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Consultants
Our consultants offer a wide array of expertise, experience and backgrounds. They share a common passion for assisting business owners in their goals. If you would like to make an appointment with one of our consultants please use the information provided on the contact us page.
Northwest Regional Small Business Development Center
Bob Knudsen
Located in Red Lake Falls, serves the northern part of the region. Focus is on business start up, financial planning & manufacturing. Bob also teaches introduction to business.
Lois Templin
Works out of the Bemidji office. Focus is on how to track and manage their finances, how to build and use financial reports, and the Quickbooks bookkeeping systems as well as other financial bookkeeping systems.
Andra Vaughn
Works out of the Bemidji office along with assisting clients in Park Rapids. Focus is on marketing and budgeting. Andra also teaches classes in Microsoft and marketing.
Paul Werner
Works out of Thief River Falls, serves the northern part of the region. Focus is on business start up, financial planning and marketing. Paul also teaches introduction to business, Microsoft, and marketing.
Dave Smith
Faculty of Bemidji State University and Director of the Marketing Assistance & Research Solutions (MARS) program. Focus is on market research and feasibility study.
Rhonda Dockendorf
Works out of the Bemidji office. Focus is on assisting GATE clients with business start up, financial planning and marketing.
Jim Soncrant
Located in Moorhead and covers the southwest part of the region. Focus is financial planning and analysis, loan packaging, and general management. Jim also teaches Franklin Covey.
Forest "Skip" Carpenter
Located in Moorhead and covers the southwest part of the region. Focus is financial planning and analysis, loan packaging, and general management.
Helene Schear
Located in Minneapolis and assists with specialized projects.
Jeanne Edevold Larson
Located in Bemidji and assists with specialized projects. Jeanne teaches grant writing courses.
