Pictured is Nadene Kruize, President & CEO – MBFC, Katie Heppner – Director of the North Central Region SBDC, and Terry Stein, Vice President of Business Development – MBFC

MBFC’s honored to have recently awarded a grant of $5,000.00 to Minnesota’s North Central Region Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in Brainerd, MN. 

The North Central Region SBDC program serves the Minnesota counties of Aitkin, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Todd, and Wadena counties. The SBDC provides consulting, training, and research to assist small businesses to start, grow and transition at no-cost to the SBDC clients.  

MBFC appreciates the partnership with the North Central Region SBDC and their important guidance and resources given to the small business community.  The SBDC’s responsive and proactive approach to training and consultation is certainly a great asset to entrepreneurs!