rural entrepreneurial ventures
How SMIF invests in small communities
Jun 30, 2021
At Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), one of our central tenets is a commitment to the future of rural Minnesota. While we continue to make our programming and resources accessible to communities of all sizes in our 20-county region, we know that many of our smaller towns can benefit...
'Marketing in the Morning' series begins May 7
May 1, 2019
A Marketing in the Morning series offered by the Lake City Chamber of Commerce and Lake City Economic Development Authority is beginning on May 7.
These specific marketing courses will be held at the Lake City Chamber of Commerce office, 100 E Lyon Ave, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. the first Tuesday...
‘Ripple mapping’ exercise analyzes local entrepreneurial climate
Mar 6, 2019
Seventeen people attended a ripple effect mapping session facilitated by Scott Chazdon (projected on the wall at right) Friday, March 1, at Nosh restaurant in Lake City. Part of the city’s participation in the Rural Entrepreneurial Ventures program, the purpose of the event was to gather...
‘Raise your hand if you’re an entrepreneur’
Apr 26, 2018
Pam Bishop of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) asks people attending the REV Up Lake City presentation to raise their hand if they are an entrepreneur. Bishop is the coach for a Lake City group that aims to foster and develop entrepreneurial businesses in the Lake City area. It’s...
REV aims to offer entrepreneurs a jump-start
Apr 11, 2018
It’s almost a cliché to talk about the successful business that started in a garage.
Apple, for example, started in Steve Wozniak’s garage.
So it makes sense that the public kickoff of a multi-year effort to spur and support entrepreneurship would happen in a space that, until recently, was...
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