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SUMMARY:Business Resource Roundtable 8/26/2026
DESCRIPTION:Business Resource Roundtable: Connect with State Economic Development Leaders\n\n\n\nJoin us for the Chamber's August Business Resource Roundtable featuring Resource Experts Matt Varilek\, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)\, and David Heyer\, West Central Business Development Manager.\n\n\n\nThis interactive session gives you the opportunity to connect directly with state economic development leaders\, discover resources available to your business\, and get answers to questions that matter to you.\n\nWhat can you expect?\n\n	Connect you with resources: Learn what state programs\, funding\, training\, and business support are available to you.\n	Help you solve challenges: Bring a business issue or question and get connected to the right resources.\n	Give you a direct connection to DEED: Ask questions and hear directly from the leaders working to support Minnesota businesses.\n	Help you identify opportunities: Discover programs and resources you may not know are available to your business.\n	Keep you informed: Gain insight into current economic and business development priorities that could impact your business.\n\nThis is a conversation built around YOU. Come with questions\, challenges\, or simply a desire to learn what resources are available to you.\n\n\n\nSpace is limited to 25 participants.\n\nFree for Chamber members\n\n\n\nWhat are Business Resource Roundtables?\n\nToday's business environment is constantly changing. Workforce issues\, state mandates\, rising costs\, economic uncertainty\, regulations\, technology\, and other challenges continue to impact organizations of every size.\n\n\n\nInspired by the Chamber's May 2026 Small Business Forum\, the Chamber's Business Resource Roundtable brings business leaders together on the last Wednesday of each month to discuss timely issues affecting our business community. Each session features a local expert who provides practical information\, resources\, and strategies\, followed by an interactive discussion where participants can ask questions\, share experiences\, and learn from one another.\n\n\n\nWhether you're a business owner\, nonprofit leader\, entrepreneur\, or manager\, you'll gain valuable insights and practical solutions you can apply in your organization.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Business Resource Roundtable: Connect with State Economic Development Leaders</span></strong><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Join us for the Chamber&rsquo\;s August Business Resource Roundtable featuring Resource Experts <strong>Matt Varilek\, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)\,</strong> and <strong>David Heyer\, West Central Business Development Manager.</strong></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">This interactive session gives <strong><span style="font-weight:normal\;"><span style="font-family:aptos\,sans-serif\;">you</span></span></strong> the opportunity to connect directly with state economic development leaders\, discover resources available to your business\, and get answers to questions that matter to you.</span><br />\n<strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">What can you expect?</span></strong>\n<ul>\n	<li style="line-height:normal\;"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Connect you with resources:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;"> Learn what state programs\, funding\, training\, and business support are available to you.</span></li>\n	<li style="line-height:normal\;"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Help you solve challenges:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;"> Bring a business issue or question and get connected to the right resources.</span></li>\n	<li style="line-height:normal\;"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Give you a direct connection to DEED:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;"> Ask questions and hear directly from the leaders working to support Minnesota businesses.</span></li>\n	<li style="line-height:normal\;"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Help you identify opportunities:</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;"> Discover programs and resources you may not know are available to your business.</span></li>\n	<li style="line-height:normal\;"><strong><span style="font-family:aptos\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Keep you informed:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;"> Gain insight into current economic and business development priorities that could impact your business.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-family:aptos\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">This is a <strong>conversation built around YOU.</strong> Come with questions\, challenges\, or simply a desire to learn what resources are available to you.</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="font-family:aptos\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">Space is limited to 25 participants.</span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="font-family:aptos\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;"><strong>Free for Chamber members</strong></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet="">What are Business Resource Roundtables?</strong><br font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet="" />\n<span background-color:="" font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet="">Today&#39\;s business environment is constantly changing. Workforce issues\, state mandates\, rising costs\, economic uncertainty\, regulations\, technology\, and other challenges continue to impact organizations of every size.</span><br />\n<br font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet="" />\n<span background-color:="" font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet="">Inspired by the Chamber&#39\;s May 2026 Small Business Forum\, the Chamber&#39\;s Business Resource Roundtable brings business leaders together on the last Wednesday of each month to discuss timely issues affecting our business community. Each session features a local expert who provides practical information\, resources\, and strategies\, followed by an interactive discussion where participants can ask questions\, share experiences\, and learn from one another.</span><br />\n<br font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet="" />\n<span background-color:="" font-size:="" style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet="">Whether you&#39\;re a business owner\, nonprofit leader\, entrepreneur\, or manager\, you&#39\;ll gain valuable insights and practical solutions you can apply in your organization.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce 1411 West Saint Germain St. Suite #101 St. Cloud\, MN
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URL:https://chambermaster.stcloudareachamber.com/events/details/business-resource-roundtable-8-26-2026-12766
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