Export training Workshops and seminars teach you how to export successfully. Check the MTO Calendar of Events f or current programs. Market research resources MTO works with the DEED library to provide: • Foreign market data, export statistics, and trade publications • Company directories and online market research tools • Guides on export mechanics and doing business in other cultures. The library is open to the public by appointment. Special programs STEP (State Trade and Export Promotion) Financial and technical help for small Minnesota businesses that want to start exporting or expand into new foreign markets . Invest in Minnesota MTO helps foreign companies explore opportunities to expand or locate operations in Minnesota. How to get help Contact the MTO through the Resource Directory in this Guide or visit MTO . Most services are free or low‑cost, making export help accessible even for smaller companies. MINNESOTA BUSINESS FIRST STOP Minnesota Business First Stop streamlines the development process for complex business startups, expansions or relocations that involve financing, licensing, permitting, and regulatory issues that overlap multiple state agencies. Our interagency team offers permitting and regulatory expertise and assists complex business location and expansion projects by working closely with business leaders and their site selection, permitting and environmental consultants. The Department of Employment and Economic Development coordinates Minnesota Business First Stop, bringing together representatives from the following state agencies: Agriculture, Commerce, Division of Energy Resources, Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation, Labor and Industry, Natural Resources, Revenue, Transportation, and the Pollution Control Agency.
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