The Navajo Nation, in the summer of 1987, sponsored the Special Pre-Business Introduction for Navajo Students (SPINS) program through the business colleges at three universities: (1) University of Arizona; (2) University of New Mexico; and (3) New Mexico State University. SPINS provided entrepreneurial training, through entrepreneurship workshops, for high school seniors in an attempt to stimulate home-grown business and reverse economic stagnation in the area. Reflecting the matriarchal Navajo society, a majority of the students were female. There was a broad diversity in the cultural, socio-economic, and preparatory backgrounds of the students, but all were able to master the materials easily. The curriculum stressed the functional areas of business through lecture, projects, and field trips to actual businesses. The hands-on program emphasized computer simulation exercises that gave students the opportunity to make marketing, management, and financial decisions for a firm and then see how these decisions affected the firm in a competitive market. Although initially reluctant, students later asked to make numerous operating decisions. Another program involved students in developing a rudimentary business plan for a new business on the reservation. Students reported the experience to be valuable. The program provided high school enrichment, encouragement for students to pursue college educations, and tribal economic development through increased business expertise. (DP)