Apply for Assistance From the At Home Group™ DBA Small Sums Serving the Twin Cities Homeless Community.

Starting Your Own Business: To apply for assistance with starting your own business, you must complete the application mentioned above and download our Business Plan and Budget Form (PDF), print, complete and mail to our office.

SCORE & AHG: If you want to start your own business, you will need a business plan and other assistance. We recommend that you start by taking a course from SCORE and requesting a SCORE mentor; just call or visit one of the sites below. This assistance is free. The mentors are seniors citizens who have run businesses and now volunteer to help others. They have free materials, including business plans, that will be of enormous assistance to you.

Minneapolis SCORE Chapter #2
Bremer Bank Building - Suite 103
8800 Highway 7
Minneapolis, MN 55426
Phone: 952-938-4570
Fax: 952-938-2651
Web Site: http://www.score-minneapolis.org
Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
Email: minneapolis@score-mn.org

SCORE Locations: You can call and set up an individual appointment or visit one of the SCORE sites below where counseling is offered on a regular basis. Always call ahead to make sure their schedule hasn't change.

Brookdale Library
6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Center, MN 55430. 612-335-5924
3rd Thursday each month 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. No appointment required, walk-ins welcome.

Eden Prairie Library
565 Prairie Center Drive, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. 952-847-5385
1st Thursday each month 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. No appointment required, walk-ins welcome.

SCORE Chapter 2 Office
8800 Highway 7 (Bremer Bank Bldg. #103) St. Louis Park, MN. 952-938-4570
Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., By appointment only.

Business Planning Center,
2324 University Ave. St. Paul, MN. 651-209-1884
Monday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. No appointment required, walk-ins welcome.

East Lake Street Library,
2727 E Lake St., Minneapolis, MN. 612-630-6550
1st Wednesday each Month 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. No appointment required, walk-ins welcome.

SCORE Chapter 2 Office,
8800 Highway 7 (Bremer Bank Bldg. #103) St. Louis Park, M. 952-938-4570
1st and 3rd Thursday each month - 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. By Appointment only, importing/Exporting only.

Minneapolis Public Library,
300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN
2nd Tuesday and 4th Tuesday each month 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. No appointment required, walk-ins welcome.

Southdale Library,
7001 York Ave S, Edina, MN. 952-847-5980
3rd Tuesday each month 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. No appointment required, walk-ins welcome.