As our community looks towards a bright future, we want to recognize and celebrate the entrepreneurs who have had the courage and perseverance to take an idea and grow it into a thriving business. These “Captains of Innovation” have navigated often turbulent waters, and pushed -full steam ahead - to make their dreams (and ours) a reality.

 

These brave innovators built their ships board by board, and it’s our job to help them keep their heads above water and to acknowledge those, past, present, and future, who’ve provided routes for others to follow.

 

The Owatonna Area Business Development Center is joining the nation in celebrating National Entrepreneurship Feb 17th – 21st 2020. We will be hosting several events through the week, including inducting our first entrants into our newly founded “Hall of Fame”. We will also be accepting nominations for the Steele County Entrepreneur of the Year, who will be honored at our recognition banquet on Feb 21st.