Promoting economic development in the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul region; Business networking; Business development services, namely, providing start-up support for businesses of others; Business services, namely, matching potential private investors with entrepreneurs needing funding; Business consulting in the agriculture field, namely, providing new ideas to businesses to accelerate economic development in the field of food and agriculture; Providing business information via a web site; Providing a website featuring news and information in the fields of economic development and workforce development; Business consulting services; Providing a database of information about business service providers in the fields of manufacturing, workforce development, and business retention and expansion; Business consulting services in the fields of business relocation and employee relocation; Promoting public awareness of community economic development needs and resources.