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

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 Contracts & Vendors City of Minneapolis Procurement City of St. Paul Emerging Small Business Enterprise (ESBE) Program Anoka County Purchasing Government Center 2100 3rd Ave. Anoka, MN 55303 763-324-4000 Olmsted County Purchasing 2122 Campus Dr. S.E., Suite 200 Rochester, MN 55904 507-328-7085 St. Louis County Purchasing Richard H. Hansen Transportation and Public Works Complex

Stearns County Procurement Department 705 Courthouse Square, Room 47 St. Cloud, MN 56303-4701

320-656-3607 Bloomington Purchasing Section

1800 W. Old Shakopee Road Bloomington, MN 55431-3027 952-563-8795 Duluth Purchasing Department 411 W. 1st Street, Room 100 Duluth, MN 55802 218-730-5340

Note: This is only a partial listing of city and county offices. Further information can be obtained by contacting individual city and county offices. MINORITY SUPPLIER ASSISTANCE Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA) Provides business development services, business financing and access to market opportunities to support entrepreneurs of color. 1256 Penn Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55411 612-332-6332 | info@meda.net North Central Minnesota Minority Supplier Development Council (NCMSDC) MBE certification. 1041 Grand Ave #342 St. Paul, MN 55105 612-465-8881 | info@mmsdc.org University of Minnesota Office for Supplier Diversity Office for Supplier Diversity works with businesses owned by women, BIPOC, and disabled individuals, and with other underserved businesses, to facilitate their integration into the University supply chain. 2221 University Ave. S.E., Suite 136

4787 Midway Road Duluth, MN 55811 218-726-2666

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414 612-624-0530 | osd@umn.edu

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