Partners and Friends
The James J. Hill Reference Library collaborates with a variety of organizations within and outside the state of Minnesota to fulfill its mission to provide our clients with access to and assistance in finding the practical business information they need to succeed.
Partners and Friends
Administaff
Administaff is the nation's leading professional employer organization (PEO), serving as a full-service human resources department for small and medium-sized businesses throughout the United States.
America's Small Business Development Center Network
ASBDC's mission is to help new entrepreneurs realize their dream of business ownership, and to assist existing businesses to remain competitive in the complex marketplace of an ever-changing global economy.
American Indian Economic Development Fund
American Indian Economic Development Fund's mission is to assist American Indians by being a catalyst for the development of entrepreneurial activities (excluding gaming), and to act as a "gap" financer for projects that have positive economic potential.
Anchor Bank
AnchorBank is Wisconsin's largest thrift and a leading lender in residential housing and commercial real estate.
Century College
Century College is a learning-centered community committed to providing quality lifelong educational opportunities for a diverse citizenry.
Concordia University
Concordia University's mission is to prepare students for thoughtful and informed living, for dedicated service to God and humanity, for enlightened care of God's creation, all within the context of the Christian Gospel.
Dakota County Technical College
Dakota County Technical College's mission is to provide collegiate-level education for employment that will empower individuals to enhance their opportunities for career advancement and success in a global economy.
Deluxe Corporation
Deluxe Corporation helps financial institutions and small businesses grow their businesses through a wide range of innovative products and services in fraud prevention, customer loyalty and brand building.
Edward Lowe Foundation
Edward Lowe Foundation's mission is to champion the entrepreneurial spirit by providing information, research and educational experiences that support entrepreneurship and the free enterprise system, consistent with the intentions of our founders, Edward and Darlene Lowe.
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's mission is to help individuals attain economic independence by advancing educational achievement and entrepreneurial success, consistent with the aspirations of our founder, Ewing Marion Kauffman.
FastTrac
FastTrac® is a comprehensive entrepreneurship-educational program that provides entrepreneurs with business insights, leadership skills and professional networking connections so they are prepared to create a new business or expand an existing enterprise.
Hennepin Technical College
Hennepin Technical College’s mission is to provide quality technical education needed for employment in an ever-changing global work environment.
Hibbing Area Chamber of Commerce
The Hibbing Area Chamber of Commerce serves as a source of information to its members, the community and visitors.
Johnson County Technical College
JCCC's mission is to enrich the quality of life for those it serves through creative solutions to educational, economic, and community challenges.
Joseph Newman Innovation Center
Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce
Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce's mission is to improve the economic prosperity and quality of life in the Joplin region, and to be the principal advocate for, and provider of services to, its business community.
Lake Superior College
Lake Superior College's mission is to provide high quality, affordable higher education that benefits diverse learners, employers, and the community.
Mazuma Credit Union
Mazuma Credit Union is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative that actively serves its field of membership and, as appropriate, the community in which they live.
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Merchants Bank
Merchants bank is a local community bank serving a number of rural Minnesota communities.
Midwest Direct Marketing Association
Minnesota Power
Minnesota Power, a division of ALLETE, provides electricity in a 26,000-square-mile electric service territory located in northeastern Minnesota.
NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center
North Iowa Area Community College's mission is to enhance the quality of life for people of North Iowa through comprehensive educational opportunities, progressive partnerships, exemplary service, and responsive leadership.
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College's mission is to provide all learners the highest quality, life-long learning opportunities.
Palo Alto Software
Palo Alto Software's mission is to develop and sell products that help people succeed in business.
Park Midway Bank
Park Midway Bank is a St. Paul owned and managed community institution, founded in 1916. Since its outset, the Bank has been considered "The Leader in Improving Our Urban Community". Providing personal, caring service to customers is the Bank's mission, focus and commitment
Points of Light Institute
Points of Light Institute is a national nonprofit whose core mission is to inspire, equip and mobilize people to take action that changes the world.
Ramsey Country Workforce Center
Ramsey County Workforce Center provides information, tools and resources for job search.
SCORE
SCORE's public service mission is to provide face-to-face and email business counseling to help small businesses evaluate plans, stabilize, grow, innovate and succeed.
Sensory Environment Design
SED is a Minneapolis based Audio Control, Lighting Control,
Home Theater, and Automation company.
Spyeglass, L.L.C.
Spyeglass specializes in reference quality projection systems, leading the way with service and innovation.
St. Paul Convention and Visitors Bureau
Upsize Minnesota
Upsize is a Minnesota small-business magazine with a single mission: to help Minnesota's business owners build bigger and more profitable companies.
Western Bank
Western Bank is an independent, community bank specializing in meeting the needs of business and offering a full range of products and services to all of our customers.
WomenVenture
WomenVenture's mission is to assist women in securing their own economic success and prosperity.
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