I recently interviewed Dex, Nicole & Skyler of Thunder Coffee, for this monthly Fargo INC! magazine feature. They not only have their West Fargo shop and roast their own great coffee beans, but they are also high quality, engaged community members.

The next ND Operation Intern application period is set to open 2/1. The primary focus of the Operation Intern program is private sector businesses in one of the targeted industries: Energy, Advanced Manufacturing, Value-Added Agriculture, Tourism and Technology-Based Businesses, to include Cybersecurity. Funding may also be granted for other in-demand occupations, such as healthcare.

Applications are open for the 10-Week Lean Startup Program designed to be FREE to all entrepreneurs and soon-to-be-entrepreneurs of West Central MN + Fargo, ND. This program will be Thurs nights from 3/10-5/19, 2022.

Techstars Entrepreneur’s Toolkit is an online educational resource to help you learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and accelerate your success.

NDWBC and It’s Her Brand Magazine are collaborating to offer a FREE advertising platform to Covid-impacted small businesses, nonprofits, and events. Apply by 2/15 for FREE advertising with the magazine’s April|May|June issue. Submit your woman-owned small business, nonprofit, or woman/family-focused event to take apply for this ad credit.

Applications are open to participate in the Spring 2022 BETA Cohort. Criteria for Selection: First-time founders; Working full time on their startup; Based in Minnesota with a scalable tech-enabled product or service that is in market/able to be sold; Either bootstrapping or preparing for Pre-Seed or Seed Stage financing.

This is where I work & what I do. This page on our GFMEDC website highlights the most common resources for entrepreneurs. You may also find a form that you can complete if you need some guidance to be pointed in a certain direction(s). There is also good info on our Financing and Capital pages.