Minnesota State Law Library

Ask a Law Librarian

Home Research Legal Topics Skills Center Services About Us

Legal Topics: Starting a Business in Minnesota

Resources:

  • Starting a Business in Minnesota, from the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development.
  • Starting a Business, from the Minnesota Secretary of State's office.
  • Business & Nonprofit Forms, from the Minnesota Secretary of State's office.
  • Business Organizations for Non-Lawyers, a bibliography. These books may be found in the Law Library. They may also be available in county law libraries and many public libraries.
  • The James J. Hill Library in St. Paul is a specialized business library.
  • The Saint Paul Public Library has a Small Business Resource Center at its Rondo Community Outreach Library.
  • Practical advice is available from:

  • The United States Small Business Administration.
  • The Minnesota Small Business Assistance Office.
  • Some cities have guides to doing business. Minneapolis, for example. (Warning: this is a large file.)

  • DISCLAIMER:  As librarians and not lawyers, we can suggest resources but cannot give legal advice (such as which form to file), or legal opinions, (such as how a statute might apply to particular facts.)  To do so could be considered the unauthorized practice of law.  Even though we try to suggest materials that will be of help, further research is usually required to find a complete and correct answer.  For many questions, the best answer may be to consult an attorney.  For links to resources on finding an attorney, see http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/selfhelp.html#atty.


    Back to Legal Topics A to Z


    Minnesota State Law Library: Legal Topics: Starting a Business in Minnesota
    http://www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us/startbus.html

    Last updated on August 2, 2011.
    Links checked on July 21, 2011.

    Please send suggestions to the Web Manager.