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Poh Lin Khoo / Khoo Consulting – 2023 IES MN Outstanding Immigrant Business Award

The Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit (IES) is the nation’s premier conference to empower immigrant business owners.

The Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit exhibits the success stories of immigrant entrepreneurs. Business growth tips and keys to success when working with immigrant populations are shared in a non-competitive and supportive environment.

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Building Customer Relationships

Customer Segmentation to Create Personally Relevant Marketing Messages
As an agency dedicated to building strong and sustainable relationships and partnerships, we develop and implement outreach and public engagement processes with messages that are inclusive of diverse races, ethnicities, and socio-economic status. We identify and segment audiences into groups based on their multiple dimensions and circumstances that are most relevant to them.

A Federal and State Certified Business
SW/B/MBE (Small, Woman, and Minority Business Enterprise)
DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise)
Asian Pacific Business Owned (WOSB)

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Dakota County Parks Receives Award for Marketing Plan Developed with Khoo Consulting

Khoo Consulting is proud to announce that our client Dakota County Parks and Recreation recently received an award from the National Association of County Parks and Recreation Officials (NACPRO).

Dakota County Parks was named the 2022 winner in the category of Marketing and Awareness and Promotion Plan (MAPP).

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Elevate Hennepin℠, an initiative from Hennepin County, is designed to support businesses of all sizes in their efforts to grow, create jobs, and evolve. Through this program, businesses located in or operating in Hennepin County can access no-cost advising, find business events, and identify local, state, and federal business-support resources.

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 Hennepin℠
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 Hennepin℠ for no-cost consulting provided by Hennepin County and to identify other business resources and events to enhance their business. Khoo Consulting is one of Elevate Hennepin’s advisors.

Small businesses are the heart and soul of our communities.

Khoo Consulting provides marketing strategies to help small businesses grow and thrive. Meet and celebrate some of our small business owners in our community.

Comfort DondoFounder & CEO, Phumulani

Phumulani means “Lover of Peace,” in Zulu. Comfort Dondo, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and domestic violence, was born and raised in Zimbabwe. Comfort founded Phumulani as a way of helping African immigrants and refugees in Minnesota who are surviving domestic violence and abuse find peace and recovery.

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Ember BergFounder & CEO, Dragonfly Eye Productions

Dragonfly Eye Productions was created to empower the leaders who are making an impact. A video strategy and communications agency, they support clients with brand positioning, messaging, and highly impactful video asset production that amplifies their mission. Dragonfly works with clients to expand their impact while honing the voice of their brands.

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Laura MerinoFounder & Designer, Primitiva Jewelry Collection

Laura founded Primitiva Jewelry Collection to honor her Colombian heritage and share her reverence for strong feminine spirituality. Primitiva Jewelry was created to preserve the cultural tradition of filigree. The jewelry elevates the artisan, the wearer of each amulet, and the planet. Laura’s passion is to create ethically and from a space of clear intent. Each item in her collection has a unique name to guide the wearer towards the intention of the design.

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Meena Natarajan & Dipankar MukherjeeCo-Artistic & Executive Directors, Pangea World Theater

Pangea World Theater is a progressive, international ensemble theater founded in 1995 in Minneapolis by mmigrants from India, Dipankar Mukherjee and Meena Natarajan. Pangea’s aesthetic evolved through their commitment to social justice, equity and deep spirituality. A core value of Pangea is building community by listening to other people’s stories to create a shared imagination of what an artistic community can look like and how to work together.

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Colnette Cooper SkinnerFounder & CEO, Women Embracing Transitions, Inc.

Women Embracing Transition, Inc., a Minnesota nonprofit organization, was incorporated in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2016 by Colnette Cooper Skinner. Women Embracing Transition, Inc., encourages women over 40 years of age who are experiencing major life transitions to embrace change through connection with other women, therapy, and life coaching.

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Marit WoodsFounder & Owner, Arway Bags

Marit Woods, the founder of Arway Bags, was born in Liberia. Launched in 2018, Arway Bags purchases hides and skins directly from local hunters, contributing to their livelihoods. Fabrics used in products are also sourced from skilled craftspeople. The Ankara fabric comes from local markets and the Liberian country cloth is handwoven in Lofa. Their unique couture collections are named for the ethnic tribes in Liberia and Arway Bags are committed to sustainable production practices.

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