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.
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Development Projects
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EDA-owned Properties
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Financing Resources
There are a variety or resources to help you finance your business.
Technical Assistance
Elevate Hennepin
Brooklyn Park is proud to partner with Hennepin County’s Elevate HennepinTM initiative to bring expert advising and other business resources to businesses at no cost.
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 or consulting from each advisor. The more than 40 business advisors have expertise in all manner of topics, including:
- Access to capital
- Business certification
- Financial management
- Marketing consulting
- Legal questions
- Human resources
- Strategic planning
- Business technology
- Starting a business
To get started, visit ElevateHennepin.org to connect with a business navigator to help navigate this incredible resource.
Learn more and explore all of Elevate’s resources here >
About Elevate Hennepin
The program was designed to support Hennepin County businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest. Since then, it has evolved into an innovative model to encourage growth and an integral part of the county’s economic development engine.
So far, more than 2,400 businesses in Hennepin County have utilized Elevate Hennepin for no-cost consulting provided by Hennepin County and to identify other business resources and events to enhance their business.
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) >