Minnesota Business First Stop streamlines the development process for complex business startups, expansions or relocations that involve financing, licensing, permitting, and regulatory issues that overlap multiple state agencies.
Our Business First Stop Assistance Team takes the confusion out of starting, expanding or relocating a complex business in Minnesota by helping to coordinate all state agencies that have a role in the development process.
Licensing, permitting and regulatory matters. Financial assistance. Site selection and more. The First Stop Team cuts through the thicket of state agencies, programs, and services to find the right answers and the right resources to make your project happen quickly and successfully.
We help companies at any stage of development, from new ideas to business startups to established companies with products and services ready to market. But the sooner we hear from you, the better able we are to help.
Just complete and submit this electronic inquiry form and we'll contact you.
The Minnesota Business First Stop Team is managed by the Department of Employment and Economic Development and includes representatives from the following state agencies:
Highlights and Accomplishments
Call 1-855-893-2099 or e-mail firststop@state.mn.us
Download our Minnesota Business First Stop Fact Sheet
In addition to Minnesota Business First Stop, Minnesota has created the Minnesota Business Vitality Council, which seeks to address the new economic opportunities in our global economy.
