Management Assistance for Minority Businesses......................................................276 Incubators................................................................................................................... 276 Inventors Resources...................................................................................................276 Minnesota State.........................................................................................................276 Regional Development Commissions ........................................................................277 Export / Import Assistance.........................................................................................277 SCORE ........................................................................................................................ 278 Women’s Business Center..........................................................................................278 Business Certification..................................................................................................279 Business Succession and Exit Planning .......................................................................279 Resource Directory .....................................................................................................................281 Cooperatives....................................................................................................................... 283 Environmental. ................................................................................................................... 283 Export/Import Assistance...................................................................................................283 Financing, Federal Sources.................................................................................................283 Financing / Tax Credits, State Sources................................................................................285 Financing, Local Sources.....................................................................................................287 Financing, Private Sources .................................................................................................289 Government, Federal..........................................................................................................290 Government, State.............................................................................................................294 Government, Regional........................................................................................................302 Insurance............................................................................................................................ 303 Inventors ............................................................................................................................303 Job Service and Job Training...............................................................................................303 Legal Assistance..................................................................................................................306 Libraries..............................................................................................................................307 Local Assistance for Small Businesses.................................................................................310 Management Assistance / Mentors....................................................................................312 Management / Development Assistance for Minority Owned Businesses.........................314 Procurement / Purchasing / Certification / Other Assistance.............................................316 Tax and Accounting Assistance...........................................................................................318 Additional Resources .........................................................................................................318 ADA Information ........................................................................................................318 County Licensing Agents ............................................................................................318 City Licensing Agents .................................................................................................319 Co-Working / Creative / Incubator Spaces ................................................................319 Nonprofit Information ...............................................................................................321 Other .........................................................................................................................321 Directory of Licenses and Permits ..............................................................................................32 3 iv
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