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Female Founders on the Rise

In the last 40 years, women entrepreneurs have increased…

For the Love of Money

We are launching a series of statewide conversation circles about women and money. Offer your input at: tinyurl.com/MWPMoneyForums

A Blueprint to Thrive

“The vitality of our region, and the strength of our rural economy, depends on everyone being able to contribute, and it starts before birth. We need to ensure all our kids — our Indigenous children, our seventh-generation immigrant children, and our first-generation immigrant children — get the best possible start to life.’’ — Southwest Initiative Foundation President Diana Anderson

The Art of Finance

The women ahead of me who lead the way as artists are barely getting by. But they would never let you know that they were barely existing.

Q&A With Ruth Hayden

All women today — unlike 30 years ago — will say they know how to do money. But one-third at best are doing it. We need to take a leap to do something — not perfect, not monumental, but a start. We need to keep asking ourselves, what can we do today to get what we need?

Equity Solutions & Quiz

In a related story we look at some of the statewide issues and…

My Communist Roots

Communism promised an equitable society with workers enjoying the fruits of their labors. Everyone would have housing, health care, education. There would be no discrimination against women, or religious minorities, or people of different ethnic backgrounds.

Financial Trauma

What I want our communities to talk about: how generational trauma affects our financial wellbeing. We can learn and unlearn traumatic events that might be affecting us today, unconsciously sabotaging our own wellbeing.

The Economic Impact of Immigration

Irma Márquez Trapero at the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota…

Improving Food Access

In 2009, my family and I bought a house out in the country…

Fair Shake

photo by Sarah Whiting When customers walk into the Richfield…

A Cut Above

Award-winning Minnesota promoter Natalie Morrow elevates designers…