A Guide To STARTING A BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA 43rd Ed 2025

Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (CPED) Public Service Building 505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 320 Minneapolis, MN 55415 612-673-3000 Business Assistance Homegrown Minneapolis

Two Harbors Development Fund 522 First Ave. Two Harbors, MN 55616 218-834-3489 Zumbrota Economic Development Authority City Hall 175 West Ave. Zumbrota, MN 55992 507-732-7318

Brings together key partners from local government, area businesses, community organizations, non- profits, and residents to build a healthy, local food system.

FINANCING, PRIVATE SOURCES

Rural Initiative Organizations Initiative Foundation 405 First Street S.E. Little Falls, MN 56345 320-632-9255 | info@ifound.org Satellite offices: 501 West St. Germain St. Suite 101 St. Cloud, MN 56301 Service area: Benton, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, and Wright counties. Northland Foundation 202 W. Superior Street #800 218-723-4040 800-433-4045 | info@northlandfdn.org Service area: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis counties. Northwest Minnesota Foundation 201 3rd Street N.W. Bemidji, MN 56601 218-759-2057 800-659-7859 | info@nwmf.org Service area: Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, and Roseau counties. Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation 525 Florence Ave., P.O. Box 695 Owatonna, MN 55060 507-455-3215 | inquiry@smifoundation.org Service area: Blue Earth, Brown, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Le Sueur, Martin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Rice, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Watonwan, and Winona counties. Southwest Initiative Foundation 15 3rd Ave. N.W. Hutchinson, MN 55350 320-587-4848 800-594-9480 | info@swifoundation.org

Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation (GFMEDC) 51 Broadway North, Suite 500 Fargo, ND 58102 701-364-1900 Moorhead Economic Development Authority Moorhead City Hall 500 Center Ave. Moorhead, MN 56561 218-299-5442 New Ulm Economic Development Corporation 1 North Minnesota Street, P.O. Box 384 New Ulm, MN 56073 507-233-4300 Northside Economic Opportunity Network (NEON) 1007 W. Broadway Ave. North Minneapolis, MN 55411 612-302-1505 | info@neon-mn.org Pipestone Economic Development Authority (PEDA) 119 2nd Ave. SW Pipestone, MN 56164 507-825-3324 Rochester Area Economic Development, Inc. (RAEDI) 220 S. Broadway, Suite 100 Rochester, MN 55904 507-288-0208 St. Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development (PED) - Economic Development City Hall Annex 25 W. 4th Street, Suite 1300 St. Paul, MN 55102 651-266-6604 Open for Business

Opening a Business Business Resources St. Paul Port Authority

Service area: Big Stone, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Swift, and Yellow Medicine counties.

400 Wabasha Street N #240 St. Paul, MN 55102 651-224-5686 800-328-8417

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