STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES

The Abilities Fund
Centerville Office
410 N 18th St
Centerville, IA 52544-1823
Telephone: 641-856-2173
Toll Free: 888-222-8943
Fax: 641-856-3101

Iowa City Office
332 South Linn Street, Suite #17
Iowa City, IA 52240
Telephone: 319-338-2521
Toll Free: 866-720-3863
Fax: 319-338-2528
URL: http://www.abilitiesfund.org/

"This summer The Abilities Fund, together with a national lending partner, will launch a nationwide direct loan program for entrepreneurs with disabilities. In 45 states, loan guarantees will also be available to as a means to secure loans for entrepreneurs. Flexible terms and competitive interest rates for microloans ranging from $500 - $25,000 will be offered.

In support of new microlending services, The Abilities Fund will be expanding its online presence to include training and technical assistance. Soon, people with disabilities nationwide will have 24-hour access to features such as Feasibility First ©, business plan development, and financial planning for business startup -- all of which are resources designed to prepare entrepreneurs with disabilities for self-employment."

Dakota Certified Development Corporation
Dakota CDC, 51 Broadway, Suite 500, Fargo, ND 58102
Phone: (701) 293-8892
Fax: (701) 293-7816
E-mail: info@DakotaCDC.co
URL: http://www.dakotacdc.com/

Mission: The Dakota Certified Development Corporation has been working with the Small Business Administration's 504 Loan program since 1983. In 1996 the program began a new chapter. Incorporated as a separate organization, the Dakota CDC, a non-profit 501(c)(3) emerged as an organization with its own name, its own identity and an agenda that requires a statewide presence. 

Economic Development and Finance
1600 East Century Avenue, Suite 2, P.O. Box 2057, Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone: (701) 328-5300 or TTY: (800) 366-6888
Fax: (701) 328-5320
E-mail: ndedf@state.nd.us
URL: http://www.growingnd.com/default.asp

Job Service North Dakota's SHARE Network
(Includes information on disability resources, small business devt., etc. You can search for resources by county)
URL: http://www.sharenetworknd.com/

Lake Agassiz Regional Council
417 Main Avenue, Fargo, ND 58103
Phone: (701) 239-5373
Fax: (701) 235-6706
E-mail: info@lakeagassiz.com
URL: http://www.lakeagassiz.com/

"Lake Agassiz Regional Council (LARC) was organized as a public non-profit corporation in 1974 to address the resource conservation and community development needs of the southeastern North Dakota counties of Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Steele and Traill. The Council provides a broad array of services and programs to communities throughout its service area, including economic development planning, business lending, and resource conservation and community development."

North Dakota Career Resource Network
North Dakota CRN
PO Box 5507, Bismarck, ND 58506-5507
Phone: (701) 328-9733
Fax: (701) 328-9731
E-mail: ndcrn.ndcareer@sendit.nodak.edu
URL: http://www.ndcrn.com/

"The NDCRN serves as an information and data clearinghouse which enables its member agencies to use the resources for Career planning; Career development Implementation; Training and education program planning; and Economic development planning."

North Dakota Center for Technology & Business/Women & Technology
P.O. Box 2535, Bismarck, ND 58502
Phone: (866) 294-2136
Fax: (701) 223-2507
URL: http://www.trainingnd.com

The Center for Technology & Business is dedicated to improving technology in rural North Dakota by giving both rural & urban individuals a technical education that allows them to evaluate and utilize any/all business opportunities resulting in a network of mentors and successful businesses.

North Dakota Department of Commerce/Economic Development and Finance Division
1600 East Century Avenue, Suite 2, PO Box 2057, Bismarck, ND 58502
Phone: (701) 328-5300
Fax: (701) 328-5320
E-mail: commerce@state.nd.us
TTY: (800) 366-6888
URL: http://www.ndcommerce.com/

"Welcome to Growing North Dakota, the web site of Economic Development and Finance. ED&F, a division of the North Dakota Department of Commerce, facilitates the creation of new wealth through the start-up, retention and expansion of primary-sector business."

North Dakota Extension Service
Morrill Hall 315, P.O. Box 5437, Fargo, ND 58105-5437
Phone: (701) 231-8944
Fax: 701) 231-8520
E-mail: ext-dir@ndsuext.nodak.edu
URL: http://www.ext.nodak.edu/

• Link to Area Offices
  URL: http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/directory/selcty.htm

North Dakota Medcaid Instrastructure Grant
NDCPD/Minot State University
500 University Avenue West
Minot, ND 58707
Toll Free: (800) 233-1737 (Voice/TTY)
URL: http://www.ndmig.edu
E-mail: http://165.234.216.166/medicaid/main.php

• Self-Employment in North Dakota
  URL: http://165.234.216.166/medicaid/employ/pdf/selfemploymentinnorthdakota.pdf
  

Northern Great Plains Inc.
Valley Technology Park
Suite 201, 4838 Rocking Horse Circle, Fargo, ND 58104
Phone: (701) 364-1349
Fax: (701) 364-1352
E-mail: gschuster@ngplains.org
URL: http://www.ngplains.org/

Northern Great Plains Inc. (NGP)- Northern Great Plains Inc. is a network of business, academic and policy leaders working together to build a strong economic and healthy ecological future for the people and communities on the Northern Great Plains. The service area includes the five-state region of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, as well as the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.