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Brooklyn Park is an ideal place to locate your business.
Why Brooklyn Park
A growing population, convenient access to the Twin Cities metropolitan area, and available commercial and industrial space all contribute to Brooklyn Park’s opportunities and advantages.
Our experienced team strives to provide service to existing Brooklyn Park business and new business start-ups. Our services include:
- Identifying financing alternatives
- Assisting in identifying available locations
- Coordinating various city approvals
- Organizing meetings with appropriate public and private sector representatives
- Serving as a reliable, responsive information resource.
See why Brooklyn Park is Business Forward here >
Development projects
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EDA-owned properties
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Financing
There are a variety or resources to help you finance your business.
Technical Assistance
Elevate Hennepin
Consulting, Events, Resources for Hennepin County Entrepreneurs
Elevate Hennepin, an initiative from Hennepin County, is designed to support businesses of all sizes in their efforts to grow, create jobs, and evolve.
Through this program, businesses located in or operating in Hennepin County can access no-cost advising, find business events, and identify local, state, and federal business-support resources.
Businesses can get up to 25 hours of insight, technical assistance, or consulting from each advisor. The more than 20 advisors have expertise in all manner of business topics, including:
- Accounting and Bookkeeping
- Finance
- Legal
- Marketing
- Social Media
- Web Development
- Human Resources
- Strategic Planning
- Loan and Grant Consulting
To get started, visit ElevateHennepin.org or reach out to Economic.Development@hennepin.us to connect with a business navigator to help navigate this incredible resource.
Learn more and explore all of Elevate’s resources here >
More technical resources
Metropolitan Coalition of Community Developers (MCCD) >
Starting your business
How to start a business in Minnesota (MN Secretary of State) >
How to create a Business Plan – Points North Advisors (PDF) >