North Hennepin Community College
7411 85th Ave N
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
Telephone: 763.424.0886
www.nhcc.edu/ctd

• offers training on how to start a small business, individual coaching for the new entrepreneur, and other training courses and workshops

Hennepin Technical College
9000 Brooklyn Boulevard
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
Telephone: 763.550.7160
www.hennepintech.edu/

• offers several small business and entrepreneur classes in their Small Business Academy program

University of St. Thomas
Small Business Development Center
TMH 100
1000 LaSalle Avenue
Minneapolis, MN   55403
Telephone: 651.962.4500
www.stthomas.edu/sbdc/

• offers limited free consulting, where clients can receive assistance with strategic business plans, market research, financial planning and analysis, loan packaging and cash flow management

• sponsors moderately-priced seminars and provides networking opportunities for small business owners and entrepreneurs

Non-Profit Partners

Minneapolis Consortium of Community Developers (MCCD)
3137 Chicago Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Telephone: 612.789.7337 ext. 11
www.mccdmn.org/

• association of nonprofit community development organizations that works to promote entrepreneurship and small business development

• small business program helps new and early stage businesses access the capital and technical assistance they need to grow and prosper

Neighborhood Development Center (NDC)
651 ½ University Avenue
Minneapolis MN
Telephone: 651.291.2480
www.ndc-mn.org

• offers business training, financing, and ongoing support and business incubation to ensure that alumni businesses succeed through start-up and growth phases of their businesses.  

African Development Center (ADC)
1808 Riverside Ave S., Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Telephone: 612.333.4772
www.adcminnesota.org

• helps African immigrants and refugees start and sustain their own businesses

• helps its clients to plan, build, and finance their own businesses; and provides home ownership and financial literacy workshops.

Latino Economic Development Corporation (LEDC)
1516 East Lake Street #201
Minneapolis MN 55407
Telephone: 612.724.5332
www.ledc-mn.org/

• provides assistance on areas of entrepreneurial activity, from a micro-entrepreneur training course to how to write a business plan, business opening phase assistance, real estate purchase and lease contracts, financial assistance, etc.

African Assistance Program
7714 Brooklyn Blvd., Suite 206
Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
Telephone: 763.560.8995

• works with African immigrants to achieve self-sufficiency through employment services, community organizing and micro business development

• provides funds for entrepreneurial training and technical assistance