Business Resources

This website seeks to be a resource for your business. Find the connections you are looking for in our business community via our Member Directory and Partners list. If you see a business you want to connect more with, contact our Director. One of our key functions is to help you connect with our members.

Business

FREE Technical Assistance

Technical Assistance is Available for East Side Businesses up to 20 hours for FREE. Fill out the TA interest form here.

Buying Your Building?

Get support from ESNDC. Email Lisa Xiong.

Low Interest Loans

Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC) has loans available. Email ESABA for details.

Know Your Rights (Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid) (https://www.stpaul.gov/news/know-your-rights-mid-minnesota-legal-aid)

Business

City of St. Paul Business Resources (https://www.stpaul.gov/businesses/open-business/business-resources)

City of St. Paul Heritage Preservation (https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/planning-economic-development/heritage-preservation)

City of St. Paul Human Rights & Equal Economic Opportunity (https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/human-rights-equal-economic-opportunity)

City of St. Paul Open For Business (https://www.stpaul.gov/businesses/OpenForBusiness)

City of St. Paul Planning & Economic Development (https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/planning-economic-development)

City of St. Paul Safety & Inspections (https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/safety-inspections)

Opening a Business in St. Paul (https://www.stpaul.gov/businesses/open-business/opening-business)

Community

Arlington Hills Library (http://arlingtonhillscc.com/library/)

Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary (https://www.stpaul.gov/facilities/bruce-vento-nature-sanctuary)

Dayton's Bluff Library (https://sppl.org/locations/DB/)

East Side Area Business Association (ESABA) (https://www.esaba.org/)

East Side Freedom Library (https://eastsidefreedomlibrary.org/)

Saint Paul Parks & Recreation Department (https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/parks-recreation/parks)

St. Paul Police Department Eastern District Station (https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulpolice.easterndistrict/)

St. Paul Recreation Centers (https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/parks-recreation/recreation-centers/recreation-center-hours-and-locations)

Immigration

American Immigration Lawyers Association (https://www.aila.org/)

Assistance & Support (https://www.ramseycounty.us/residents/assistance-support)

DEED Office of New Americans (Department of Employment and Economic Development) (https://mn.gov/deed/about/what-guides-us/equity/ira/)

Delegation of Parental Authority (DOPA) in Minnesota (https://www.lawhelpmn.org/self-help-library/legal-resource/delegation-parental-authority-dopa-minnesota)

Immigration Resources (City of Saint Paul) (https://www.stpaul.gov/immigration-resources)

Know Your Rights (Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota) (https://www.ilcm.org/immigration-resources/know-your-rights/)

Printable Know Your Rights Card (Immigrant Legal Resource Center) (https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas)

Member Deals

Walter's Recycling & Refuse

10% Off of base pricing for ESABA Members for all your solid waste needs. No contract to lock you in. Transparency on the Bill and a local contact to work with. Contact Brian Sanders,

bBizRecycling

Free Assessments through Waste Wise to reduce solid waste and save you money and $10,000 grants to make solid waste changes. Click here to get started or contact Alroury Ndiya.

Energy Smart

Free Assessments to reduce energy costs and grants and rebates to upgrade and replace systems. Click here to learn more or contact Jesse Hendrix.

ESABA's Member Deal Program

Offer Deals, use the discounts offered by your neighbors. Talk to ESABA to offer a new deal or change your Member Deal. See all the deals from your East Side Neighbors here or click here to learn more.