Most every business begins as a small business. While some stay small in scale and scope, others continually grow and diversify. No matter how your business may grow or change, one thing remains constant: Your profitability and growth depend on your ability to make sound business decisions.

Our statewide network of Small Business Development Centers provide the professional expertise and guidance that every small business owner needs to flourish in today’s competitive and ever-changing business world.

MN Workforce Centers
WorkForce Centers help job seekers find employment, help businesses find workers, and help anyone at any stage explore and plan careers.

There are nearly 50 WorkForce Centers statewide. Each offers a knowledgeable staff to guide you. Each provides essential tools to make your job search a success. Best of all, most services are free of charge.

Minnesota Employment Training and Technical Assistance Support Center (MNTAT)
The mission of MNTAT is to design and broker state of the art person-centered employment training and technical assistance to increase the participation of all Minnesotans, especially people with disabilities, in the workforce.

Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Program
Through our Minnesota Jobs Skills Partnership program we work strategically with businesses and educational institutions to train or retrain workers, expand work opportunities, and keep high-quality jobs in the state.

Our training grants are used to offset training-related expenses incurred by business, industry and educational institutions necessary to meet current and future workforce needs.

MN Job Bank