Restaurants in historic buildings in Northfield are encouraged to apply for the Backing Historic Small Restaurant Grant program from American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The grants will help small restaurant owners navigate supply chain issues, staffing shortages, inflation, and other crises so that their establishments’ legacies can continue. The focus is onContinue reading “Grant Funding for Historic Restuarants”
Category Archives: Economic Development
Grant Funding Available for Downtown Properties
The Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) has applied for and received $2.34 million through the Minnesota Department of Economic Development (DEED) Main Street Economic Revitalization Program (MSERP). $1 million, possibly more, will be allocated to qualifying Northfield business owners and developers. SMIF and city staff will work together and distribute grant funds. Eligible applicants includeContinue reading “Grant Funding Available for Downtown Properties”
Business Assistance
Are you a small business owner? Interested in starting a business but don’t know where to start? The City of Northfield has a free service to provide one-on-one business support for entrepreneurs and small business owners in Northfield! Join the Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers (MCCD) for its Open To Business program. This includes, butContinue reading “Business Assistance”
Northfield Tourism Recovery Grant
The City of Northfield just opened a Tourism Recovery Grant Program to provide financial incentives to organizations adversely impacted by the COVID- 19 pandemic that operate within the tourism sector. The goal of the program is to help the recovery and reinvest within the tourism industry that makes Northfield unique. $30,000 of the American RescueContinue reading “Northfield Tourism Recovery Grant”
Free Business Coaching Available for Minority Entrepreneurs through SMIF
Northfield entrepreneurs who identify as Black, Indigenous or People of Color (BIPOC), women, veterans, low-income persons, and/or persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply for free business coaching. The Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) is seeking entrepreneurs for their Prosperity Prosperity Initiative program. According to SMIF’s website, “Prosperity Initiative clients commit to a six-month periodContinue reading “Free Business Coaching Available for Minority Entrepreneurs through SMIF”