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

Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club

Due to the weather, tonight’s Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club event at 6:00 PM will be in an online / telephone only format. Speakers include Molly Solberg speaking on digital marketing, and our business success story is Ed Gullickson. This event […]

Revolving Loan Fund

The ECRDC can assist businesses impacted by COVID in Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs & Pine Counties with loans as low as 0% interest and flexible terms. Call (320) 679-4065 #34 for more info.

Thriving Employees

Make your organization that people will want to work at. Here are ways to help your employees thrive in 2022: https://www.inc.com/matt-cain/how-leaders-can-help-employees-thrive-in-2022-workplace.html