Business & Higher Education - Dakota County Minnesota

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Business & Higher Education

If you need funds to start a business or pay for college, these sites will tell you what you need to know.

Pay for college

Minnesota College Savings Plan: Offers tax-deferred savings plans for education. Includes a calculator to help find out how much you’ll need to put away.
Opportunity.gov: Financial aid opportunities for unemployed workers.
Minnesota Workforce Center: Find the right school for you and how to pay for it.

Start a business

Dakota County Technical College - Institute for Business, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Directs you to resources in financing, marketing, sales, human resources, logistics, business planning and accounting.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Small Business Tax Center: Get all your small business tax questions answered here.
MyMoney.org: A checklist for starting your own business, it includes how to apply for a loan and business plan basics.
Minnesota Workforce Center: Local resources for those starting a business in the south metro area.

This page was last updated on: 10/18/2011