Mandate Details

Description:	Report on results from appropriation for support of child care businesses and women food entrepreneurs, including a summary of the uses of the appropriation and the amount of the appropriation used for administration, as well as a breakdown of the amount of funding used for loans, forgivable loans, and grants; information about the terms of the loans issued; a discussion of how money from repaid loans will be used; the number of entrepreneurs assisted; and a breakdown of how many entrepreneurs received assistance in each county.
Law:	2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 53 Art. 20 Sec. 2 Subd. 2(kk)
Agency(ies)/Supplier(s):	WomenVenture
Due Date:	12/15/2026
Frequency:	One time
Subjects:	Business - Business-MN Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
Committee/Agency Jurisdiction:	Agriculture Economic Development/Growth Jobs and Economic Development/Growth
Note:	Appropriation to WomenVenture is to (1) support child care providers through business training and shared services programs and to create materials that could be used, free of charge, for start-up, expansion, and operation of child care businesses statewide, with the goal of helping new and existing child care businesses in underserved areas of the state become profitable and sustainable; and (2) support business expansion for women food entrepreneurs throughout Minnesota's food supply chain to help stabilize and strengthen their business operations, create distribution networks, offer technical assistance and support to beginning women food entrepreneurs, develop business plans, develop a workforce, research expansion strategies, and for other related activities.

Item(s) Received

No items received for this mandate.

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