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March 10, 2008 December 12, 2011 Mounds View Business Toolbox Internal Document Page 5 of 10 significant experience in the private sector, and many have extensive management and financial consulting backgrounds. To learn more about the services, Mounds View businesses can contact the local SBDC office located in at the University of St. Thomas (Minneapolis campus) You can contact Michael Ryan at 651-962-4500. 3) DEED Business Services − www.positivelyminnesota.com DEED’s Business Services staff (Business Services Specialists) serve the businesses community in Ramsey County, and around the state, with business development and workforce-related services. Services include helping startup and expanding businesses, coordinating specialized business development products and services to employers, brownfield redevelopment assistance and labor market information. Local businesses can contact Cheryl Beaumier, Business Services at 651-779-5645. Mounds View local businesses should contact the Business Services Specialist in the Ramsey County North St. Paul office at 651-779-5666. D. Workforce Development Programs − www.positivelyminnesota.com DEED’s Minnesota WorkForce Centers provide the tools, resources and services needed for a job search, career planning and training needs. WorkForce Centers are a collaboration of partners. People seeking work, businesses seeking employees, students and those looking for a first job or returning to the workforce will find services to meet their needs. Most of these services are offered at no cost. Each WorkForce Center houses a Resource Area that operates similar to a library. The Ramsey County WorkForce Center that services businesses in Mounds View is located at 2098 11th Avenue East in North St. Paul. The Center provides a variety of services to employers to meet their employee recruitment and retention needs. Some services provided include training seminars, training grants, job fairs and wage subsidies to name a few. Businesses may contact Cheryl Beaumier, the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development at 651-779-5645. Businesses can visit the Department’s website at www.deed.state.mn.us. Some of the workforce programs available to employers include: 1) Minnesota’s Job Bank MinnesotaWorks.net − www.minnesotaworks.net The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED is responsible for administering various state and federal programs that provide workforce development services. Minnesota’s Job Bank MinnesotaWorks.net is DEED’s Internet-based self-service system where member employers and job seekers can find each other. Employer members can post job openings to be searched by job seekers. Employer members can also search for job candidates and contact them by email. Job seeker members can post a resume to be searched by employers. Members can also search for job openings, contact employers by email and apply online.