(Pictured: Mike Paulus, Consultant-SBDC, Pam Thomsen, Consultant-SBDC, Katrina Wheeler, Program Coordinator-SBDC, Greg Bergman, Director-SBDC, and Nadene Kruize, Senior VP- MBFC)

MBFC recently presented a grant check to North Central Minnesota Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in Brainerd, MN.

The North Central SBDC will use grant funds for loan packaging related to small business lending in Aitkin, Cass, Crow Wing, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Todd, and Wadena counties.  When a small business owner works with the SBDC they provide assistance working with commercial lenders, consultants, non-profit lenders, and other resources to ensure small business owners have access to the appropriate financing they need to grow.

For more information about the North Central SBDC, located on Central Lakes College campus in Brainerd, please click here.

To apply for a MBFC Economic Development Grant, or for more information about MBFC’s VetLoan Advantage Rebate program, please contact a Business Development Officer at your local MBFC office near you today!