Redesign, Inc. is a nonprofit community development corporation dedicated to building economic justice in collaboration with the community by developing and sustaining affordable housing and commercial real estate, investing in entrepreneurs, and creating living wage jobs.
We do this work in three programmatic areas:
Planning & Development
Small Business Growth
Property & Asset Management
We work specifically in the five neighborhoods of Greater Longfellow in South Minneapolis: Cooper, Hiawatha, Howe, Longfellow, and Seward.
We offer a comprehensive range of services to help small local businesses thrive including:
Marketing and website support
Storefront improvement grants
Accounting
Financial counseling
Small business loans
Help finding commercial space
Assistance navigating the City’s licensing and permitting processes
Redesign Your Future: Resources for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Wednesday, July 17 | 6-7:30 p.m. | At The Historic Coliseum Building
Small businesses are the backbone of our community, but starting a business can feel daunting. You’ve got the vision, but what about the space? The financing? The support?
Grab a friend and join Redesign Inc. on Wednesday, July 17 to learn about the resources available to you as an aspiring entrepreneur or a business owner looking to grow. From loans to technical support, physical space to one-on-one support, We are here for you!
Waadag Commons is the sixth and final piece of the larger Seward Commons project – a redevelopment of an industrial area adjacent to the Franklin Avenue lightrail station.
Meeting Community Needs
A partnership between Redesign and Noor Companies – an East African woman-owned company – Wadaag Commons is designed with the needs of large, East African immigrant families in mind.
Wadaag Commons will consist of 39 affordable rental apartments and townhomes for families earning 60% or less of the Area Median Income (AMI). Two-story townhomes will be geared towards intergenerational households and large families with kids, providing many recent immigrants with homes designed to meet their needs.
The goal of this project is to develop affordable housing at Seward Commons that supports large families, families transitioning out of homelessness, and families needing support services.
Stay In The Loop
Construction has just begun on this project. We'll keep you posted on the progress as we go! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn for progress photos and more.
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
Are you a member of your neighborhood business association?
The Historic Coliseum Building offers a variety of spaces for lease, including retail, meeting, event, and office space. Join nonprofits at SHAKE Communities (made up of Urban Design Perspectives and CommonSense Consulting@Work) and Divas for Social Justice, and Lagniappe and the new Du Nord Cocktail Room (slated to open in late summer 2024) in this beautiful historic space!
The Providing Resources & Opportunity & Maximizing Investments in Striving Entrepreneurs (PROMISE) Act is a new small business revitalization program that will provide grants and loans to disadvantaged businesses located in certain areas of Minneapolis, Saint Paul and greater-Minnesota.
Hennepin County is offering grants that can be used for everything from acquiring recycling containers, to organics recycling setup & supplies, to waste reduction efforts, and more.
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