Planning & Implementation

Blue Stone Strategy Group uses a proprietary methodology to evaluate new business opportunities for Tribes. Blending traditional and cultural considerations with cutting edge investment valuation techniques, we offer valuable independent investment advice. We conduct our own due diligence, evaluating management and key personnel.

In addition, our team interviews management, suppliers, board members, customers, partners and industry experts. We also perform an economic and industry driver risk assessment and will partake in site visits and asset verifications when required.

Utilizing this information, we build a pro forma financial forecast and return on investment model that demonstrates the potential value of the investment. We then connect the new business with expected returns and with tribal economic impact to present a clear picture of the investment potential to decision makers.

We have conducted numerous new business investment assessments for more than 20 Tribes across America. These have included the following types of businesse

Banks	Natural Resources	Amusement Parks	Electronic Manufacturing	Solar Manufacturing
Hotels	Casinos	Sand and Gravel	Building Supply Manufacturing	Green Electricity Production
Rodeos	RV Parks	Healthcare Facilities	Gas Stations	Travel Centers
Smoke Shops	Hunting Reserves	Dude Ranches	Fast Food Franchising	Real estate Investments

In each case, our team provided an independent quantifiable assessment of the opportunity and clear recommendations for next steps.

Case Study

A Tribe from the Southwest had several business enterprises running directly as divisions of Tribal government. After years of underperformance, Blue Stone was hired to develop an economic development corporation. Utilizing best practices nationwide, we constructed bylaws and an operating plan that created an entity which balanced the need for outside expertise and internal Tribal control.

Our team also helped the Tribe incorporate a sizable investment fund into the new development corporation to finance business expansion over time. The result was a new $30 million development corporation comprised of six Tribal enterprises that is self-sufficient financially, and pays annual dividends back to the Tribal government.