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 BUSINESS
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The favorable business climate
in Kandiyohi County has attracted dozens of businesses and
manufacturers from all over the
country.
Site availability and price are attractive,
with choices in ready-to-go industrial settings or raw land
to build on. Water
is pure and abundant; road, air, railway and water transportation
is readily available; a skilled workforce, provides an excellent
source of employees. Another key to the area's success in
economic development is the willingness of local officials
to work closely
with new businesses to meet their specific needs.
The Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic
Development
Commission is an organized membership of business leaders,
private citizens
and government officials working together to provide a combination
of talent and skills to plan and develop job growth for Kandiyohi
County.
The regional office
of the Small Business Development Center headquartered at
Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall is available
to area business and residents requiring assistance with starting
a new business, expanding an existing business, developing
business plans, obtaining economic and demographic information
and statistics. Appointments for consultations can be made
by calling the director, Liz Struve at 507-537-7386 or e-mail
at struve@southwestmsu.edu.
Other Useful Sources
of Business Assistance:
Mid-Minnesota Development Commission
Minnesota Business Finance Corporation
Minnesota
Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
SCORE
SCORE
Minneapolis Chapter
Small Business
Administration
Southwest
Initiative Foundation
Small
Business Development Center – Marshall
Ridgewater
College - Small Business Management Program
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