Business Planning and Management
- SBDC - No-cost, confidential consulting for new and existing businesses
- SCORE - No-cost, confidential mentoring for small businesses
- Business Start up Guide from WEDC
- Download:Business Startup Guide 2025 - WEDC
- SizeUp Wisconsin
- Entrepreneurial How-to Video Series – Free videos on legal, lending, marketing and accounting from the SBDC
- First Steps to Starting your Business course – Free, online, self-paced
- IRS Publication 583 – Starting a Business and Keeping Records
- Wisconsin One Stop Business Portal
- Food Finance Institute
- Go Global – No cost exporting assistance
- Upcoming SCORE events
- Upcoming SBDC events
- Wisconomy
- Department of Workforce Development Resources
- Child Care Partnership
- Data USA - St Croix County
- Momentum West Data profile for St. Croix County
- Wisconsin Procurement Institute (WPI) - WPI assists Wisconsin businesses compete in the government markets. WPI works with existing and new business to strengthen the defense and government industrial base by accelerating innovation, fostering ingenuity, and establishing resilient and diverse supply chains. WPI provides Wisconsin business a broad range of technical assistance.
- Ethnic and Diverse Business Coalition (EDBC) - EDBC helps with overall business development and training.
- National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC) - Wisconsin Chapter - Especially focusing on contracts and business done with the government, NAMC offers opportunities for business development training.
- North Central Minority Supplier Development Council (NCMSDC) - NCMSDC offers a certification program, developmental opportunities for businesses, connections with other companies, and advocates for minority businesses.
- St. Croix County Economic Profile from the West Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission
- Doing Business in Wisconsin vs Minnesota - a comparison chart from WEDC
Funding Your Business
- +Venture Wisconsin
- Revolving Loan Fund via Regional Business Fund
- Growth Loan Fund via Regional Business Fund
- Micro Loan Fund via Regional Business Fund
- Façade Loan Fund via Regional Business Fund
- Technology Enterprise Fund via Regional Business Fund
- WWBIC
- St. Croix Electric Cooperative
- Qualified New Business Venture (QNBV) via WEDC
- Business Development Tax Credits via WEDC
- International Market Access Grant via WEDC
- Technology Development Loans via WEDC
- Red Letter Grant
- SBA 7(a) loan
- SBA 504 loan
- SBA microloans
- Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)
- Compeer Financial Grant Opportunities
Local Lending Resources
- Hiawatha National Bank
- First Bank of Baldwin
- First State Bank and Trust
- BMO Harris
- River Falls State Bank
- Associated Bank
- WESTconsin Credit Union
- Compeer Financial
- Wells Fargo Bank
- Royal Credit Union
- Citizens State Bank
- First National Community Bank
- MidWestOne Bank
- US Bank
- First National Bank of River Falls
- Security Financial Bank
- Pillar Bank
- Chase Bank
- Bremer Bank
- WBD
- Amplio Economic Development
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