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Working with Minneapolis, MN businesses

Minneapolis buyers do their homework. Your website is part of it.

Nearly 57% of Minneapolis adults hold a bachelor's degree. Five Fortune 500 companies keep headquarters downtown. A thin website gets found out quickly.

What makes Minneapolis different.

Minneapolis is a corporate town with a Midwestern habit of checking the details. Target, U.S. Bancorp, Xcel Energy, Ameriprise Financial and Thrivent run their companies from here, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is based here. Medtronic started in a Minneapolis garage in 1949. In the Census Bureau's 2024 survey, 56.9% of adults held a bachelor's degree or higher. The city also changed its own housing rules: it was the first major US city to end citywide single-family-only zoning, which opened the door to duplexes and triplexes on lots that once allowed one house. Then there is the weather. The record low is 41 below, and downtown workers cross 80 blocks through 9.5 miles of skyways to avoid it. A website here has to satisfy a buyer who reads carefully and a homeowner whose furnace quit at 6 a.m. in January.

What we see in this market

  • Professional, financial and corporate services selling to some of the largest headquarters in the Midwest.
  • Healthcare and medical technology, from Hennepin Healthcare to Medtronic, which started in a Minneapolis garage.
  • Builders and trades working an old housing stock, new infill rules and real winters.

Minneapolis by the numbers

428,579

Population (July 1, 2024)

US Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 city estimates

56.9%

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher (2024)

US Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year, via Census Reporter

$77,732

Median household income (2024)

US Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year, via Census Reporter

40,486

Employer establishments, Hennepin County (2023)

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023

5

Fortune 500 headquarters in the city

Minneapolis (Wikipedia)

9.5 miles, 80 blocks

Skyway network

Minneapolis Skyway System (Wikipedia)

Businesses online

83% of US small businesses had a website in 2025. That is a national survey, not a Minneapolis figure.

Clutch small business website survey, Aug 2025 (via Business Wire)

What runs Minneapolis

Banking, wealth management and insuranceRetail headquartersHealthcare and medical technologyEnergy and utilitiesProfessional and business servicesGrain trading and food companiesEducation

Major employers

Hennepin Healthcare · Target · Hennepin County · Wells Fargo · Ameriprise Financial · U.S. Bancorp

The Minneapolis calendar

  • JanuaryU.S. Pond Hockey ChampionshipsOutdoor hockey on the frozen surface of Lake Nokomis.
  • MayArt-A-WhirlNortheast Minneapolis opens its artist studios to the public.
  • JulyMinneapolis AquatennialThe city's long-running summer festival.
  • AugustMinnesota Fringe FestivalThe city's big summer theater festival.
  • OctoberTwin Cities MarathonMoved later in the month in recent years because of warmer early-October weather.

Local color

Home teams

Minnesota Vikings (NFL) · Minnesota Twins (MLB) · Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) · Minnesota Lynx (WNBA) · Minnesota Golden Gophers (University of Minnesota, NCAA Division I)

Hometown names

  • Prince, musician, born in Minneapolis in 1958
  • Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts, born in Minneapolis in 1922
  • Hubert H. Humphrey, vice president, who served as mayor of Minneapolis in the 1940s

Did you know? Saint Anthony Falls, at the edge of downtown, is the only natural waterfall on the Mississippi River, and it once powered the mills that made Minneapolis the flour milling capital of the world.

Where we fit in Minneapolis.

Sources for the facts on this page
  1. Minneapolis (Wikipedia)
  2. Minneapolis Skyway System (Wikipedia)
  3. Prince (Wikipedia)
  4. Charles M. Schulz (Wikipedia)

Work, not promises

Something we actually built.

Interim Controller & CFO Partners
Next.js · React · Vercel

Interim Controller & CFO Partners

A full-stack site for a finance leadership firm, written for executives who read critically. Minneapolis's corporate buyers read the same way.

A finance-leadership firm for owners whose books have stopped telling the truth — built to send a worried visitor to the right seat, interim or fractional, before anyone picks up the phone.

The part we didn’t write

Clients say it better than we do.

What clients say — in their words

“Casey, the owner and developer, took the project and ran with it 100%. I gave him specific direction and he went well above the call of duty. Five star service all the way!”
“Wow! Casey rocked! The process was so easy, I told Casey what I wanted and he built it. My go-to with my online business, which has grown exponentially since working together.”
“First class all the way! From the prompt communication, being available seven days a week, to the nuts and bolts of getting our project completed on time and on budget — I highly recommend!”
“Simply amazing! They took our outdated website and transformed it into a modern, user-friendly platform that truly represents our brand.”
“They get it done. We had no idea where to start; they explained the build process and were patient with our many questions. All expectations and timelines were met. Double thumbs up!”
“Instrumental in driving our company growth through expert management of our Google and Microsoft Ads.”
“They helped us turn a loose idea into a working digital product — asked sharp questions, found the hidden workflow problems, and built a system our staff could use without a long training curve.”
“What stood out was the balance of design and operations. The site looked polished, but the real win was behind the scenes: better forms, cleaner handoffs, stronger tracking, fewer manual steps.”
“They made the technical side feel clear. We talked about goals first — then platforms, content, search, and automation.”

Start here

Tell us what you need in Minneapolis.

A new site, a rebuild, an application, or something broken that needs fixing today. You will get a straight answer and a flat number — from the developer, not a salesperson.

Prefer to talk? (480) 525-7582. Something already broken? Flat-priced repairs start at $149.

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See what your project costs. It takes about a minute.

Rather talk? (480) 525-7582. 0% financing on any project, 25% down. See all pricing

Questions we hear a lot.

We sell professional services to large Minneapolis companies. What should our website prove?

That you have done the specific work before, for organizations like theirs. Case summaries, named service lines, team bios with real credentials and a clear engagement process do more than a polished tagline. Corporate buyers forward pages to colleagues, so each one needs to stand on its own.

We build duplexes and triplexes under the new zoning rules. Can a website help?

Yes. Homeowners exploring a second unit want to see what is possible, what it costs and how permitting works. Project pages and a clear explainer of your process turn curious owners into consultations.

What does a Minneapolis small-business website cost?

Packages are fixed by page count: $1,500 for up to 10 pages, $2,250 for up to 20, $3,750 for up to 50 and $5,750 for up to 70. Each includes design, SEO, content writing, lead forms, online booking and a year of support.

Also working nearby.

Same developer, same straight answers, whichever of these you are in.

St. PaulBloomingtonEdinaSt. Louis ParkEvery service area

Let's get your Minneapolis project moving.

Fifteen minutes, plain English, and a number in writing. If we are not the right fit we will say so and point you somewhere better.