BRAINERD, Minn. -- Peter Nelson of Brainerd, formerly of Detroit Lakes, has been recognized as the Minnesota Small Business Development Center’s State Star for 2015 at the Minnesota SBDC Program annual conference in Minneapolis.
The award recognizes business consultants and staff in the SBDC program who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to the program and the business community. Nelson will be recognized with 49 other State Stars for his work at the national SBDC conference in San Francisco in September.
Nelson, a business consultant with the North Central SBDC at Central Lakes College in Brainerd, was recognized for his work in assisting financially stressed businesses, helping guide companies through the development of growth plans, and working with business owners to prepare for transitioning their business to new owners in the future.
