This column relates the story of Dylan Olson, a struggling business student at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (Cloquet, Minnesota). During construction of a new gas and convenience store on the Fond du Lac Reservation, Olson recognized an opportunity, applied for the manager's position, and was hired. Olson's experience illustrates the importance of education, and its relationship to tribal businesses and their effect on the community. As tribal governments begin to diversify reservation economies from gaming into other businesses, the unemployment rate declines and the population increases.