Learn how to start a business with a step-by-step guide covering brainstorming, registration, branding, and launching. Get expert tips on building your business from the ground up and making it memorable.

Our Local Gift Guide is your go-to resource for thoughtful, one-of-a-kind gifts that support local businesses and sustainable shopping.

Saltbox combines coworking and logistics services in Arden Hills, offering ecommerce businesses a space to grow with fulfillment support, exclusive amenities, and a thriving community for entrepreneurs.

Give to the Max Day unites Minnesotans to support local nonprofits driving positive change, from empowering youth to fostering sustainable fashion and supporting underrepresented entrepreneurs.

Established entrepreneurs in Minnesota can deepen their understanding of their business through CEO Now, a hands-on, cohort-based program designed to strengthen business systems and drive sustainable growth, equipping participants with the strategic and technical skills needed to elevate their company while fostering connections with like-minded leaders in the community.

Hummingbirds is a female-founded platform connecting brands with local creators to foster authentic, community-driven promotion through everyday voices, offering brands genuine local reach and creators perks for sharing experiences.

Meet Cailtin Kimpton, an internationally published model and content creator who has been working to bring awareness to her rare autoimmune disease.

Learn how Dr. Artika Tyner is inspiring the next generation of leaders and creating social change through her nonprofit literacy organization, Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute.

Learn about the SBA—a government organization that supports small business owners by helping us start, grow, and build resilient businesses.

Ramsey County and MCCD offer free professional services to businesses, fostering community support for growth. Open to Business provides tailored assistance, including business planning and financing, accessible across counties with varying service hours.

YOU have the capability and confidence to walk into a room and meet new people! It’s all about shifting your perspective.

Learn how Master Life Coach Lena Nguyen is creating positive changes in her clients' lives through her local business, Arden Hills-based Beauty Life Coach LLC.

Next in our Member Interview series: Matthias Kittok, President of Praesto. Read on to learn how Foresight MSP is changing the way Minneapolis-area businesses think about IT.

Discover what drives Selena Briseno, a Roseville-based hairstylist who loves helping her clients discover their inner confidence.

Get free expert guidance and advance your business goals through Hennepin County's Elevate program.

Learn more about what drives the Blackbird Revolt team.

Build your business from the ground up with MSP Startup Guide.

Not all directories are created equal. Which is best for your business?

Increase your visibility through joining a well-designed, feature-rich directory.

CEO Start's 2024 Cohort is here to provide insights, relationships, and tools to turn your ideas into viable businesses!

Is an online directory the right choice for you and your business?

Our Networking Hangout are professional networking events for you to hang out with the community

Here’s how to affordably increase your business’s local visibility and broaden your online presence.

Here is the rundown on what our members have in store for you this month!

Give to the Max Day is an annual day of giving for Minnesota Nonprofits! Here are a few nonprofits that you can support this year to help them achieve their goals.

If you’ve been feeling inspired to rethink the way you wield your purchasing power, there are many benefits to keeping it local which aren’t too frequently discussed.

Resources to promote hope and healing for those who are struggling with mental health.

Shop local with two Heyven members this weekend at the newly opened artisan gift shop and workshop space in Northeast Minneapolis.

Minneapolis is gearing up for its third Black Business Week, happening from July 24th to 30th.

After years of hard work, Everyday Ejiji, a local vintage and secondhand clothing business owned by Ashley Becerra, is opening the first Afro-Latina owned brick-and-mortar vintage shop in South Minneapolis.