Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
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Creating powerful partnerships to unite and grow member businesses and the region.

Small Business University

Businesses with fifty or fewer full-time employees make up more than 75% of the Chamber’s membership.  We work hard to support this group of members with benefits and events that address their particular needs.  

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Small Business University is a series of programs that provides new tools, best practices and creative solutions to the daily challenges of running a business.

2013 Upcoming Program Schedule

All programs held from 7:30 -9 a.m. unless otherwise noted.

Financing a Business, Wednesday, May 22, 7:30 -9 a.m.

All businesses experience times when they need infusions of capital, whether it is to start, expand, or just cover a gap in receivables.  Your choice of funding sources can have a major influence on how you run your business, and impact the level of control that you have in future decisions.  With so many options, how do you decide what is right for you?

Our panel of experts will discuss the pro and cons of a wide range of financing options, and share their advice for choosing and procuring funding.

  • Ms. Heide Lidstrom-Olson, President / Founder, All In One Accounting, Inc.  
  • Mr. Dale Peterson, Business Development Officer, SBA Division, US Bank     
  • Mr. Lee Hall, Chief Financial Officer, Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers (MCCD)

For more information and to register, go to www.minneapolischamber.org/smallbusiness.


Wednesday, August 14
Wednesday, November 20

To receive invites to upcoming Small Business University programs, please email cgengler@minneapolischamber.org.

Past Programs

Built to Sell: Building a Business that Can Thrive Without You

On February 6, 2013, Buffie Blesi, Head Coach for the KnowledgeSphere Group of AdviCoach, shared how to create value in your business now, so that you can sell for top dollar in the future.

To hear an audio recording and view slides of the presentation, select the link below.

http://www.idream.tv/services/podcasts/mpls-chamber-of-commerce/

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 Thank you to our Small Business University series sponsor