Youth Making a Difference in Indian Country

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Lickity Split Chocolate is a new Native owned and operated business that is thriving. Although this may not be surprising (after all who doesn’t like chocolate), consider the fact that Lickity Split is managed by 25 Navajo and Ute children between the ages of 8 and 15 in one of the poorest counties in the United States and it’s easy to see this business as an extraordinary commercial venture.
Recently these youth and their AmeriCorp VISTA coach completed a $3,000 order for a large Utah utility association. The customer was delighted with the chocolate and, thanks to the strong support of Senator Bob Bennett, the future looks bright for this tiny business enterprise. With a business contact made at Utah’s Rural Economic Development Conference sponsored by Senator Bennett, Lickity Split received recognition as an emerging small rural business. A major contract with a billion dollar corporation resulted with the expectation that Lickity Split will double in sales starting with the current holiday season and continue to expand by breaking into a national, and perhaps worldwide market. Can the kids pull it off? "Of course we can we are only limited by our imagination," says 15-year old Lickity Split CEO, Andrew Dayish who is already recruiting new youthful talent to brace for the anticipated growth.
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