Elevate Your Business
We connect Hennepin County business owners to advisors, training, and resources.
We stand with our business community.
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Identify the best resources for your needs with one-on-one advising.
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Get connected to professional resources, tools, and guidance from business experts.
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Meet with a Business Navigator to assess your best next step.
Dina Simon brings deep HR expertise to Elevate Hennepin
Dina Simon, founder of Simon and Associates, has built her career on helping organizations understand how to manage their greatest asset: people.
Latest announcements
Small business relief funds
Our small businesses need support more than ever right now. Several relief funds for businesses impacted by the federal immigration enforcement surge have been established.
Federal response resources
We remain steadfast in our support of small business owners and entrepreneurs across Hennepin County.
Minnesota innovation through MN Cup
Applications for the 2026 MN Cup season will open March 10 and close April 11, giving early-stage founders across Minnesota a month-long window to submit their ideas and join the state’s largest entrepreneurial community.
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Apply for the Chameleon Retail Cohort
In this cohort participants will refine their skills, network with experts, understand their goals, and strengthen their business plans.
Events
Get Started with Elevate Hennepin
This 90-minute no-cost, virtual workshop is designed for anyone looking to jumpstart their idea for a business.
QuickBooks online
This is a basic but engaging discussion about: chart of accounts, how to account for products and services, understanding the sales cycle, and how to account for expenses, including payroll.
Digital marketing in 2026 and beyond
Promoting your business “over the Internet”, whatever that means, is NOT easy, and the knowledge you need to do so increases it seems everyday.
Growing your business through public speaking
A single 60-minute speech shows that you have a dedicated mission to share with audiences and increase your chances of referrals.