Programs & Projects

Business Assistance & Development

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BUSINESS AND HOUSING FUNDING

The Cook County/Grand Marais Joint Economic Development Authority has a budget for business and housing funding.   

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SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER

The Northland Small Business Development Center program serves the Northeast Minnesota counties of Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis. Our consultants work throughout this region to help anyone seeking assistance to start, manage, or grow a business, and our services are offered at no-cost to clients.
We have strategically located consultants in service centers throughout the seven-county area. Existing businesses, entrepreneurs, and startups are served through a network of  professional consultants throughout the Northland region. We offer phone, video, or in-person consultations. All our consultations are in confidence unless there is client permission by signing a form.

The Northland SBDC promotes an entrepreneurial culture that is not just responsive but proactive in addressing changing needs in the region.

Consultants with experience navigating the professional world as bankers, corporate finance specialists, national sales team leaders, manufacturing engineers, IT specialists, accountants, business owners, strategic planners, non-profit managers, are ready to help you! 

Register as a new client to get help with:
•       Starting a Business
•       Feasibility Analysis and Studies
•       Market Research
•       Advertising/Sales
•       Financial Analysis
•       Loan Packaging
•       Record Keeping Systems
•       Business Expansion
•       Exit Planning
•       E-commerce
•       Website Development and Analysis
•       Social Media Marketing
•       Software Search and Recommendations
•       Export Assistance

Financial support from committed funding partners allows the SBDC to provide their services at no cost to clients.  Training seminars are offered for free or for a nominal fee.
 
Pat Campanaro
pcampanaro@gmail.com
651-336-2964
www.northlandsbdc.org

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COOK COUNTY REVOLVING LOAN FUND

The purpose of the Cook County Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) is to promote economic development within Cook County by providing loans to businesses located, or to be located, within Cook County and to promote affordable housing for employees of those businesses, as necessary, for continued economic development within the County.

Loans made or provided by the County are intended to create and maintain permanent private sector jobs, expand the tax base and increase economic productivity; and/or create the inducement necessary to allow a project to proceed, and/or for employee housing if businesses cannot retain or attract employees because of a lack of affordable housing.

Loans made or provided by the County are intended to complement, not compete, with private lending institutions.