Business & Tech
Metropolitan Economic Development Association Names Tashitaa Tufaa 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year
His Fridley-based Metropolitan Transportation Network Inc. has 200 employees and almost 300 school buses, according to the Star Tribune.
The Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA) will honor Tashitaa Tufaa, president and CEO of Metropolitan Transportation Network Inc. in Fridley, with its annual Entrepreneur of the Year award Wednesday, the Star Tribune reported:
“It means a lot to me,” said Tufaa, who will receive the award on Wednesday at MEDA’s annual recognition luncheon. “When you do something and you get recognized, sometimes you don’t believe it. I don’t have words to accept it.” ...
One challenge that Tufaa has faced was his reluctance to take on debt to boost his company’s cash flow. MEDA business consultant Patrick Pariseau and others persuaded him to take out a $2.5 million Small Business Administration loan to establish the company’s new headquarters in Fridley.
Read the full article at startribune.com.
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