Category Archives: News & Events

Looking for a job? CareerForce is holding a free online training: “Career Search for Veterans” on October 4th at 10:00 AM. For more info or to register: https://www.careerforcemn.com/events/589312/career-search-veterans

Mindy Sandell is Pine County’s Veterans Service Officer. She can help provide guidance and assistance to veterans, their spouse / survivors and dependents, including help with applying for veterans benefits and transportation to the VA Health Care System. To connect, […]

It’s fall color time! Get outdoors and enjoy all that East Central MN has to offer this weekend. For the latest on “leaf peeping” conditions in the area, please see the MN DNR’s fall color tracker website: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fall_colors/index.html

The answer to entrepreneurial success – distilled down: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/373807

Grow your business by exporting to other countries. The MN Trade Office has upcoming events: https://mn.gov/deed/business/exporting/events/

The US Census has released more information from the 2020 Census: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-results.html?utm_campaign=20210812msprts1ccpuprs&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

A great Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club event last evening! Speakers were business broker Marv Soldner and radio entrepreneur Al Quarnstrom. If you missed it, you can watch it online: https://youtu.be/uj9XuytywJ0

Today is your last chance to apply for MN DEED’s Main Street COVID Grant Program. Deadline to apply is Sept. 29 at 11:59 PM. Grants from $10,000 to $25,000 are available. For more info and an application: https://mn.gov/deed/business/financing-business/deed-programs/emergency-programs/main-street/

MN DEED offers a variety of guide books for business free online: https://mn.gov/deed/business/help/sbao/

Looking for a job? CareerForce is holding a free webinar: “Interview Skills Workshop” on September 29th at 1:00 PM. For more info or to register: https://www.careerforcemn.com/events/556698/interview-skills-workshop-online