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Community Gateway

Minnesota Rural Partners works with local and membership-based organizations (Gateway Partners) to create customized links to current economic development systems:

for Business Development -- BizPathways
for Finance -- Finance Avenue

We are working on tools to add in the future to address these needs:

Creative Capital
Healthcare
Community Design

Community Gateways provide access to community specific events, announcements, BizPathways, and Finance Avenue. Check out our sample Gateway!

Does your community have a customized link for economic development?
How much has your community paid for simple website development? Now you can have an economic development website that is specifically designed for your community that will provide you with access to economic development systems, databases for a nominal membership fee.

Customized Community Gateway

Community Gateway Membership
For an annual base fee of $3000 we will work with you to personalize your community website to meet your needs. Your gateway will include customized features that will invite community members to use this as their personal economic and business development tool.

Membership Includes:

• Customized Website
  • Personalized Sponsor Logo's
  • Sponsor Advertisement on Home Page
  • Community Events and Announcements
• BizPathways Gateway Membership
  • Free access for up to 3000 users (tracked by use of community password)
• Online Marketing Materials
  • BizPathways:
    • "How to Get Started" materials that will provide members with a step-by-step process to get started.
    • Tips for Using BizPathways
    • Sample User Reports
      
• Funding:
  • Sample letters to send to community businesses/organizations to gain sponsorship funding.
• Community Promotional Materials
  • Informational Materials to Promote your Gateway

If you are already in business, use Bizpathways to locate resources to help your business growth.

If you are a community leader wanting to better organize resources for small business start-ups and growth, click here.

Interested in Taking a Class on how to run a business? Check out the Minnesota Small Business Management Programs brought to you by MNSCU.

Looking for funding information? Visit Finance Avenue

For a list of state and federal small business assistance resources:

MN Small Business Assistance Office provides business related publications and technical assistance free of charge.

MN Small Business Development Centers offers free business management counseling and training on business topics.