Hundreds of entrepreneurs served 68% BIPOC-owned businesses 56% Latino and immigrant entrepreneurs  62% women-led businesses 40+ industries represented Dozens of entrepreneurs trained Hundreds received one-on-one consulting

Our Impact with Elevate Hennepin

Elevate Hennepin tm, an initiative from Hennepin County, is designed to support businesses of all sizes in their efforts to grow, create jobs, and evolve.

JLLB Media Creative Strategy & Business Growth

A New Chapter for Our Elevate Hennepin Partnership

We are incredibly proud to have impacted hundreds of business owners and entrepreneurs across dozens of industries and diverse communities. It has been an honor to contribute to the economic development of Hennepin County, and we remain grateful for every opportunity we’ve had to serve the businesses that make our local cities stronger.

While this specific program has concluded, we look forward to continuing to support the growth of our vibrant entrepreneurial community through our ongoing agency services and new partnerships with other like minded organizations.

After a rewarding journey as a specialized advisor for Elevate Hennepin, JLLB Media is no longer offering no-cost services through this initiative.

JLLB Media partners with Hennepin County to offer professional marketing services free of charge up to 25 hours to businesses that meet the Elevate Hennepin initiative guidelines:

  • Marketing plan for small business.
  • Social media strategy.
  • Branding or re-branding strategy.
  • Website creation on pre-built platform customized for clients using WordPress, WIX, or Squarespace. JLLB Media will help clients identify options for hosting the web site, assist clients in setting up hosting infrastructure, and deploy the finished web site. Clients are responsible for hosting fees, domain registration fees, and ongoing web maintenance.
  • JLLB media may support implementation of discrete elements of plans, as time allows,
    including development of graphic design development or other visual resources, ad
    design or other marketing services.

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If you have any questions, please contact juan@jllbmedia.com

Terms of Service

1. Work Sessions: 

Agree to complete the work sessions within a span of four (4) weeks from the date of the intake call. Failure to complete the services within the specified timeframe may result in cancellation of services.

2. No-Show Policy:

In the event that you miss two (2) booked appointments, your services will be cancelled. To avoid cancellation, rescheduling or provide a written notification at least 2 hours in advance.

Additional Resources

Juan LLerena - Founder and President of JLLB Media Marketing Agency - Marketing Advisor at Elevate Hennepin

Elevate HennepinTM offers no-cost business advising from professional consultants. Businesses can get up to 25 hours of insight, technical assistance, or consulting from each advisor. The more than 20 advisors have expertise in all manner of business topics, including:

  • Accounting and bookkeeping
  • Finance
  • Legal
  • Marketing
  • Social media
  • Web development
  • Human Resources
  • Strategic planning
  • Loan and grant consulting
 

To get started, visit ElevateHennepin.org or reach out to Economic.Development@hennepin.us to connect with a business navigator to help navigate this incredible resource.

About Elevate HennepinTM

The program was designed to support Hennepin County businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest. Since then, it has evolved into an innovative model to encourage growth and an integral part of the county’s economic development engine.

So far, more than 1,600 businesses in Hennepin County have utilized Elevate HennepinTM for no-cost consulting provided by Hennepin County and to identify other business resources and events to enhance their business.

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