Minnesota Entrepreneurial Gateway

MEG helps you find the right door to start or run your business, look for a job, or support your local businesses. We have compiled resources online and are working with communities on-the-ground to help you find assistance at just the right time and in the right place as you progress through the development pathway.

BizPathways, the online engine for MEG, is recognized by national experts as a successful one-stop-shop connecting entrepreneurs with resources in their community. . Read more... and give it a try!

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Job Seekers
For Community Developers
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Economic Developers

Energizing Entrepreneurs - learn about community best practices (Or download Don Macke's presentation or handouts on Energizing Entrepreneurs) .
Managing Risk in an Uncertain World

MEG Organizes Business Resources
MEG's goal is to keep business resources organized and accessible so you can find the help you need, as soon as you need it. MEG helps you figure out what you need, even if you are not sure what you are looking for. If your community has a Gateway site to MEG then MEG can help everyone work together to help you. It takes the guesswork out of the business development equation, thereby accelerating Minnesota's business growth and increasing job opportunities.

Bring MEG to Your Community
Community and business leaders can get involved in MEG by ensuring their community and business service provider resources are listed on the BizPathways database. You can also become a local Gateway Partner to build awareness of and market local services. We even have an Entrepreneurial Community Champion process and handy guidebook (learn more) that helps organize and cluster local resources to support entrepreneurship.

Contact us for more information or to become a MEG partner.

MEG Funders

MEG is funded through fees paid by local Gateway Partners and through the following funders:

  • Minnesota State Network Fund from The Minneapolis Foundation
  • W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Visit a MEG Pilot Communities:

If you are interested in supporting MEG, we invite you to make a tax deductible donation to the organization that keeps MEG running, Minnesota Rural Partners.