Partnerships
Small Businesses
SHABELLE works with small businesses by training, consulting and matchmaking, connecting owners to other businesses and to create opportunity in their own community.
What we offer
Four ways we work with small businesses
These are the areas SHABELLE focuses on with small businesses. Tell us which one matters to you and we will start there.
Business Training
Practical training for owners and their teams, built around the skills a growing business actually needs.
Business Consulting
Working through a specific challenge with someone who can help you think it through, rather than a generic report.
Business Matchmaking
Introductions between businesses that should know each other: suppliers, partners, peers and potential customers.
Connecting Businesses to Businesses
Building the local business network so owners are not working in isolation, and referrals move between them.
Who this is for
Owners building something local
You do not need a formal growth plan or a budget line. Most of what this involves is time and the willingness to talk to other business owners.
Owner operated businesses
Trades, restaurants, shops, salons, repair services and other businesses where the owner is still behind the counter.
Businesses ready to grow
Owners who want training for themselves or their team, and who are looking for the next step rather than a full overhaul.
Businesses seeking connections
Owners who want to meet other businesses in related fields, whether for referrals, suppliers or shared customers.
Businesses in Minnesota
Our office is in Minneapolis and our work is local. Twin Cities businesses are the ones we can most directly help.
Being clear about scope
SHABELLE is an education to career organization, not a full service business consultancy. We do not provide the following, and if you need them your best starting point is the resource page.
- Loans, grants or financing
- Accounting or tax preparation
- Legal advice or business registration
- Marketing, branding or web design
Connect your business
Tell us what you are working on
Whether you want training, a consulting conversation or an introduction to other businesses, start here. There is no fee to begin a conversation.
- Start with a conversation, not a commitment
- Direct contact with the person who runs the program
- Local businesses in Minnesota are our focus
Prefer to speak with someone? Call +1 (651) 706-7140 or email info@shabellebridge.com.
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