A Guide To STARTING A BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA 42nd Ed 2024

Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of Vendor Information Pages 202-303-3260 Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business (OSBDU) Verification Assistance Program STATE CONTACTS Minnesota Department of Administration 112 Administration Building

City of Minneapolis - Procurement 612-673-2500 Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) - Doing Business 612-726-8100 Small + Disadvantaged Businesses Metropolitan Council Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) 612-373-3913 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 Metropolitan Council Office of Diversity

50 Sherburne Ave. St. Paul, MN 55155 Office of State Procurement (OSP)

State of Minnesota’s central procurement office. Customer and Vendor Services Help line 651-296-2600 | mmdhelp.line@state.mn.us

Vendor Information Vendor Registration Solicitation Announcements Apex Accelerator (Formerly PTAC)

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. Office of Equity in Procurement (OEP) It promotes opportunities to do business with the state, and provide assistance to small businesses owned by women, minorities, people with substantial physical disabilities, and veterans as they seek state contracts. 651-201-2402 | procurement.equity@state.mn.us Small Business Procurement Program The Materials Management Division (MMD) operates a program for Targeted Group, Economically Disadvantaged and Veteran- Owned small businesses. Minnesota Unified Certification Program (Mn/UCP) 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.

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

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Programs (DBE) Metropolitan Council Underutilized Business Program (MCUB)

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