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

LOCAL ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES Business Accelerators / Incubators / Other Launch Minnesota

West Central FastLane94

501 St. Germain St. W. St. Cloud, MN 56301 Small Business Partnerships Program

Statewide collaborative effort to accelerate the growth of startups and amplify Minnesota as a

DEED partners with local and regional community- based organizations across the state to support the startup, growth, and success of diverse entrepreneurs and small business owners through the delivery of high quality free or low cost professional business development and technical assistance services. Partners represent and empower the success of businesses owned and operated by Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) individuals, veteran, women, persons with disabilities, and entrepreneurs located in Greater Minnesota. mnsbp.deed@state.mn.us 168 Kitchen LLC 865 Pierce Butler Route St. Paul, MN 55104 4-Directions Development 23748 MN Hwy -1 East 218-679-4332 BETA 1317 Marshall Street NE Minneapolis, MN 55412 hello@beta.mn BevSource - The Lab Provides beverage development, sourcing, and production solutions to new and established beverage businesses, 219 Little Canada Road E St Paul, MN 55117 866-932-6174 | info@bevsource.com City Food Studio 3722 Chicago Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55407 612-598-5903 | kitchen@cityfoodstudio.com Cleantech Open Midwest contact@cleantechopen.org East Side Neighborhood Development Company, Inc.

national leader in innovation. Launch Minnesota Network

Regional partners comprise the Launch Minnesota Network, which is organized in a hub-and-spoke model that allows each region to customize its offerings while still enabling entrepreneurs to access statewide resources and best practices. The network has nine hubs across Minnesota’s six regions and 90 program partners. These organizations are working together, helping entrepreneurs across the state navigate the wealth

of regional and statewide resources. Regional Hubs and Program Partners Statewide

University of MN - Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship Carlson School of Management

321 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55455 612-625-0027 877-625-6468 | csom@umn.edu Grid Catalyst Minneapolis, MN 612-695-1288 | nina@gridcatalystr.org Northwest Minnesota NoW Innovators Network 102 1st St. W. Bemidji, MN 56601 LaunchPad@GreaterBemidji.com Northeast Minnesota DAWN 202 W. Superior St. Suite 600 Duluth, MN 55802 Twin Cities Forge North MSP Startup Guide Southwest Minnesota Start-Up Southwest 507-389-5567 | partnerships@mnsu.edu Southeast E1 (Entrepreneurs First) 419 Bush Street Red Wing, MN 55066 847-404-9804

925 Payne Ave., Suite 201 St. Paul, Minnesota 55130 651-288-8750 FoodOps

Scaling up, new product development, food safety, quality systems, co-manufacturing solutions, product support. 626-354-1523 | info@foodopsllc.com

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