LEDC is proud to be a consultant with Hennepin County’s Elevate HennepinTM initiative to bring expert advising and other business resources to businesses at no cost.
Elevate Hennepin, an initiative from Hennepin County, is designed to support businesses of all sizes in their efforts to grow, create jobs, and evolve.
Through this program, businesses located in or operating in Hennepin County can access no-cost advising, find business events, and identify local, state, and federal business-support resources.
Businesses can get up to 25 hours of business consulting from each advisor they work with. There are more than 40 business advisors that have expertise in all manner of topics, including:
To get started, visit Elevate Hennepin to connect with a business navigator to help navigate this incredible resource.
The program was designed to support Hennepin County businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest. Since then, it has evolved into an innovative model to encourage growth and an integral part of the county’s economic development engine.
So far, more than 2,400 businesses in Hennepin County have utilized Elevate Hennepin for no-cost consulting provided by Hennepin County and to identify other business resources and events to enhance their business.