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March
2008
Event Calendar
Monday, March 3
Recordkeeping for
Small Businesses
Duluth
1:00-5:00 PM, $59
Saturday, March 8
Destination Station
Northland's NewsCenter Women's Expo
DECC,
Duluth
1:00-5:00 PM, $59
Tuesday, March 11
Start a Business...
Here's How!
Grand
Rapids
6:00-8:00 PM, $20
Tuesday, March 11
Start a Business...
Here's How!
Duluth
6:00-8:00 PM, $20
Monday, March 17
Recordkeeping for
Small Businesses
Ely
1:00-5:00 PM, $59
(Call Vermilion Community College
to register at 218-235-2163)
Tuesday, March 18
Start a Business...
Here's How!
Duluth
6:00-8:00 PM, $20
Thursday, March 20
CORE FOUR Business
Planning Course begins
Duluth
5:30-8:30 PM, $244
(Four evening sessions)
Tuesday, March 25
CORE FOUR Business
Planning Course begins
Virginia
5:30-8:30 PM, $244
(Four evening sessions)
Wednesday, March
Women's Business
Network Luncheon
The Birch Terrace
Grand Marais
11:30 AM-1:00 PM, $10
(Call Cook County Continuing Ed
to register at 218-387-3411)
To register for a
class or event:
1-800-422-0374
info@entrepreneurfund.org
www.entrepreneurfund.org
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Total Results Since 1989:
Program
Participants:
8555
Business Started,
Stabilized, or Expanded:
980
Jobs Created
or Retained:
2657
Dollars Loaned:
$7,102,077
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Join Us at
the 2008 Women's Expo at the DECC!
Saturday, March 8, 9 AM-4 PM |
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“Destination
Station”
We are excited to
announce we are partnering with the Northland’s NewsCenter
Women’s Expo to bring “Destination
Station” to the DECC on March 8, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“Destination Station” is a space dedicated to celebrating the
entrepreneur. Our space will feature entrepreneurial history,
business owners who have had success with NEF programs, fun
interactive displays, prizes, and more.
The highlight of this day will be our five “Empower Hours.”
These one-hour presentations throughout the day are intended to
inspire and inform the new entrepreneur as well as existing
business owners. All activities and sessions are FREE and open
to everyone – men and women!
http://www.entrepreneurfund.org/WBN/women-expo-08.htm
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Last Call for
Nominations!
Joel
Labovitz Entrepreneurial Success Awards |
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The 16th Annual Joel Labovitz Entrepreneurial Success Awards
recognize business owners and entrepreneurs in the Twin Ports
and Arrowhead Region who have dared to dream, taken a risk, and
made a difference.
To nominate a
deserving entrepreneur, visit
www.umdced.com/labo. Deadline for nominations is Monday,
March 3, 2008. For questions, call 218-726-7975.
The 2008 Awards
Ceremony and Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, April 22, 2008,
from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, at the DECC. Reserve online:
www.umdced.com/labo.
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Duluth-Superior Area Business Owners:
Enter to Win 2008 Business Plan Competition! |
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Submission Deadline: March 31, 2008
Award ceremony: May 14, 2008, Barker's Island Inn,
Superior, WI.
The 2008 Superior Business Plan
Competition is open to any potential entrepreneur or existing
business planning an expansion. The business must be
located in the Twin Ports or its surrounding communities. (Prior winners are not
eligible.)
Individuals interested in participating in the
competition must prepare a business plan. The plans judged
to have the most potential for success receive cash awards. The
top award winner may become eligible for up to a $10,000 zero
interest loan if the business plan is implemented within one
year after receiving the award. Up to $4,000 in cash awards.
For full details, visit
http://www.developmentassociation.com/BPC.htm or call
715-392-4749
Sponsored by: Superior Business Improvement
District, The Development Association, Superior-Douglas County
Chamber of Commerce, Superior Business Center, Inc., Superior
Rotary, UWS Small Business Development Center, Northeast
Entrepreneur Fund.
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Laurentian
Chamber of Commerce Power Breakfast |
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Wednesday,
April 9, 2008, 7:45 am - 8:45 am
Sponsored by the Northeast Entrepreneur Fund
8355 Unity Drive, Virginia
(Just off Hwy 169 near the YMCA)
Join fellow Chamber members for Coffee and conversation.
$2 and a business card at the door for drawings.
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Register
for the Iron Range Go Run |
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Friday, April 11- Sunday, April 13
Fortune Bay Resort Casino
Go Run is a weekend-long training to inspire, equip, and
inform women from all walks of life to lead more effectively in
your work, community, and politics. The training will focus on
communications, fundraising, organizing and other leadership
skills.
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to build your skills
and network with women leaders from across Northeastern
Minnesota!
This is a national training program that engages local experts,
public officials, current and former elected officials, and
speakers to help train and share their experience and stories of
success.
This training is affordable for women from all income levels.
The cost is $150 and scholarships are available.
http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org/voterunlead/gorun/
2008/MN/IronRangeGoRun2008.php
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Announcing a NEW Businesses!
BeautiControl (Duluth)
Kristi Murphy, owner
218-428-6029
www.beautipage.com/kristi4bc
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This Month's Featured Entrepreneurial
Resources…
James J. Hill Reference
Library
http://www.jjhill.org
Since 1921, The James J. Hill Library,
located in Saint Paul, Minnesota,
houses a world-class collection of practical business information
resources and is considered one of the most comprehensive business
libraries in the country. It was founded by one of the nation's true
business pioneers,
James J. Hill, who used relevant
and credible information to build an empire and live his business
dreams.
BizInfoLibrary
http://www.bizinfolibrary.org
The Biz Info Library (BIL) is a collaboration between the Ewing
Marion Kauffman Foundation, the Edward Lowe Foundation, and the
James J. Hill Reference Library to create an online library offering
the world’s best information on starting and growing a business.
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