MBFFA Overview

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Mainstreet Businesses Focused on Food and Agriculture (MBFFA)

A unique collaborative approach to delivering long-term economic small business recovery and resiliency.

Minnesota State University Mankato's Strategic Partnership Center in consultation with GreenSeam is partnering with Blue Earth REV, Owatonna Area Business Development Center and Southern Agriculture Center of Excellence at South Central College to provide technical assistance for food and agriculture businesses throughout the region.

Regional Partners will provide counseling, training, technical assistance and access to resources based on the needs of small businesses to enhance growth in the agriculture and food-related sector in Minnesota's Congressional District 1. The Strategic Partnership Center includes the South Central Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Center for Workforce Professional Education (WPE) and will serve as the MBFFA District Hub.

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Funded (in part) through a grant with the U.S. Small Business Administration.