FREE MINI-MBA COURSE OFFERED BY SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION TO MPLS BUSINESSES –

Applications due March 11

The Minneapolis office of the US Small Business Administration is offering a free intensive training course to area businesses. A few of the past 22 Minneapolis participants include: Alexander’s Import Auto Repair, CorAzon, Gandhi Mahal, Guaranty Commercial Title, Manny’s Tortas, Mother Earth Gardens, Olu’s Home, On-Demand Group, and Saffron restaurant. The full list is online at http://tinyurl.com/MplsEntrepreneur.

WHAT: The US Small Business Administration’s Emerging Leaders program is an intensive training initiative to accelerate growth of high potential small businesses located in US cities.

WHO: The Emerging Entrepreneurs training is open to small businesses located in the Minneapolis metro area with annual revenues between $400,000 and $10 million that have been in business for at least three years. This training is not for start-up businesses. Emerging Entrepreneurs is considered a mini-MBA type of training with the case study being the owner’s business.

WHEN: Thirteen classes will begin early/mid April and run through early November. Space is limited to one C-level executive per business.

HOW MUCH? The only costs are the business owner’s time and commitment to complete the curriculum. Anticipate 100 hours of combined classroom, homework and peer-to-peer mentoring.

HOW DO I REGISTER? Interested small business owners are invited to learn more about the initiative and request to have the one page application emailed by contacting the SBA office:  Cindy Collett at 612-370-2312, cynthia.collett@sba.gov  or Katherine Roth at612-370-2320, Katherine.Roth@sba.gov.

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE MARCH 11, 2014