Attention Fbook & Twitter friends – We’re looking for awesome old festival photos! if you have any old photos of the first two West Bank Music Festivals – OR Cedarfest (yep!) share them and help us get some excitement going! Either tag City Pages West Bank Music Festival or use the hashtag #WestBankFest to be eligible. The winning photo will be determined by the festival planning committee and the winner will be eligible for a $50 gift certificate to any …

The Minnesota Trade Office has funds available to help eligible small businesses begin exporting or increase their exports, through a grant with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Eligible small businesses may apply for reimbursement of up to $5000 for certain export development activities, such as:

Mission fees for participation in foreign trade missions
Space rental for trade show exhibitions
Services offered by the U.S. Commercial Service such as Gold Key Service
Design of international marketing products or campaigns
Translation of websites into foreign languages

More information can be found at: http://www.positivelyminnesota.com/Business/Exporting_Trade/STEP_Export_Assistance_for_Small_Business/index.aspx

Funds are limited, …

Judy Moses passed along this opportunity for Businesses:

The SBA’s E200 program provides nine months of intensive growth strategy development to established businesses. It was offered for the first time in our area last year. Nineteen businesses participated in 2011, and the reviews were glowing.

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E-200 is considered a mini-MBA type of training with the case study being the owner’s business, but it does require a major time commitment of the CEO. The eight-month program offers approximately 100 hours of combined classroom training, homework and …