Latino Enterprise Center
The Latino Enterprise Center approaches rural community building from a different direction. The center’s goal is to strengthen the economic capacity of rural Latinos to explore, develop, sustain, and grow a variety of entrepreneurial ideas and projects – as a means to participating more fully in every aspect of community life.
The center provides support for:
Entrepreneurship exploration and development
Enterprise development, growth and technical assistance
Workforce enhancement
Latino Enterprise Center in action
Read our daily blog to learn about our progress in building a framework for economic growth in rural areas.
In the Media
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Garden a Seed for Positive Change: Regi Haslett-Marroquin sees a lot more than a garden in his first project for Northfield Latinos.
Learn how community gardens in Northfield, Minnesota have set the stage for change. Story in Minneapolis Star Tribune, June 17, 2007.
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Latino group will sell free-range birds
Read how a new Latino Enterprise Center co-op chicken farm in Northfield offers opportunity and leadership experience. Story in Northfield News, March 28, 2008.
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Garden a Seed for Positive Change: Regi Haslett-Marroquin sees a lot more than a garden in his first project for Northfield Latinos.