1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the 1.3 Entrepreneur Fund. 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; ENTREPRENEUR FUND. 1.6 $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 1.7of employment and economic development for a grant to the Entrepreneur Fund to capitalize 1.8their revolving loan funds to address unmet financing needs in northeast Minnesota of 1.9for-profit business startups, expansions, and ownership transitions. This is a onetime 1.10appropriation. 1Section 1. 25-03773 as introduced02/12/25 REVISOR SS/LJ SENATE STATE OF MINNESOTA S.F. No. 1945NINETY-FOURTH SESSION (SENATE AUTHORS: HAUSCHILD) OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE Introduction and first reading02/27/2025 Referred to Jobs and Economic Development