The Merriam Park Library is closed for facility upgrades April 30 - May 31.

Small Business Solutions

A series of seminars focusing on small business owners, including how to start, market, finance and adapt small business.

How to Start a Small Business in Minnesota

Mike Ryan, director of the Small Business Development Center at the University of St. Thomas where he advises small business clients from early-stage growth through maturity, explains how to make a small business idea a reality.

Presented July 15, 2009, at the James J. Hill Reference Library.

Ten Ways to Survive and Thrive in Today’s Market

Brian Singer, director of lending at the Neighborhood Development Center provides strategies to sustain and adapt a business in hard economic times.

Presented August 5, 2009, at the Rondo Community Outreach Library