About Us

We have been proudly serving entrepreneurs and small business owners in North Central Minnesota since 1986. The North Central SBDC is hosted by Central Lakes College and works throughout an 11-County and 2-sovereign nation region. The geographic region served includes: Aitkin, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Todd, and Wadena counties and the sovereign nations of the Leech Lake and Mille Lacs Bands of Ojibwe.

Our Satellite Centers

In order to better serve clients, we have multiple satellite centers throughout the region. Our satellite center partners include:

• BLAEDC
• Cass County Economic Development Corporation
• Chisago County HRA-EDA
• The Economic Alliance
• Todd County Development Corporation

The SBDC Network 

The North Central SBDC is a resource partner of the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) and is a part of the Minnesota SBDC Network, hosted by the Department of Employment and Economic Development.

To learn more about the SBA, click here. 

To learn more about DEED, click here.