The following groups provide resources for child care providers and businesses from training, operations, financial understanding, profitability, growth, marketing, and much more.
First Children’s Finance
Providing mentorship, training and financing to child care businesses.
Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine Counties
111 N 3rd Ave #220, Minneapolis, MN 55401
507.218.2265
firstchildrensfinance.org
Shelly Kunz: ShellyK@firstchildrensfinance.org
Child Care Startup and Retention Navigator
Parent Aware/Child Care Aware
A one-stop navigation network for starting and supporting child care programs. Their goal is to help improve, support, and celebrate child care programs.
Pine Technical & Community College
900 4th St SE, Pine City, MN 55063
320.227.3069
pine.edu
Tara Hallberg: Tara.Hallberg@Pine.edu | 320.318.1855
MN Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
Assistance with business plans, securing financing, financial statements, marketing and more.
mn.gov/deed/business/help/sbdc
Chisago County: Nancy Hoffman 651.674.5664
Kanabec County: Jim Hartshorn 320.209.5031
Isanti, Mille Lacs, Pine Ctys: Tom Willett 763.691-8585
Pine Technical & Community College
Child care education and Parent Aware Program.
Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine Counties
900 4th St SE, Pine City, MN 55063
320.227.3069
pine.edu
Tiffany Sullivan: Tiffany.Sullivan@pine.edu
Anoka Ramsey Community College
Cambridge Campus
Customized training & continuing education.
Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine Counties
300 Spirit River Drive S, Cambridge, MN 55008
763.433.1100
anokaramsey.edu
Women’s Business Alliance
Resources for female entrepreneurs.
Serving Kanabec, Mille Lacs & Pine Counties
309 1st Street NE, Suite 103, Little Falls, MN 55345
218.735.6033
efund.org
Sandy Voigt: sandyv@efund.org | 218.735.6033
WomenVenture
Training, classes and loans for female entrepreneurs.
Chisago and Isanti Counties
165 Western Ave N, Ste 8, Office #100, St. Paul, MN 55102
612.224.9540
womenventure.org
Deb Brown: DBrown@womenventure.org
LeeAnn Rasachak: LRasachak@womenventure.org
Entrepreneur Fund
Offering business advising, classes and other technical support.
Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine Counties.
202 W. Superior St, Ste 311, Duluth, MN 55802
218.623.5747
efund.org
Bunker Labs
501(c)(3) network of veteran entrepreneurs dedicated to helping veterans start their own businesses.
Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine Counties
400 S. 4th Street #401, Minneapolis, MN 55415
612.836.3710
bunkerlabs.org
Central Minnesota Jobs & Training Services, Inc. (CMJTS)
Connect with qualified workers, employee training and business resources. Partners in Minnesota WorkForce.
Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine Counties.
Mora: 903 Forest Ave E / 320.679.6488
Cambridge: 140 Buchanan St S. Ste 152
763.279.4492
cmjts.org
Rebecca Perrotti: rperrotti@cmjts.org | 612.247.9319
SCORE Twin Cities
Classes and one-on-one mentorship counseling to businesses and entrepreneurs.
Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine Counties
2021 E Hennepin Ave Ste 220, Minneapolis, MN 55413
952.938.4570
score.org/twincities
Legal Corps
Free or reduced cost one-on-one transactional business legal services for entrepreneurs, inventors, small business and nonprofit organizations.
Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine Counties
1000 LaSalle Ave. SCH 317, Minneapolis, MN 55403
612.206.0780
legalcorps.org