SCE's economic and business development group helps foster
business growth within the company's 50,000-square-mile service area.

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William Largent Appointed to SBA Native American Affairs Post

"The SBA is pleased to have William Largent join the agency to head up
such an important role," said Hector V.
An Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company , Southern California
Edison is one of the nation's largest electric utilities, serving a
population of more than 13 million via 4.6 million customer accounts
in a 50,000-square-mile service area within central, coastal and
Southern California.

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Largent, an experienced small
business owner, as national director of the SBA's Office of Native American
Affairs. His entrepreneurial career
began at age 21 when he started his first business, D+L Janitorial on the
Keweenaw Bay Indian Reservation ."
Created in 1995 to safeguard tribal sovereignty, tribal government
rights, and cultural identity , the tribal alliance includes 13 tribes
in California, primarily in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

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Largent has 30 years of experience leading and managing small businesses,
including nationally franchised organizations. "Through our participation in this
partnership, we seek to help foster business opportunity and growth
for the benefit of the tribes.

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Largent, of Ojibwa origin , is a member of
the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and a board member of the Native American
Business Alliance (NABA).

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WASHINGTON, The U.

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Largent served as co-chairperson for NABA's annual
conventions from 2001-2003.

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"His
accomplishment as an entrepreneur and as a strong supporter of economic
development and growth for Native Americans makes him a great asset to the
agency.

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TEMECULA, Calif.

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Largent will be responsible for coordinating and directing SBA programs
within the Office of Native American Affairs, under the Office of
Entrepreneurial Development, to promote and enhance small business services
and opportunities for Native Americans , including reservation-based Native
Americans and tribal governments.
Prior to his appointment , Largent was president and CEO of the Dibaa
Group, Inc.

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----Southern
California Edison (SCE) and the Tribal Alliance of Sovereign Nations
will sponsor a workshop on economic development and tribal governance
next week on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 17 and 18, at the Pechanga
Resort and Casino here.

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Small Business Administration
today announced the appointment of William H.

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While that workshop focused on ways Native Americans can
better determine their future, exercise self-governing power
effectively, and build sustainable economies, next week's conference
will highlight success stories and challenges to growth and
development.
"There is great potential for new business development among the
tribes here in Southern California," said Bill Bryan, vice president,
SCE business customer division.

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Barreto, SBA Administrator., a customer relations management consulting and fulfillment
company providing business process review, strategic alignment and
hardware/software solutions that offer companies greater insight into customer
preference, expectation and buying needs.

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The "Native Nations" summit will build on the work done at a 2003
workshop held in the Owens Valley and sponsored by SCE and the Bishop
Paiute Tribe.