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Funding & Finance

Guidance on financing options, tax information, and government programs to help fund and sustain your business

Financing

  • Federal Domestic Assistance Listing
  • Minnesota Business Finance (504)
  • GovLoans.gov
  • Federal Grants
  • Mid-Minnesota Development Commission (MMDC)
  • Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Finance
  • Minnesota Grants
  • Southwest Regional Development Commission 
  • Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfers (STTR)
  • Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF)
  • US Small Business Administration (SBA)
  • Upper MN Valley Regional Development Commission



Financing- Seed Capital

  • Launch Minnesota
  • Minnesota Cup
  • Minnesota Venture Capital Association



Federal taxes

  • IRS - Tax Information for Businesses
  • IRS - Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center


State taxes

  • Minnesota Department of Revenue
  • Minnesota Taxpayer Education Workshops



Government-Federal

  • Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Health Care Reform for Small Businesses
  • US Small Business Administration



Government-State

  • Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
  • Minnesota Office of Secretary of State
  • Minnesota Small Business Assistance Office 
  • Minnesota Trade Office
  • Small Business Administration - Minnesota District Office



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