We connect people and communities to build trust, share knowledge, and work together toward common goals.
Registration Coming Soon
Where: Via Zoom
Date: December 4, 2025
Time: 9:00-10:30am
Serves the Northeast Minnesota counties of Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis. Our consultants work throughout this region to help anyone seeking assistance to start, manage, or grow a business, and our services are offered at no-cost to clients.
Learn more here.
Offers free business legal help to low-income entrepreneurs, business owners, inventors, and low-revenue nonprofit organizations via volunteer attorneys
Learn more here.
an entrepreneurial education and training program offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as part of the Department of Defense Transition Assistance Program (TAP).
Sign up here.
offers resources to veterans, service members, and military spouses who are interested in starting or growing a small business.
Click here to learn more.
We align diverse programs, partners, and stakeholders to streamline efforts, share resources, and achieve common goals more effectively.
Helping businesses navigate the complexities of property development and expansion, fostering regional economic growth and stability.
Enhancing employer & workforce readiness and helping bridge the gap between job seekers and employers, contributing to regional economic resilience.
We help underestimated entrepreneurs in underserved communities create untold opportunity.
Click here to learn more and apply.
Provides entrepreneurial technical assistance, access to capital, a peer network support system, referrals, advocacy, and business coaching services.
Click here to learn more and apply.
Creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem that empowers Black and Brown business owners to build generational wealth around their culture and heritage.
Click here to learn more and apply.
Maximize your potential by focusing on your business strategy, not just the day-to-day operations.
A program offering personalized advising, growth-focused training, networking opportunities, and access to capital for entrepreneurs.
Applications now open for 2025 Business Masterminds in Duluth and St. Cloud, MN! Join a dynamic peer group of entrepreneurs with a shared drive to grow, learn, and transform challenges into opportunities.
We expand access to vital resources by connecting you with networks, knowledge, and experience to remove barriers and support your growth.
May 22nd 1130am-100pm, Kitchi Gammi Club in Duluth, MN.
August 14th 1130am-100pm, TimberLake Lodge in Grand Rapids, MN.
Join us Thursday, October 9, 2025 | 5:00 – 8:00pm @ Maco Theater in Virginia, MN
Registration to attend & applications to showcase and/or pitch will be open soon.
Eligible applicants include members and first descendants of the Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, and Grand Portage Bands.
Applications are open, click here to learn more or contact Jared Dunlap jdunlap@northspan.org
We connect people and communities to build trust, share knowledge, and work together toward common goals.
Registration Coming Soon
Where: Via Zoom
Date: December 4, 2025
Time: 9:00-10:30am
Serves the Northeast Minnesota counties of Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis. Our consultants work throughout this region to help anyone seeking assistance to start, manage, or grow a business, and our services are offered at no-cost to clients.
Learn more here.
Offers free business legal help to low-income entrepreneurs, business owners, inventors, and low-revenue nonprofit organizations via volunteer attorneys
Learn more here.
an entrepreneurial education and training program offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as part of the Department of Defense Transition Assistance Program (TAP).
Sign up here.
offers resources to veterans, service members, and military spouses who are interested in starting or growing a small business.
Click here to learn more.
We align diverse programs, partners, and stakeholders to streamline efforts, share resources, and achieve common goals more effectively.
Helping businesses navigate the complexities of property development and expansion, fostering regional economic growth and stability.
Enhancing employer & workforce readiness and helping bridge the gap between job seekers and employers, contributing to regional economic resilience.
We help underestimated entrepreneurs in underserved communities create untold opportunity.
Click here to learn more and apply.
Provides entrepreneurial technical assistance, access to capital, a peer network support system, referrals, advocacy, and business coaching services.
Click here to learn more and apply.
Creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem that empowers Black and Brown business owners to build generational wealth around their culture and heritage.
Click here to learn more and apply.
Maximize your potential by focusing on your business strategy, not just the day-to-day operations.
A program offering personalized advising, growth-focused training, networking opportunities, and access to capital for entrepreneurs.
Applications now open for 2025 Business Masterminds in Duluth and St. Cloud, MN! Join a dynamic peer group of entrepreneurs with a shared drive to grow, learn, and transform challenges into opportunities.
We expand access to vital resources by connecting you with networks, knowledge, and experience to remove barriers and support your growth.
May 22nd 1130am-100pm, Kitchi Gammi Club in Duluth, MN.
August 14th 1130am-100pm, TimberLake Lodge in Grand Rapids, MN.
Join us Thursday, October 9, 2025 | 5:00 – 8:00pm @ Maco Theater in Virginia, MN
Registration to attend & applications to showcase and/or pitch will be open soon.
Eligible applicants include members and first descendants of the Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, and Grand Portage Bands.
Applications are open, click here to learn more or contact Jared Dunlap jdunlap@northspan.org
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