The Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Duluth MN (www.entrepreneurfund.org)

Anderson Center – Managment and Business Development, St. Cloud MN (www.acmbd.org)

The Northland Foundation, Duluth MN (www.northlandfdn.org)

Apex, Duluth MN (www.apexgetsbusiness.com)

University of Minnesota – Center for Economic Development, Duluth MN (www.umdced.com)

Joel Labovitz Entrepreneurial Awards (www.umdced.com/labo)

MN Council for Quality, St. Paul MN (www.councilforquality.org)