Linking Minnesota: Connecting the Twin Cities Metropolis Through Business, Relationships & Opportunity

LinkedMinnesota.com is building a bigger idea: what if Minnesota’s major cities, business communities, entrepreneurs, and professionals were more connected?

Minnesota has no shortage of great businesses. From Minneapolis and St. Paul to Fridley, Blaine, Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove, Edina, Bloomington, Eagan, Woodbury, Roseville, Coon Rapids, Anoka and communities throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area, there are thousands of entrepreneurs and business owners creating products, services, jobs and opportunities.

The challenge isn’t a lack of opportunity.

It’s finding the right people.

That’s where LinkedMinnesota.com comes in.

Minneapolis Is the Epicenter

At the heart of Minnesota’s business ecosystem is Minneapolis.

Minneapolis is more than Minnesota’s largest city. It is a major center for business, entrepreneurship, finance, technology, entertainment, hospitality, professional services, conventions, tourism and innovation.

That’s why Minneapolis is the epicenter of LinkedMinnesota.com.

The idea isn’t to isolate Minneapolis from the surrounding communities. Quite the opposite.

The goal is to create connections that radiate outward from Minneapolis throughout the entire Twin Cities metropolitan area and beyond.

Think of Minneapolis as the hub—and the surrounding cities as a network of interconnected business communities.

Connecting the Twin Cities Business Community

A successful entrepreneur in Fridley might need a graphic designer in Minneapolis.

A business owner in Blaine might need an accountant in Roseville.

A real estate professional in Brooklyn Park might need an event venue in Minneapolis.

A company in Edina might be looking for a marketing consultant in Maple Grove.

An entrepreneur in Anoka might have a solution for a business owner in St. Paul.

The opportunities are already here.

LinkedMinnesota.com is about making those connections easier to discover.

Why Fridley Is an Important Part of the Network

Located just north of Minneapolis, Fridley, Minnesota occupies an interesting position in the Twin Cities business ecosystem.

Within approximately a 50-mile radius of Fridley, entrepreneurs and business owners can reach a remarkable concentration of communities, companies, customers and professional networks.

That includes businesses throughout:

• Minneapolis
• St. Paul
• Fridley
• Blaine
• Brooklyn Park
• Brooklyn Center
• Coon Rapids
• Anoka
• New Brighton
• Roseville
• Maple Grove
• Plymouth
• Minnetonka
• Edina
• Bloomington
• Richfield
• Eagan
• Burnsville
• Woodbury
• Lakeville
• Stillwater
• And many surrounding communities

This makes the Fridley area an excellent launching point for connecting entrepreneurs across the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.

More Than Networking

LinkedMinnesota.com isn’t simply about exchanging business cards.

Modern business networking is about relationships, collaboration and discovering opportunities.

It’s about asking:

Who do you know?

Who do you need to know?

What can you offer?

What problem can you help solve?

And perhaps most importantly:

What could we accomplish together that neither of us could accomplish alone?

That philosophy creates something much more valuable than a contact list.

It creates a business ecosystem.

Linking Minnesota’s Entrepreneurs

Minnesota entrepreneurs are constantly looking for new customers, referral partners, strategic partners, vendors, investors, employees, collaborators and ideas.

LinkedMinnesota.com can become a place where those connections begin.

Whether you’re a:

• Small business owner
• Entrepreneur
• Realtor
• Financial professional
• Marketing professional
• Event planner
• Hospitality business
• Contractor
• Consultant
• Technology company
• Professional service provider
• Retailer
• Restaurant or entertainment business
• Startup founder
• Independent professional

…the people you need may already be somewhere in the Minnesota business community.

You just need a better way to find them.

Building a More Connected Minnesota

The Twin Cities isn’t really a collection of isolated cities.

It’s a metropolitan ecosystem.

Minneapolis connects with St. Paul.

The inner-ring suburbs connect with the northern suburbs.

Fridley connects with Blaine, Coon Rapids, Brooklyn Park and New Brighton.

The northern suburbs connect with Minneapolis.

And Minneapolis connects the entire region to national and international business opportunities.

LinkedMinnesota.com is about strengthening those connections.

The bigger the network becomes, the more valuable the network becomes.

That’s the power of being linked.

Are You Part of the Network?

If you’re a business owner or entrepreneur located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area—or anywhere within approximately 50 miles of Fridley—you’re already part of the potential LinkedMinnesota network.

You don’t have to be a large corporation.

You don’t have to have hundreds of employees.

You don’t have to have a massive marketing budget.

You simply need to be interested in connecting with people and creating opportunities.

Because business doesn’t happen in isolation.

Business happens through people.

And Minnesota has a lot of people doing a lot of interesting things.

Let’s connect them.

LinkedMinnesota.com

Minneapolis is the epicenter.
Fridley is a gateway.
Minnesota is the network.

Let’s get Linked.