Resource Directory
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African career, education & resource Inc (ACER)
General business coaching and grant navigation with cultural competence to serve the African diaspora.
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Specialties
African American or Black; Immigrant; Disadvantaged businesses
Early growth businesses (1-9 employees); Idea stage businesses; Startup businesses (0 employees)
Speaks English
African Economic Development Solutions (AEDS)
Wealth building via coaching and business advising in African immigrant communities.
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Specialties
African American or Black; Immigrant
Idea stage businesses; Startup businesses (0 employees)
Speaks English; Speaks another language; Speaks Somali
The African Development Center (ADC) is the first community development corporation in the U.S. started by and for African immigrants.
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Specialties
African American or Black; Immigrant
Early growth businesses (1-9 employees); Startup businesses (0 employees)
Speaks English; Speaks another language; Speaks Somali
Asian Media Access and the Chinese American Chamber of Commerce of Minnesota have joined hands and worked together to support Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) entrepreneurs with cultural/linguistic appropriate technical assistance.
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Specialties
Asian and Pacific Islander; Immigrant
Early growth businesses (1-9 employees); Idea stage businesses; Startup businesses (0 employees)
Speaks English; Speaks Hmong; Speaks another language
Brooklyn Center Revolving Loan Program
Low-interest loans to incentivize Brooklyn Center businesses to update their buildings.
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Specialties
Early growth businesses (1-9 employees); Second stage businesses (10+ employees); Startup businesses (0 employees)
Speaks English
Community-based wealth creation and financial literacy advising.
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Specialties
Early growth businesses (1-9 employees); Second stage businesses (10+ employees); Startup businesses (0 employees)
Speaks English
ConnectUp! Institute Capital Readiness Accelerator Program
ConnectUP! Institute Capital Readiness Accelerator prepares small business to receive capital.
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Specialties
African American or Black; Asian and Pacific Islander; Indigenous / Native American; Latinx; Women
Early growth businesses (1-9 employees); Second stage businesses (10+ employees)
Speaks English
Commercial ownership assistance program
Hennepin County is expanding its technical assistance offerings to support commercial real estate ownership among established small businesses at the early stages of assessing the feasibility of acquiring a specific property.
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Specialties
Second stage businesses (10+ employees)
Speaks English
Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc. (CRF)
Loans that meet unconventional needs to finance job-creation and provide essential services.
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Specialties
Veteran; Women
Early growth businesses (1-9 employees); Second stage businesses (10+ employees); Startup businesses (0 employees)
Speaks English
ConnectUP! Institute is a social finance and enterprise development center. We provide education, consulting and collaboration on innovative social finance.
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Specialties
African American or Black; Asian and Pacific Islander; Social impact businesses; Women; Construction; Nonprofit sector; Disadvantaged businesses; Indigenous / Native American; LGBTQIA+; Latinx; Immigrant; Veteran; Co-op businesses
Early growth businesses (1-9 employees); Idea stage businesses; Second stage businesses (10+ employees); Startup businesses (0 employees)
Speaks English
Employer Reasonable Accommodation Fund
Reimbursement for Minnesota based small and midsize employers who provide reasonable accommodations to disabled job applicants and employees.
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Specialties
Early growth businesses (1-9 employees); Second stage businesses (10+ employees)
Speaks English
Cohort education opportunities and forgivable loans for arts and cultural nonprofits.
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Specialties
Nonprofit sector
Early growth businesses (1-9 employees); Second stage businesses (10+ employees); Startup businesses (0 employees)
Speaks English