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Finstad Office receives entrepreneurial grant

By David Gonnerman '90
March 10, 2005

St. Olaf Professor of Economics Bruce Dalgaard and Economics Instructor Sian Muir have been awarded a $32,000 grant from the James S. Kemper Foundation that will be used to enhance student development while promoting entrepreneurial initiatives. "The grant will give students the opportunity to make a difference in the local community and learn a lot in the process," says Dalgaard.

Under the guidance of the college's Finstad Office for Entrepreneurial Studies, the project will utilize the skills of St. Olaf students to provide entrepreneurial help to potential and new small businesses in the Northfield community. Student consulting teams will undertake business development work and create business plans, assist with loan proposals, develop marketing plans, establish on-line financial accounting procedures and assist with Websites and promotional materials. It is anticipated that the Northfield Enterprise Center and the Finstad Office will work together to match a variety of student interns with appropriate businesses.

Contact David Gonnerman at 507-786-3315 or gonnermd@stolaf.edu.