Meet two local companies participating in the second round of the MSP Equity Accelerator program, which is aimed at improving business outcomes for underrepresented founders.

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Jimmy Lonetti's hobby-turned-business thrives on a special connection between hand and baseball glove.
But the proposal’s backers say they’ll still carry on.
Bold Orange CEO Margaret Murphy's advice on getting ahead, and getting what you want out of the work.
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Bold Orange CEO Margaret Murphy's advice on getting ahead, and getting what you want out of the work.
The winners are now eligible for EY’s National Entrepreneur of the Year Award in November.
How this Bloomington-based startup aims to shake up home health care.
Medtech entrepreneur Lisa Lavin on raising money, perseverance, and everything in between.
Advice for recent grads—and the rest of us—on turning goals and ambitions into reality.
Mel Hesse and Eliesa Johnson aim to fill a gap in the market for affirming photographers.
The Idea Fund of La Crosse aims to invest the money in startups based in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa.
Inceptiv, a rechargeable, implanted device, could help transform lives for chronic pain sufferers, Medtronic leaders say.
CodeLaunch, a highly produced startup event described as “part competition, part raucous event and trade show,” will take place in Minneapolis for the first time.
The team's accelerator program is motivating some startups to relocate to Minnesota.
St. Paul-based Agitated Solutions Inc. has received a medical device license in Canada for its post-stroke diagnostic device.
Meet the women-run St. Paul startup taking a novel approach to agriculture.
The Eagan-based company plans to use the funds to expedite commercialization of Flyte, a device designed to treat stress urinary incontinence.
Of the 28 finalist companies, 17 are based in Minnesota.
All of the home health company’s funding to date has come from Minnesota investors.