Kickstart Springfield - Rural Entrepreneur Venture (REV) Program

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A program from the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation - https://smifoundation.org/blog/2020/11/smif-announces-new-rev-communities/

Meetings are held the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at 11:30AM at the Springfield Area Community Center. Contact Community Development/Marketing Director, Heidi Wersal at 507-723-3517 for more information about joining the board.

The name of the new local REV group is Kickstart Springfield Entrepreneurial Hub. The core focus of the group is to create a vibrant economy by finding and supporting start-ups and local entrepreneurs including business startups to existing businesses that want to grow.

The first phase of the project is to understand the current state. As part of this early work, community members are invited to complete a short survey called the Entrepreneurial Confidence Index.  The index is designed to measure local entrepreneurial culture and attitudes. The group plans to do this survey annually to assess the impacts of REV activities. 

Check out the newly formed Facebook page at Kickstart Springfield Business Hub.