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Twin Cities · Est. 2025

/ About

Built In
The North.

FutureNorth is a Twin Cities initiative designed to catalyze under-resourced businesses. Here’s the story behind it, who we serve, and where we’re headed.

Twin Cities · Est. 2025/ About · Who We Serve

Who We Serve.

Three groups of entrepreneurs, and the broader community that benefits when local businesses succeed.

Portrait of Pearl Dobbins// Pearl Dobbins
/ Spotlight
“If you are sitting on an idea you believe in and you are not sure how to move it forward, FutureNorth is where you start.”

“Today, I have had substantive conversations, and I have a 90-day action plan. I am testing business assumptions in real conversations with real stakeholders. I am more clear about who I am building for and why than I have ever been.”

— Pearl DobbinsSocial Entrepreneur + Human Centered Collaborator
/ Three Groups We Back

Our Sweet Spot

First-Time Founders.

Early-stage entrepreneurs still clarifying the idea and finding the path forward. This is a passion area for us.

Emerging Operators.

Founders with something already started, but still early: building out the model, the team, the systems that make it stick.

Also Supported · Select Offerings

Established Small Businesses.

We work with established small businesses, but not across all our programs. Support here is focused on select offerings: visioning workshops, AI upskilling training, and potential Collab Sessions.

/ A Win-Win Situation

When Entrepreneurs Win,
The Broader Community Wins.

Our vision is more vibrant businesses, more local jobs, increased ownership for under-resourced communities, and greater wealth that helps uplift under-resourced parts of our community.

See Our Targeted Community Impact