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

East Central Regional Development Commission 100 Park Street S. Mora, MN 55051 320-679-4065 | ecrdc@ecrdc.org Region 7E. Serves Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties. Southwest Regional Development Commission 2401 Broadway Ave., Suite 1 Slayton, MN 56172 507-836-8547 | srdc@swrdc.org

Minnesota Department of Commerce Insurance Division Small Business Health Plans 651-539-1500 800-657-3602 (MN only)

INVENTORS

Mitchell Hamline School of Law Legal Practice Center

Students represent low-income renters, prisoners, nonprofit groups, immigrants, and others. They assist parents in child protection cases, draft contracts, and file patent applications. 875 Summit Ave. St. Paul, MN 55105 651-695-7672 888-962-5529 Inventors Network Monthly meeting location: Eisenhower Community Center 1001 MN Hwy. 7 Hopkins, MN 55305 LegalCORPS Inventor Assistance Program (IAP) First program in the United States to provide free legal representation to low income inventors seeking to patent their innovations with the U.S Pent & Trademark Office. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Mailstop USPTO Contact Center P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 Inventors Assistance Center (IAC) 517-272-1000 800-786-9199 Patents Ombuds Program 571-272-5555 855-559-8589 PatentsOmbudsOffice@uspto.gov U.S. Patent and Trademark Depository Library Hennepin County Public Library -Central Patent and Trademark Resource Center 300 Nicollet Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55401 952-847-8095 JOB SERVICE and JOB TRAINING Employment and Economic Development (DEED), Minnesota Department of Minnesota Job Service 1000 LaSalle Ave TMH331 Minneapolis, MN 55403 612-206-0780 | info@legalcorps.org

Region 8. Serves Cottonwood, Jackson, Rock, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, and Redwood counties.

Region Nine Development Commission 3 Civic Center Plaza Suite 310 Mankato, MN 56001 507-387-5643 800-450-5643

Region 9. Serves Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, and Watonwan counties.

Metropolitan Council 390 Robert Street N. St. Paul, MN 55101 651-602-1000 | public.info@metc.state.mn.us Region 11. Serves Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties.

INSURANCE MNsure

A central marketplace for individuals, families and small employers can get affordable health insurance and access tax credits or assistance to help pay for health insurance coverage. P.O. Box 64253 St. Paul, MN 55164-0253 651-539-2099 855-366-7873 (outside the Twin Cities) Minnesota Joint Underwriting Association (MJUA) The statutory purpose of the MJUA is to provide liability insurance coverage only to persons or entities unable to obtain insurance through ordinary methods if the insurance is required by statute, ordinance or otherwise required by law, or is necessary to earn a livelihood or conduct a business and serves a public purpose. 12400 Portland Ave. S., Suite 190 Burnsville, MN 55337 952-641-0260 800-552-0013 | info@mjua.org Minnesota Fair Plan Provides basic and affordable property insurance to applicants in without regard to environmental hazards, providing the property is reasonably maintained. 1128 Harmon Place, Suite 311 Minneapolis, MN 55403 612-338-7584 800-524-1640

The focus of all services is to help job seekers find work and help employers find and retain qualified employees. Most of the services are delivered through Minnesota’s statewide network of CareerForce Centers.

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