Free Assistance for Businesses/Entrepreneurs

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.

COVID-19 City Response Page

UPDATES

4/22/22: Mayor Kathleen Martin’s Statement and Determination Regarding Conducting Meetings by Telephone or Other Electronic Means – effective April 30, 2022 to return to in-person meetings.

9/21/21:  Mayor Kathleen Martin’s Statement and Determination Regarding Conducting Meetings by Telephone or Other Electronic Means – effective immediately to return to virtual meetings.

6/3/21:  Mayoral Statement and Determination Regarding Conducting Meetings In-person starting June 30 2021

6/15/20:  City Hall is open for in-person service at the service window located at the lower level planning entrance. To minimize the amount of people in the office at any given time, employees will continue to work a combination of hours from home and in the office. Please schedule an appointment with the appropriate employee/department to ensure you can receive proper service while visiting City Hall. Employee contact information can be found at: https://medinamn.us/contact-us/staff-directory/.

5/18/20:  Playgrounds are open- Play equipment is not sanitized, use precautionary measures to keep your family safe.

3/17/20: City Council and Commissions begin to hold telephonic/virtual meetings pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13D.021 – until further notice. Links to join upcoming meetings can be found at: https://medinamn.us/citygov/agenda-n-minutes/featured-page-3/.

3/16/20: Mayor declares local emergency.

Mayoral Declaration No 2020-01 finding local emergency exists at the City of Medina, Minnesota

Mayor Statement and Determination Regarding Conducting Meetings by Telephone or Other Electronic Means

Resolution Extending Mayor Declared Local Emergency

(Excerpts from State Statutes in reference to emergency declarations and telephonic meetings)

 

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