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📢 Calling all non-profit leaders and board members! Join Southwest Initiative Foundation for a day of inspiration and connection. Learn about collaboration and best practices from Dr. Terry Wu and participate in valuable breakout sessions to build your skills in the workplace or on an advisory board. 📅 Wednesday, April 9, 2025 🕘 9:00 a.m. until 3:45 p.m. (with social hour and networking after) 📍 Jackpot Junction Casino Hotel, Morton, MN 💲 FREE Register today!
📢 Podcast alert! 📢 Who's up for another Elevate Podcast episode? This episode highlights Jessica Hanson, owner of Willmar Hypnosis. Jessica is amazing at what she does and no, she won't make you cluck like a chicken 🐔 (unless you really want to, but you don't). She has helped many people in many ways through hypnotherapy and is the owner of a school! 🎧 Listen and subscribe NOW! 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://ow.ly/kCif50S0RZs Spotify Podcasts: https://ow.ly/Lvys50S0RZr
🗽 Happy President's Day! Test your presidential knowledge by taking the CNN President's Day Quiz: https://buff.ly/40Jb36J The KCED office is closed today in honor of the holiday and will open again tomorrow.
🎿 Ready to race into the weekend? Check out winter adventures you can have in Kandiyohi County - from indoor activities like curling 🥌 and skating ⛸️ to outdoor adventures skiing or fat tire biking at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center ⛷️🚲 or winter camper camping 🏕️ ❄️ at Sibley State Park! Find details from Willmar Lakes Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Facebook Page and website at: https://www.willmarlakesarea.com/
🔊Our business highlight of the month is the 🏪 New London Food Co-op 🛍️ located in New London. This small-town grocery welcomes everyone to shop its big selection of unique, fresh 🧀 and locally sourced products🧈 🍓. With new items arriving every day, you can find a large variety of honeys🍯, flours, and olive oils 🏺. Many shoppers report an increase in baking 🥖 🥨 after visiting the New London Food Co-op because of the wide array of exciting new products they find. Membership 📝 is $100 annually and members can get 5% off their entire purchase up to twelve times per year* and a 10% discount off of bulk purchases ordered in advance. 🗺️ You can find the New London Food Co-op at 14 1 St. Ave SE, New London. They can also be reached by ☎️ at 320-347-1073, 📨 at info@newlondonfood.coop, or 🌐 at https://www.newlondonfood.coop/. Follow the New London Food Co-op on Facebook @ New London Food Co-op. 🗺️ *Talk with the Manager for more information!
📢 Attention small business owners! Join the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Monthly Small Business Call to stay updated on essential resources, new programs, and expert insights to support your business growth. Whether you're just starting out or looking to expand, this is a great opportunity to connect, ask questions, and gain valuable knowledge. Don’t miss out! 🗓 Date: Second Tuesday of the Month 🕒 Time: 2:00 pm Learn more and find links and numbers for the monthly calls at https://mn.gov/deed/business/help/sbao/small-business-call/
📢 Podcast alert! 📢 The Elevate CBA Podcast is back! We have new episodes available from Elevate graduates 🎓, starting with Dawn Lippert and Rochelle Peterson with Mainstream Boutique 👗 in Willmar! Many thanks ❤️ to Jean Geselius for hosting 🎙️ this episode. 🎧 Listen and subscribe NOW! 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://ow.ly/kCif50S0RZs Spotify Podcasts: https://ow.ly/Lvys50S0RZr
📢 LAST CHANCE! The Elevate Community Business Academy is starting soon! 💼 Have you always wanted to own your own business? Perhaps you already own one and want to learn more about how to run it efficiently? 💵 The Elevate CBA is a great way to learn about basic business concepts such as marketing, bookkeeping, and other common things that every business owner needs to know. Thanks ❤️ to partnerships with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and Southwest Initiative Foundation, it's also FREE to Kandiyohi County entrepreneurs! To sign up, go to www.elevatecba.com and click the green "Join the CBA" button on the top right. Have questions ❓ Email 📨 Michelle at elevate@kandiyohi.com or call ☎️ 320-235-7370! Don't delay, sign up today! (Classes held in Spanish AND English!)
👏 Are you a business owner and like to give feedback? 👏 We are partnering with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis 💵 to give local businesses a voice. Your response to a short survey (link below 👇) will help the Minneapolis Fed and its local partners understand the impact that the economy is having on your business. Answers to these questions contribute to regional data that directly inform the Minneapolis Fed, local partners, policymakers, and others — a public good ultimately benefiting your business and others like yours. Please complete this survey by Friday, February 7 to ensure that your experience is represented. All responses are confidential. ❗ Take the survey today! ❗ https://www.research.net/r/fedbusiness25 Para realizar la encuesta en español, haga clic aquí: https://www.research.net/r/empresarialesenero .
🌟 Celebrating Black History Month: Economics and Empowerment 🌟 Black History Month is a time to honor the incredible contributions of Black Americans to our nation’s economic growth. From trailblazing American agriculture to transformative economic movements, the Black community has built legacies of innovation, resilience, and empowerment. This month, let’s commit to supporting Black-owned businesses!. 💼✨
📣 This week's Business Highlight,🗜️Regal Starter & Generator🚜, is in Regal. The owner, Travis Johnson, has owned and operated the business for the last five years, but it has been in operation since the 1990s and is a staple of Regal's business🏪. Having grown up on a farm, Johnson is a self-taught mechanic🧑🔧. Regal Starter & Generator focuses on alternator and starter repairs🔩, attracting both farmers and repair shops from more than a 50-mile radius. Johnson's favorite part of running the business is restoring old equipment⚙️🌟 . ➡️You can find Regal Starter & Generator at 29375 143rd St NE, Regal (with the postal address of Belgrade) or by calling (320) 243-7176⬅️
