Technical Assistance
Technical Assistance Funding
We offer funding up to $2,500 for Startups needing to access technical talent to advance their business.
WHO QUALIFIES
- Startups with ties to one of the following SE MN counties: Rice, Goodhue, Wabasha, Steele, Dodge, Olmsted, Winona, Freeborn. Mower, Fillmore, Houston.
- Startups with an idea, business, product, service that’s innovative or uses technology in a unique way.
WHAT QUALIFIES
Marketing, finance, business planning, legal, technical development, solution development that:
- Makes business sense for where applicant is in the startup process.
- Moves the startup forward.
How it works
Technical Assistance Funding is made possible through a collaborative relationship between Red Wing Ignite (program administrator) and the program funders – Goodhue County and the Economic Development Agency (EDA).
Program Purpose: Enable Startups to procure technical talent needed to advance their business.
Funding Limit: $2,500 per Startup
Program Process
Apply >>>>>>>>> Approve >>>>>>>>>Choose Contractor >>>>>>> Pay Contractor
Apply
Applicant completes Application
Applicant completes Intake Form
Approve
RWI approves
RWI presents to funder
RWI notifies Applicant
Choose Contractor
Applicant chooses contractor
Applicant informs RWI
Pay Contractor
Applicant submits contractor W-9 and Invoices to RWI
RWI pays Contractor
RWI notifies Applicant of payments released
