Are you ready to submit your small business into the FINNOVATION Fellowship Program?

Caroline Hegstrom is a farmer and founder of Taiga Farm & Seed. Caroline was one of the nine entrepreneurs selected to advance to the Fellows Module of the FINNOVATION Fellowship. Caroline shares her story that started with a garden on her deck and talks about what the FINNOVATION Fellowship has done to help evolve her business beyond what she originally imagined. Dr. La Juana Whitmore is the Executive Director of the FINNOVATION Institute joins Sheletta and Caroline in their second segment to talk about their fellowship. Dr. Whitmore shares the processes behind the fellowship and what the work looks like. The FINNOVATION Fellowship Program supports impact-driven entrepreneurs as they launch and lead sustainable and innovative businesses. The program supports social entrepreneurs in the earliest stages of exploring a business idea. Based in Minneapolis, the Finnovation Institute empowers and supports impact-driven social entrepreneurs as they launch, lead, and scale sustainable businesses, like those that tackle issues of racial inequality, healthcare disparities, and environmental sustainability. The Finnovation Institute is currently accepting applications for its 2026/2027 fellowship. The deadline to apply is June 1. https://finnovationinstitute.org/