Medina partners with Hennepin County’s Elevate Hennepin 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 insight or consulting from each advisor. The more than 40
business advisors have expertise in all manner of topics, including:

• Access to capital
• Business certification
• Financial management
• Marketing consulting
• Legal questions
• Human resources
• Strategic planning
• Business technology
• Starting a business

To get started, visit Elevate Hennepin to connect with a business navigator to help navigate this
incredible resource.

About Elevate Hennepin
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.