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An idea, a dream, a vision… to that, we say – “I like that.” Well, ILT for short. Part incubator, part accelerator, ILT made its home in St. Cloud a few years ago to bring the people, resources, ideas, and funding together to help the entrepreneur and startup community in St. Cloud continues to thrive. Nick Tietz, Founder and CEO, shared what ILT is, how it works, and the incredible impact it’s made thus far in our communities.

We are now ready to present the course originally scheduled for March 14, 2020! Seats are filling up fast so register today.

ST. CLOUD — A series of classes on how to groom an idea into a scaleable business are launching in St. Cloud. The Lean Startup School, funded by the Minnesota Department of Employment…

When seasoned innovator Nick Tietz wanted to start his next venture in Minnesota he actively looked outside the Twin Cities. “I wanted to find a spot where I could plant my next idea company in an area where there was less competition, but also in a spot where people would want something like a company that generates new ideas to exist.”

The annual MinneBar event, hosted by non-profit Minnestar, is the largest bar camp-style conference in the country. Saturday, April 27th was the fourteenth incarnation of this highly anticipated event, and it did not disappoint. How highly anticipated was it? Tickets were released in two waves this year, and the first wave sold out in under 7 minutes. Total attendance for the 165+ sessions at Best Buy HQ in Richfield was 1,700.