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2025 Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities conference

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Date

Add to Calendar 2025-03-20 11:00:00 2025-03-21 18:00:00 2025 Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities conference Join us for Minnesota’s sixth annual Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities (CEC) Conference. This event brings together business leaders, economic development professionals, decision-makers, and community champions to build the connections and systems entrepreneurs need to thrive.Together, we can create the kind of supportive networks that help entrepreneurs succeed in our communities!The conference is being led by the University of Minnesota Extension's Community Development Department and joined by Minnesota’s Small Business Development Centers, Rethos, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, IgniteMN, the Virginia Economic Development Authority, and many other organizations. Iron Trail Motors Event Center Iron Trail Motors Event Center Iron Trail Motors Event Center America/Chicago public

Time

Central time

Location

Iron Trail Motors Event Center
919 6th St. S
Virginia, MN 55792

Contact

Becca Leys, Extension educator, community economics
[email protected] or 612-756-9075

2022 Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities conference attendees listening to a workshop at a local business. in Red Wing, Minn.

Join us for Minnesota’s sixth annual Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities (CEC) Conference. This event brings together business leaders, economic development professionals, decision-makers, and community champions to build the connections and systems entrepreneurs need to thrive.

Together, we can create the kind of supportive networks that help entrepreneurs succeed in our communities!

The conference is being led by the University of Minnesota Extension's Community Development Department and joined by Minnesota’s Small Business Development Centers, Rethos, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, IgniteMN, the Virginia Economic Development Authority, and many other organizations.

Cost

  • $110 — Early-bird rate (before Wednesday, 2/5/2025)
  • $125 — Regular rate (starting Thursday, 2/6/2025) 

Registration

Registration open from Friday, November 15 to Thursday, March 13.

Register for conference


Accommodations

University of Minnesota Extension is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. To request accommodations for persons with disabilities, reach out to the event contact two weeks before the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.

Language

This offering is delivered in English. Interpreter services may be available with an advance request.

For more information, visit our conference website.

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