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U.S. Small Business Administration
Phone: (612) 370-2324
Website: www.sba.gov
For information regarding any of the topics below, please click the appropriate link.
Small Business Development Center Network
The Minnesota Small Business Development Centers (MNSBDC) offer confidential one-on-one business counseling and group training to those that are interested in expanding or starting a small business in Minnesota.
Website: www.mnsbdc.com
State Administrative Office
Minnesota Small Business Development Centers
Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development
St. Paul, MN
Phone: (651) 297-5770
Toll free: (877) 653-8333
Twin Cities Regional Office
University of St. Thomas – MNSBDC
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: (651) 962-4500
South Central Minnesota
Region Nine Development Commission – MNSBDC
Mankato, MN
Phone: (507) 389-8893
Rochester Regional Office
Rochester Community & Technical College – MNSBDC
Rochester, MN
(507) 285-7536
SCORE – Counselor’s to America’s Small Business
The SCORE Association is the premiere volunteer business counseling and advice service found in the United States For more than 40 years, the SCORE Association has been helping new generations of small business owners grow their businesses and new entrepreneurs start their ventures.
Minnesota SCORE District Office
100 North Sixth Street
Suite 210-C
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: (612) 370-2309
E-mail: info@scoremn.org
Website: www.score-mn.org
South Metro SCORE
Phone: (952) 890-7020
Website: www.score-southmetro.org
Minneapolis SCORE
Phone: (952) 938-4570
Website: www.score-minneapolis.org
St. Paul SCORE
Phone: (651) 632-8937
Website: www.score-stpaul.org
Red Wing SCORE
Phone: (651) 388-4719, ext. 20
Website: www.score-redwing.org
Rochester SCORE
Phone: (507) 288-8103
Website: www.score-rochester.org
Minnesota Women’s Business Center
The Women Venture Business Center provides technical assistance to women entrepreneurs through one-on-one counseling, business-planning seminars, and workshops.
Women Venture
2324 University Avenue West
St. Paul, MN 55114
Phone: (651) 646-3808
Toll Free: (866) 646-3808
Website: www.womenventure.org
Federal Government Offices
U.S. Department of Commerce/Export Resource
Phone: (612) 348-1638
Website: www.exportassistance.com
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (Recording Forms)
Phone: (800) 786-9199
Website: www.uspto.gov
U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Phone: (202) 707-3000
Website: www.copyright.gov
Forms also available from Minneapolis/St. Paul Library
U.S. Customs Service (Import Questions)
Phone: (612) 348-1670
Website: www.customs.ustreas.gov
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division
Phone: (612) 370-3371
Website: www.dol.gov
State of Minnesota Offices
State Taxpayers Information Service/Answer to Questions
State Small Business Assistance Office Publications
State Withholding Tax Number Information
Sales Tax Division
Sales Income Tax Division
Phone: (651) 296-6181
Website: www.taxes.state.mn.us
Pollution Control Agency
Phone: (651) 296-6300
Website: www.pca.state.mn.us
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Phone: (651) 284-5005
Toll free: (800) 342-5354
Website: www.doli.state.mn.us
Minnesota Department of Commerce – Franchises
Phone: (651) 296-6328
Website: www.commerce.state.mn.us
Congressman Kline’s Minnesota Office:
101 West Burnsville Parkway, Suite 201
Burnsville, MN 55337
Phone: (952) 808-1213
E-mail: http://kline.house.gov
Fax: (952) 808-1261