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Quarterly Newsletter – Sept. 2024
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Starting or growing a business comes with a flood of information, and it’s easy to feel buried under advice about finances, marketing, operations, and everything in between. SCORE’s upcoming workshops cut through the noise with practical, expert guidance to help you focus, gain confidence, and move your business forward. Here’s what’s coming up: https://www.score.org/business-education/ Sept 8 | Build Your Holiday Marketing: Plan Your Offers, Marketing Calendar and Content Sept 10 | Alternative Funding for Small Businesses: Grants, Crowdfunding and More Sept 15 | How to Use Google Workspace with Gemini as Your AI-Powered Productivity Partner Sept 22 | Mastering Small Business Financial Management – Keys to Growth and Profitability Sept 24 | Using AI for Financial Management: Balancing AI Tools With Reliable Bookkeeping Sept 29 | Beyond the Barcode: Manage Inventory, Navigate Retail Channels and Prepare to Scale Oct 1 | Business Owner Compensation: How It Works for Sole Proprietors, Partnerships, and Corporations
We’re excited to share the Southwest Regional Development Commission’s FY26 Annual Report! Take a look back at a year of collaboration, investment, and progress across Southwest Minnesota. From community and economic development to transportation, energy, planning, and regional partnerships, the report highlights the many ways SRDC staff and partners are working together to build stronger communities and create new opportunities throughout our region. 📖 View the FY26 Annual Report on our website at https://www.swrdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-SRDC-annual-report.pdf.
MDA Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant Minnesota farmers and organizations have a new opportunity to test innovative agricultural practices through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) AGRI Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant. The program will award up to $350,000, with grants of up to $50,000 available per project. Funding supports two- to three-year, on-farm research and demonstration projects focused on practices that could improve farm profitability or resource efficiency. Priority will be given to farmer-led projects. Eligible applicants include Minnesota farmers, Tribal Nations and organizations, educational institutions, nonprofits, and local units of government. Past projects have explored cover crops, crop rotations, on-farm composting, livestock grazing, and new crop varieties. Applications are due by 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29. Learn more about eligibility, past projects, and how to apply through the MDA’s Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration Grant webpage: https://www.mda.state.mn.us/.../agri-sustainable... See less
