Businesses in North Dakota have extensive resources available to them as they seek to grow their company. Commerce has a business development team that is available to assist in helping you locate potential resources and opportunities. North Dakota also has many other agencies that assist business in helping to grow their success. Review the information below to learn more about resources that may be available to your company.
Use the resource links below to connect with other resources to help your business be successful in North Dakota.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Supportive Services
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) establishes annual goals for DBE participation on NDDOT projects, ensuring that DBE's can compete fairly for state-funded transportation-related projects. DBE's are businesses owned by women, minorities or other socially/economically disadvantaged persons meeting the NDDOT DBE program guidelines. To participate in the program, a potential DBE firm must be certified by NDDOT. The application for certification can be obtained from the DBE website.
Impact Dakota
The Dakota Manufacturing Extension Partnership provides technical, educational and management assistance to small and midsized manufacturers located in North Dakota as well as South Dakota.
Entrepreneurship Centers of North Dakota
The Entrepreneur Centers provide access to more than 20 financing programs and a network of organizations providing counseling, training and assistance to start-up and existing entrepreneurs.
CTB
CTB, formerly Center for Technology & Business, is a 501(c)(3) founded in 1999. Statewide services to emerging and experienced entrepreneurs include no-cost and confidential 1-on-1 business advising sessions, innovative and in-demand training opportunities, shared business services and hands-on technical support. Call (701) 223-0707 for assistance.
Small Business Administration (SBA)
The SBA provides loan and business counseling resources to help make your small business dreams become reality. It has added a new Small Business Classroom as a guide for business planning and entrepreneurial activities. There you will find 60 actual business plans and financial information and online classes.
Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)
The SBDC helps North Dakotans start, manage and grow their businesses. Professional business advisors have years of experience and know what it takes to start a business in North Dakota and operate it successfully. Centers are available throughout the state to provide one-to-one counseling and training to North Dakota businesses.
North Dakota APEX Accelerator (ND APEX)
APEX Accelerator professionals advise businesses on how to obtain, manage, and comply with government contract requirements for the Department of Defense, other federal agencies, state and local governments and government prime contractors. Services include one-on-one counseling, government market identification, capability statements, solicitation reviews, training webinars, in-person and online matchmaking opportunities, and development and activation of a bid match search profile unique to your business.
Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC)
VBOC of the Dakotas is a one-stop-shop for service members, veterans and military spouses looking to start, purchase or grow a business. VBOCs provide training workshops, including Boots to Business and Boots to Business Reboot, as well as business development assistance through training, advising and mentoring, and resource referrals.
SCORE
SCORE is proud to have the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors who help thousands of entrepreneurs start and grow their small businesses every year. Volunteers give back to their communities and pass on their knowledge to the next generation of entrepreneurs.
NADC
Native American Development Center is advancing Native American communities in North Dakota through financial education and affordable lending services.
