Along with local support from the Swift County RDA, consider these resources:

BUSINESS INCENTIVES

Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Program (MJSP)
Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace WIRED Grants
Job Opportunity Building Zone (JOBZ) Program
Tax Free Zones

SUPPORT & TRAINING

Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)
MN Workforce Centers
Minnesota Employment Training and Technical Assistance Support Center (MNTAT)
Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Program
MN Job Bank

RENEWABLE ENERGY-FOCUSED RESOURCES

Minnesota Renewable Energy Marketplace
Southwest Initiative Foundation’s Renewable Energy Marketplace

AGRICULTURE-FOCUSED RESOURCES

Sustainable Agriculture
Community Supported Agriculture
Land Stewardship Project CSA Farm Directory
Resources for Farmers
Organizations and Web Sites
Automated Database Searches
Defining Community Supported Agriculture
Publications about Community Supported Agriculture

THE AREA

Swift County, Minnesota
Benson Area Chamber of Commerce
City of Benson
Appleton Area Chamber of Commerce
City of Appleton
Atlas of Minnesota Online Edition

OTHER REGIONAL RESOURCES

Southwest Minnesota Foundation
Upper MN Valley Regional Development Commission
Buy Fresh Buy Local