5. EDSR 03-11-2013 Elk REQUEST FOR ACTION
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To ITEM NUMBER
Economic Development Authority 5.
AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY
March 11, 2013 Clay Wilfahrt,Assistant Director of
Economic Development
ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By
Presentation of Sherburne County Business Tools Website Suzanne Fischer, COD Director
REVIEWED BY
ACTION REQUESTED
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Janna King, an Economic Development consultant to Sherburne County,will present the County's new
Business Tools website. The site was recently launched and offers a variety of resources to Sherburne
County businesses and residents. It is being marketed to all surrounding communities including Elk River.
Links are posted on the city website, on Facebook,Twitter and our blog at
www.poweredbynature.blog.com. City staff partnered with the County and the Elk River Area Chamber
of Commerce and included a flyer about the site in the Chamber's newsletter.
The website can be found at www.sherburne.toolsforbusiness.info.
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resources to start, manage business entity, and free business plan software?
Start-up and reporting help includes:
• grow your business
• All sales tax, quarterly tax and other forms
efficiently • All the forms needed to select and create a business entity
• Access to free business plan software
• Links to local free one-on-one help
• LiveChat if you need help finding a resource
How do I... make my business competitive and keep up with
changing business and customer expectations?
Find local and online training resources:
• Use social networking to promote your business
• Apply"Six Sigma"quality for small business
• Find one-on-one help for manufacturing improvements
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