Next Level Business Coaching

Business Coaching

 

🌟Exciting Opportunity for Pennington County Businesses!🌟

Discover the transformative power of Next Level Business Coaching, brought to you by Advance Thief River. This special six-week coaching package focuses on supporting rural business owners in overcoming challenges and achieving their business goals.

Business Coaching

Thanks to a generous grant from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, we are thrilled to bring this opportunity to Pennington County businesses.

Meet Michelle Landsverk, our experienced coach from Landsverk and Associates, Inc., with a rich background of over 20 years in assisting small businesses. Michelle’s dedication to fostering entrepreneurship has been recognized by the Northwest Minnesota Foundation with the Regional Impact Award in 2019.

Ready to take your entrepreneurial journey to the Next Level? The application is open and receiving applications as of February 26, 2025, and seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Join us on this journey of growth and empowerment! 🌱

#EmpoweringBusinesses #CommunitySupport #PenningtonCounty #TRFSmallBusiness

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To be eligible for this opportunity, you must own a business in Pennington County.

This opportunity is supported, in part, by the State of Minnesota through a grant from The Office of Small Business Development, Department of Employment and Economic Development.

Other Small Business Opportunities

QuickBooks Training
Master Quickbooks Online Basics

Partners in this work include SCORE Grand Forks and Northwest Regional Development Commission.

Selling Your Business and Succession Planning Workshop
succession planning workshop

Youth Voices: Sharing Culture & Tradition

Calling Local Students!

Do you have a story to tell about your family, culture, traditions, or what makes Thief River Falls feel like home? We invite students to participate in Youth Voices: Sharing Culture & Tradition during Welcoming Week on Saturday, September 12 at the Thief River Falls Public Library.

Participants will have the opportunity to share a 5-7 minute story or reading that celebrates culture, heritage, belonging, or community. Five students will receive a $100 stipend in appreciation of their participation.

Interested? Contact Brittany Rolf at brolf@advancethiefriver.com to learn more or sign up.

Help us celebrate the stories that bring our community together!

Register Your Event

Welcoming Week belongs to everyone and everyone has a role to play in making our community welcoming. Businesses, organizations, civic groups, and nonprofits are encouraged to host their own welcoming activities during Welcoming Week.

Register Your Event

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