Northeast Region: Counties: Aitkin, Carlton, Chisago, Cook, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Pine, St. Louis 218-310-7757 888-345-4528 West Central Region: Counties: Becker, Benton, Clay, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Sherburne, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin, Wright 651-259-7468 Southwest Region: Counties: Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Rock, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Sibley, Swift, Waseca, Watonwan, Yellow Medicine 507-344-2601 Southeast Region: Counties: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona 507-205-6069 Twin Cities Metro: Counties: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington 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. 855-893-2099 | FirstStop@state.mn.us MN Family Resiliency Partnership (MFRP) - federally known as Displaced Homemaker Program (DHP) Program provides pre-employment services for participants to enter or re-enter the labor market after having been homemakers. 651-259-7174 Minnesota Investment Fund (MIF) 651-259-7459 800-657-3858 Clean Tech & Renewable Energy Data Center Sales Tax Incentives DataCenter.DEED@state.mn.us Provides grants to help add new workers and retain high-quality jobs on a statewide basis. 800-657-3858 Minnesota Job Creation Fund Fund provides financial incentives to new and expanding businesses that meet certain job creation and capital investment targets. 651-259-7483 800-657-3858
Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP) Programs works with businesses, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations to train or retrain workers, expand work opportunities and keep high-quality jobs in the state. 651-259-7514 | deed.mjsp@state.mn.us MN Reservist and Veteran Business Loan Program Provides business loans to companies that are affected when certain employees are called to active military duty and to individual veterans who have returned from active duty and want to start their own business. 651-259-7445 Minnesota Small Business Development Centers (Mn SBDCs) Operating through a network of nine statewide regional centers, offering confidential consulting to help clients identify, and understand running a successful business. 651-259-7423 877-653-8333 See MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE, GENERAL for Mn SBDC locations throughout Minnesota. Minnesota Technology Association 400 South 4th St., Suite 416 Minneapolis, MN 55415 952-230-4555 Minnesota Trade Office (MTO) Provides export assistance to Minnesota’s manufacturers and service providers. Programs and services focus primarily on assisting small and medium-sized companies. 651-259-7499 800-657-3858 651-282-6142 (TTY) 800-366-2906 (TTY) Mto.TradeAssistance@state.mn.us Export Financing Programs:
EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program Export Counseling and Assistance: International Trade Representatives:
Greater China, Southeast Asia & Pacific Oceana
651-259-7484 Middle East, India, and Africa 651-259-7492 Latin America & Caribbean 651-259-7490 Canada & Mexico (NAFTA) 651-259-7495 Eastern Europe & Central Asia Japan, Korea and ASEAN Industry Experts: 651-259-7495 Agribusiness & Machinery 651-259-7492 Education International Business Services Directory STEP (State Trade and Export Promotion Program) European Union & Western Europe
Grant Program 651-259-7485
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