Impact

Our success is in the success of each individual entrepreneur. 

Over time, small wins ripple into big changes to our regional economy. Since 1989, the Entrepreneur Fund has worked with more than 1,300 businesses and provided over $15 million in loans to nearly 450 companies; and served 11,000 people.  Greenstone Group has engaged over 125 entrepreneurs and continues to contribute to expanding the entrepreneurial capacity and culture of the region.

All of the stories, studies, and resources highlight the Entrepreneur Fund’s commitment to increasing the number of highly-skilled entrepreneurs in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.