Tania Krueger is expanding her wellness business in Winsted with help from Southwest Initiative Foundation’s Microenterprise Loan Program. Tania’s Wellness Corner is a natural health center with emphasis on pain management, healthy weight management and relaxation therapy.
Economic Development
Mainstream Boutique
Lifelong friends Dawn Lippert and Rochelle Peterson have been through a lot together, and now they can add business ownership to the list. The pair opened Mainstream Boutique in Willmar this year with help from Southwest Initiative Foundation’s Microenterprise Loan Program.
River Valley Low Voltage
Harley Pfarr has opened a new business — River Valley Low Voltage — with help from Southwest Initiative Foundation’s Microenterprise Loan Program. The company provides low voltage and communications services to residential, commercial, farm, and government.
Minnesota Beer Company open in Grove City
Roxanne Landers and Christopher Daniels have started a new brewpub in an abandoned Grove City gas station with help from Southwest Initiative Foundation’s (SWIF) Microenterprise Loan Program. Minnesota Beer Company opened to the public in May and is located at at 510 West Atlantic Avenue.
Child Care Provider Training Close to Home
The sold-out 2023 Kids First Conference offered professional development for rural child care providers close to home, but it was also a chance to show them some love.
New Dog Grooming Business Open in Lester Prairie
LESTER PRAIRIE, Minn.— Kelly Brinkman has made it her job to pamper pooches of all sizes by opening Back Forty Grooming with help from Southwest Initiative Foundation’s (SWIF) Microenterprise Loan