, etc. If you have questions regarding CPE credits, or for more information regarding refund, compliance, and program cancellation policies, please contact Lauryn Ross at Lauryn@ncaied.org.

 

Reviewing Organization:

NCAIED is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.