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Archives for July 2015
Loan Programs-Fiscal Year 2015 Recap
SWIF has helped more than 640 businesses start or expand through its business finance programs. Perhaps your business or employer is a past loan client. Here’s a recap of how
Thanking Rob Saunders for his Transformational Leadership
A strong leader is someone who draws you in. A person you admire and trust, who is smart, forward-thinking, engaging and someone who encourages and challenges you. Robert Saunders ticks
Why I Choose Rural
We’d like to give a warm welcome to our new Board Chair Robert Thurston. In June, Bob shared “Why I Choose Rural” at the Minnesota Initiative Foundations board event. We are so excited for Bob’s
Tenants Benefit from Farmland Giving, Too
We talk about our Keep It Growing farmland giving program being a true winning combination–for landowners, the county, Southwest Initiative Foundation, and tenants. Many farmers in our region rent land–in
Visit Us at Farmfest!
This month we heard from a landowner, tenant and community partner who have benefited from Southwest Initiative Foundation’s farmland giving program. If you want to learn more, visit us at Farmfest,