Elevate Business Academy

A new class of future Kandiyohi County business leaders graduates from Elevate Business Academy

December 31, 2021

A new class of future Kandiyohi County business leaders graduates from Elevate Business Academy
WILLMAR—Their business dreams include a barbecue restaurant, a fashion line, a shoe store, a family entertainment destination and the continued success of a community coffee house. The seven men and women—Candace Aaker, Nick Aaker, Mohammed Abdi, Daniel Carranza, Fatouma Hachim, Hans Hibma and Victoria Hibma—who participated in the second class of the Elevate Business Academy celebrated those dreams in front of a small crowd of friends, family, business leaders and elected officials from across

Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission awarded State grant

November 19, 2021

Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission awarded State grant
WILLMAR—On Friday, November 12, 2021, the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission (EDC) was awarded a $76,000 Small Business Partnership Grant by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). The goal of this grant is to fund programs that promote the growth and success of entrepreneurs and small businesses in Minnesota; a great fit for the EDC’s new Elevate Business Academy. Elevate Business Academy is the first and only Community Business
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