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From YouTube: Business Development
Description
Are you looking for resources to start or grow a business? Are you looking to finance your business or need help relocating it? Learn how the Business Development Division provides support in business support tools, business outreach recruitment, workforce development, and commercial real estate development. Find out how you can participate: http://www.minneapolismn.gov/business/B-TAP
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The
city
of
Minneapolis
business
development
division
is
dedicated
to
helping
businesses
like
yours,
start
stay
and
grow
in
Minneapolis.
We
know
that
we
wouldn't
be
the
vibrant,
diverse
metropolis.
We
are
today
without
our
entrepreneur
and
business
community
business
and
workforce
development
staff
provides
support
in
four
different
areas:
business
support
tools,
business
outreach
and
recruitment,
workforce
development
and
commercial
real
estate
development.
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Let's
look
at
each
of
these
areas
in
more
detail.
We
have
a
variety
of
business
support
tools,
including
loans
for
building
improvements,
energy
efficiency,
improvements,
facade
improvements
and
equipment
purchases
just
to
name
a
few.
Loan
products
are
available
at
low
interest
rates
like
our
2%
loan
or
that
are
compliant
with
islamic
law.
Like
our
alternative
financing
program,
our
goal
is
to
help
you
find
a
loan
product.
That's
right
for
you.
A
We
offer
assistance
in
finding
a
Minneapolis
location
and
navigating
licensing
and
other
regulatory
requirements
to
set
up
your
business
through
our
business,
technical
assistance
program
or
B
tab.
We
contract
with
local
nonprofits
to
provide
direct
business,
consulting
services
to
entrepreneurs
and
small
businesses
in
Minneapolis.
A
Our
great
streets
program
offers
district
revitalization
grants
to
promote
business,
recruitment
and
district-wide
marketing,
as
well
as
matching
grants
for
facade
improvements
through
Minneapolis
employment
and
training.
The
city
can
help
your
business
recruit.
Qualified
staff,
Minneapolis
employment
and
training
helps
businesses,
recruit,
hire
train
and
retain
talent
from
qualified
youth
interns
to
highly
skilled
adults.
We
have
access
to
a
wide
network
of
talented
and
diverse
job
seekers.
A
Through
our
partners
we
can
help
screen
and
refer
qualified
Talent
broadcast
job
openings
quickly
to
general
or
specific
communities,
and
help
your
business
locate
or
create
training
that
can
grow
and
develop
your
workforce.
The
city
has
a
number
of
finance
tools
for
commercial
industrial,
real
estate
development,
including
loans,
environmental,
cleanup
grants
and
revenue
bonds.
A
complete
listing
of
up-to-date
finance
tools
is
available
on
our
website,
so
whether
you
want
to
start
stay
or
grow
a
business
in
Minneapolis.