Local Core Alliance Partners
Our core alliance partners generally are Minnesota-based organizations offering trade-related services or organizations with whom MTO routinely partners to promote international programs.
LifeScience Alley
1550 Utica Avenue South, Suite 725
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Phone: 952-542-3077
Fax: 952-542-3088
LifeScience Alley is a non-profit trade association serving the life sciences in Minnesota and the surrounding region. Our mission: Enabling business success in the life sciences. We accomplish this goal through leadership, collaboration, innovation, advocacy, and education.
Midwest Global Trade Association
1000 Westgate Drive, Suite 252
St. Paul, MN 55114
Phone: 651-290-7482
Fax: 651-290-2266
The Midwest Global Trade Association is an organization of international business professionals that provides education, current information, and support to enhance the international business opportunities of its members and the community.
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
400 Robert Street North, Suite 1500
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651-292-4650
The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce is the state's largest and premier business advocacy organization. As the statewide voice of business, the Chamber represents more than 2,400 businesses of all types and sizes across Minnesota. The Minnesota Chamber excels at offering private-sector solutions to public-sector problems.
Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Marketing Services Division
625 Robert Street North
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155-2538
Phone: 651-201-6000
The Agriculture Marketing Services (AMS) Division works to discover and develop potential markets for Minnesota's farmers and agribusinesses. AMS international trade experts assess prospective global markets and aggressively pursue them. AMS staff provides assistance to farmers and agribusinesses in evaluating market entry methods, understanding and obtaining regulatory requirements, finding partners, arranging shipping and financing and many other activities.
Minnesota High Tech Association
2470 Highcrest Road, #100
Roseville, MN 55113-2509
Phone: 952-230-4555
MHTA supports the growth, sustainability and global competitiveness of Minnesota's technology-based economy through advocacy, collaboration and education.
Minnesota International Center
711 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
Phone: 612-625-4421
Fax: 612-624-1984
Working with local, national and international partners, MIC creates conversations across cultures in communities and classrooms throughout Minnesota. MIC strives to inspire our community to understand global issues and cultures in an ever changing world by encouraging the exchange of ideas and experiences among the people of Minnesota and visitors from around the world.
U.S. Commercial Service – Minneapolis
Butler Building, Suite 210-C
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: 612-348-1638
Fax: 612-348-1650
The U.S. Commercial Service – Minneapolis Office is the local office of the U.S Department of Commerce International Trade Administration. The U.S. Commercial Service trade specialists in provide a variety of export assistance services.
U.S. Small Business Administration – Office of International Trade
100 North Sixth Street 210-C Butler Square
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: 612-348-1642
Fax: 612-348-1650
The mission of SBA's Office of International Trade is to enhance the ability of small businesses to compete in the global marketplace; facilitate access to capital to support international trade; ensure that the interests of small business are considered and reflected in trade negotiations; and support and contribute to the U.S. Government's international agenda.