A Guide To STARTING A BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA 44th Ed 2026

Metropolitan Council Office of Diversity

Solicitation Announcements Track solicitations for goods and services, construction contracts, and professional/technical service contracts, as well as other public postings. Training and Events Business Services

390 Robert Street N. St. Paul, MN 55101 651-602-1000 Doing Business with the Council Small Business Programs

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Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Programs (DBE) Metropolitan Council Underutilized Business Program (MCUB) Central Certification Program (CERT) Program is a small business certification program recognized by Hennepin County, Ramsey County, City of Minneapolis and the City of Saint Paul. The CERT Program certifies small businesses, including small Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (MBE) and small Women-Owned Business Enterprises (WBE). CERT Program also certifies Emerging Small Business Enterprises (ESBE), which are a subset of the small business marketplace. 15 W. Kellogg Blvd. 280 City Hall Saint Paul, MN 55102 651-266-8904 Hennepin County A-1730 Government Center 300 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, MN 55487-0175 612-348-3181 Ramsey County

Provides technical and marketing assistance to all Minnesota businesses interested in selling their products and services to the government on

the federal, state, and local levels. Small Business Procurement Program

Navigate the state's certification program for businesses owned by minorities, women, veterans, people with disabilities, and those from economically disadvantaged areas. Minnesota Unified Certification Program (MNUCP) Group of state and local agencies who work together to certify DBE's. The current certifying agencies are: City of Minneapolis, Metropolitan Airports Commission Metropolitan Council, MN Dept. of Transportation. City of Minneapolis - Procurement 612-673-2500 Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) - Doing Business 612-726-8100 Small + Disavantaged Businesses Metropolitan Council Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) MnDOT -Office of Civil Rights Small business programs 651-366-3071 REGIONAL / COUNTY / CITY CONTACTS Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC) – Minnesota 2021 E. Hennepin Ave., Suite 200 Minneapolis, MN 55413 612-259-6584 | wbdc-mn@wbdc.org

Contracts & Vendors City of Minneapolis Procurement City of St. Paul Anoka County Purchasing Government Center 2100 3rd Ave. Anoka, MN 55303 763-324-1752 Olmsted County Purchasing 2122 Campus Dr. SE, Suite 200 Rochester, MN 55901 507-328-7085 St. Louis County Purchasing Purchasing Division AP Cook Building 2503 Rice Lake Road, Duluth, MN 55811 218-726-2526

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