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Elevate Hennepin small business loan funds available

As part of the Elevate Hennepin small business capital strategy, two new financing opportunities are available for small businesses. 

Elevate Hennepin small business loan funds available

As part of the Elevate Hennepin small business capital strategy, two new financing opportunities are available for small businesses. 

$100,000 at stake in second-annual Hatch Bloomington contest

The City of Bloomington announced Hatch Bloomington is back for a second year, and so is a chance to win $100,000 to bring a bold business idea to life in Bloomington.

HR Next cohort

HR Next is a group-learning opportunity that empowers business leaders with no-cost consulting, data-informed tactics, and strategies to solve workforce challenges and improve overall business health.

Past newsletters from Elevate Hennepin

Pizza Karma organizes the ABCs of business in CEO Now

How Hennepin County invests in the small business community

Building a solid plan for your business

Real businesses, real stories.

Advisors and business owners who make Elevate Hennepin work.

Hennepin County: A long-term partner to the business community

For more than a decade, Hennepin County has supported the business community with economic development programming to build a stronger, more equitable, and resilient local economy.

A computer and a blank notepad.

Five steps to creating a great business plan

Every business should have a solid business plan, and not just for securing financing or investors, but as a guiding strategy for the business as challenges or distractions.