Elevate Hennepin
Advisor toolkit
As Elevate HennepinTM advisors, you are an important part of the Hennepin County mission to make this one of the best places in the nation to start and scale ventures that build shared wealth and prosperity. You empower our small business community with tools and skills to navigate the modern marketplace and position their businesses to thrive as the economy evolves.
Thank you for being an important part of this mission and taking on this essential work.
How to use this page
This page is your advisor resource hub for everything you need to accomplish your work to serve Hennepin County small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Please use the links below to jump to essential advisor resources. Any questions that are not answered via this page or the resources therein can be directed to your Hennepin County point of contact.
Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HCHRA) reserves the right to revise the below documents without notice. With regard to these below documents, terms of any applicable HCHRA contracts apply and shall control.
Key documents:
- 2026 Advisor FAQ
- Referral Link
- Advisor referral chart
- Intake change request form
- Additional Hours Request
- The Hennepin County Property Search database
- Secretary of State search business filings
- Business owner FAQ
- 2026 Post engagement survey template
Brand and promotional materials:
- Communications toolkits
- Elevate Hennepin brand guide
- Latest Elevate Hennepin newsletters
- Elevate Hennepin videos
Invoice documents:
- 2026 Advisor invoice process
- 2026 Business client report template
- 2026 Intake form (for review only)
Training materials:
- Urgent legal and HR guidance for December 2025 (PDF)
- 2026 Immigration resources for small businesses
- 2026 Returning advisor onboarding presentation
Federal response materials:
Using the language line
Elevate Hennepin advisors can use LanguageLine to better communicate across language barriers.
To use this service, use your phone's conference feature to dial the interpreter call center on demand.
If you're expecting to work with clients that need interpreter support, prepare by downloading and referring to these instructions (PDF) to find the number and the Elevate Hennepin client ID.
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