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<td>Minnesota Small Business Bulletin -- March 2014</td>
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<td>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 12:42:08 -0500</td>
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Business News</h1>
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</span>Minnesota-made solutions
to the problem of water scarcity
are already making an impact
around the globe. Business and
state economic development
leaders say it’s just the
beginning. They’ll gather
Tuesday at the state’s
first-ever water technology
summit focused on positioning
the state of Minnesota’s water
business sector for global
competition.</p>
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style="color: #255991;"><b><span>Company
Keeps MSP Airport
Shopping Local
And Unique </span></b></a></span><b><span><span> </span><br>
</span></b><span>St. Croix
Promotions and Retail, a small
business, sells products that
have a Minnesota connection at
the airport.<span> </span>They
now have five stores there,
each with different looks and
concepts. St. Croix’s main
shop, Uptown, connects
consumers with a Minnesota
passion for art. If you’re an
artist looking for a new way
to showcase, they want to hear
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here </span></a></span><span><span> </span>for
more information. </span> </p>
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Assistance?</h1>
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out our weekly Small Business
101 Blog!</h3>
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Income Forecast: Cloudy
with a Chance of Profits</span></b></a><b><span>
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align="left"><span>Meaningful
financial projections are
essential to business success.
How much revenue will you take
in? How much will be profit?
Will the profit be enough to
sustain the business?</span><span>No
one should ever start or buy a
business without a clear plan
of profit and a realistic
understanding of the sales
volume needed to achieve it.</span> </p>
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About the Numbers</span></a></span></h1>
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align="left"><span><span>What
business topic can
induce deep sleep
faster than a
cocktail of warm
milk and Ambien? If
you said
“Accounting” then
dozed off, you
nailed it. Pour
yourself some strong
coffee and wrap your
head around this
simple truth: You
can’t afford to be
bored by accounting.
Not if you hope to
stay in business.</span></span> </p>
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Events for Business</a></h1>
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style="text-decoration:
none; color: #255991;">Explore
Business Opportunities at
Water Summit -- March 25</a></span></h3>
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align="left"><span>With more
than $729 million in foreign
sales in 2012, Minnesota is
among the </span>top 10
exporters of water and
wastewater treatment technology
in the U.S. And the industry is
well positioned for continued
growth. </p>
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style="text-decoration:
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Your Horizons<span> </span>--
April 2</a> </span></h3>
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align="left"><span>Learn how
hundreds of small businesses
have used the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation finance
and insurance products to gain
access to emerging markets
overseas. Mark your calendar
for Expanding Horizons 2014: A
Workshop for Small Businesses
Entering International Markets
on Wed., April 2 in
Minneapolis. Participants will
meet one-on-one with OPIC
staff and reps from U.S.
government agencies to answer
questions related to your
business. </span><a
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style="color: #255991;"><span>Click
here</span></a><span> for
registration details.</span></p>
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color: #255991;">Searching for
a STEM Star this Summer?</a></h1>
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align="left"><span>SciTechsperience
creates the opportunity for
small and medium-sized
businesses to work with
talented college STEM
(science, technology,
engineering and math) students
to develop solutions for
real-world challenges. Get a
match: </span><span>Companies
receive matching funds of 50%
of the intern’s wages up to
$2,500. <span>For more,
contact Becky Siekmeier,
Minnesota High Tech
Association, at <a
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style="color: #255991;">beckys@mhta.org</a></span>
or <span>952-230-4241.</span></span></p>
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