UMN Purchasing Services https://purchasing.umn.edu/suppliers 

UMN Current Bid Opportunities https://mbid.ionwave.net/CurrentSourcingEvents.aspx 

UMN Recently Awarded Bids https://mbid.ionwave.net/AwardedSourcingEvents.aspx

Request to View Winning Proposal (after RFP has closed) University's Data Request Center

MINNESOTA

City of Minneapolis

City of Minneapoils Target Market Program

City of St. Paul

Hennepin County

Ramsey County

State of Minnesota

FEDERAL

U.S. Department of Agriculture

APEX Accelerators (formerly PTAC) https://mn.gov/admin/business/vendor-info/apexaccelerator/about/ 

Disability:IN https://disabilityin.org/what-we-do/supplier-diversity/get-certified/

Women's Business Development Center https://www.wbdc.org/

Association of Women Contractors (AWC) https://awcmn.org/ 

Chinese American Chamber of Commerce https://caccmn.org/

Latino Chamber of Commerce Minnesota https://latinochambermn.com/

Minnesota American Indian Chamber of Commerce https://maicc.org/

Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce https://minnesotablackchamber.org/

Minnesota Chamber of Commerce https://www.mnchamber.com/

Minnesota Minority Goods & Services Association (MMGSA) https://www.mmgsa.org/ 

National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC) https://namcnational.org/ 

National Association of Minority Contractors - Midwest Chapter (NAMC-MC) - coming soon

St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce https://www.stpaulchamber.com/

Launch MN Innovation Grants https://mn.gov/launchmn/capital/launch-grants/

The Market Entry Fund - grants for food and beverage businesses https://marketentryfund.org/micro-grants

Waste Reduction & Innovation Grant from BizRecycling https://bizrecycling.com/grants/waste-reduction-innovation-grant/

Search Funding Options at MN DEED https://joinusmn.com/doing-business-here/grow-your-business/capital/index.jsp

Ascent - Elevate Your Business https://ascent.sba.gov/

GREATER MSP Partnership’s Business Bridge - Supplier Toolkit https://businessbridgemn.org/supplier-toolkit

Community Wealth Building Program https://mn.gov/deed/business/financing-business/deed-programs/community-wealth/

The Coven (free digital membership through Elevate Hennepin) https://www.thecoven.com/hc-application

Elevate Hennepin https://www.elevatehennepin.org/

Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA) https://meda.net/ 

Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers (MCCD) https://mccdmn.org/open-to-business/

Minnesota Resources for Startups and Small Businesses https://mn.gov/deed/assets/resources-startups-small-businesses-acc_tcm1045-540535.pdf

SBA Learning Center https://learn.sba.gov/dashboard

Small Business Development Centers https://mn.gov/deed/business/help/sbdc/ 

Startup and Small Business Calendar by Launch MN https://mn.gov/launchmn/calendar/

St. Thomas Family Business Center https://business.stthomas.edu/centers-institutes/family-business-center/ 

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