Business Tips

The future is always uncertain. Here are some ways to prepare and become more resilient. https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/416249

CMJTS

Could your business use up to $25,000 to train your current employees to promote them and grow your profits?? Central MN Jobs and Training Services has Incumbent Worker Training Funds available. Call 888-985-0714 or email info@cmjts.org. https://www.cmjts.org/business-services/connect-with-business-resources/work-based-training-opportunities/incumbent-worker-training/

Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club

Miss our Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club event on Tuesday evening? The video is now online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7xVWnWK7HU&t=3836s

Broadband

The FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit can provide a discount of up to $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible families and households who are struggling to stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualifying households on Tribal lands can receive […]

Explore MN Tourism

Hospitality and Tourism Businesses: It’s time to get ready for 2022! There are a variety of programs available to help you promote and market your business. First, the MN SBDC can assist with business and marketing plans free of charge: […]

Trade Mission

The US Department of Commerce is organizing a Trade Mission to Central America for this spring. For more info on being part of it: https://mn.gov/deed/business/exporting/events/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D157259277

SBDC

The MN Small Business Development Center can help free of charge with business plans, securing business financing and more. In Chisago County call Nancy at 651-674-5664. http://www.chisagocounty.org

Federal Reserve Bank Survey Results

The results of the recent survey of business conditions conducted with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis are announced: https://files.constantcontact.com/b76f3dde601/7d540975-78b6-4ef6-bbf9-f8144a5c12c9.pdf

Taking Notes

Maybe we’re taking notes all wrong: https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/brain-expert-jim-kwik-note-taking-memory-retention-productivity-overcoming-procrastination.html

SCORE

Our friends at SCORE are holding some great small-business focused webinars over the next couple of weeks, including on February 24: E-Commerce Technology – Level Up or Level Off? https://www.score.org/e-commerce-technology-level-up-or-level-off