Small Business Assistance Intake and Order Form to have an electronic copy of the Guide sent.
Updated format - The Guide is available in a improved searchable, interactive format. The user friendly format allows for searching, note taking, downloading and sharing.
Check it out here, A Guide To STARTING A BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA 43rd Ed. 2025
Updated format - The Guide is available in a improved searchable, interactive format. The user friendly format allows for searching, note taking, downloading and sharing.
Check it out here, A Guide To STARTING A BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA 43rd Ed. 2025
Our publications range from an entire suite of business guidebooks to magazines that highlight economic issues, from special-interest newsletters to reports, fact sheets and more.
All are available to view and download.
Upon request, publications may be provided in alternative formats for people with disabilities. Older publications are available in DEED's Digital Library.
DEED’s Small Business Assistance Office has published the 43rd Edition, 2025 of its comprehensive A Guide to Starting a Business In Minnesota.
The Guide is available in digital format on the DEED website. The digital version has the same content, format, and pagination as the hard copy.
The Guide contains a concise summary discussion of major issues, questions and concerns that are most commonly raised by those contemplating a business startup. Download
Fill out the Small Business Assistance Intake and Order Form to have an electronic copy of the Guide sent.
Updated format - The Guide is available in a improved searchable, interactive format. The user friendly format allows for searching, note taking, downloading and sharing.
Check it out here, A Guide To STARTING A BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA 43rd Ed. 2025