Firms were among ten finalists celebrated during third annual awards event last night. MINNETONKA, Minn. (May 7, 2025) – Four honorees out of a field of 10 finalists were named during last night’s third annual Meaningful Capitalism Awards reception at the Metropolitan Ballroom in Golden Valley. Award recipients this year are Eagan-based All In One Accounting, Minneapolis-based Life Floor, Chaska-based Structures Inc., and Minneapolis-based True […]
Honorees to be Announced at Tonight’s Meaningful Capitalism Awards
Ten finalists also to be celebrated during third annual event in Golden Valley, Minn. MINNETONKA, Minn. (May 6, 2025) – Ten Minnesota companies will be celebrated during tonight’s Meaningful Capitalism Awards at the Metropolitan Ballroom in Golden Valley, Minn., from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Four of these firms will be named as this year’s honorees. The awards ceremony starts at 7:15 p.m. The Meaningful […]
10 Companies Named as Finalists for the 2025 Meaningful Capitalism Awards
Honorees will be revealed during a May 6 reception in Golden Valley, Minn. MINNETONKA, Minn. (April 14, 2025) – Ten Minnesota companies were named today as finalists for the third annual Meaningful Capitalism Awards. From this list, four honorees will be revealed during a reception May 6, 2025, at the Metropolitan Ballroom in Golden Valley, Minn., from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Meaningful Capitalism […]
Platinum Group Presents Four Businesses with Meaningful Capitalism Awards
MINNETONKA, Minn. (May 8, 2024) – Business advisory firm Platinum Group today announced that it awarded four companies with a Meaningful Capitalism award during a reception attended by more than 200 people last night, May 7, 2024, at the Metropolitan Ballroom in Golden Valley. The second annual Meaningful Capitalism Awards celebrates Minnesota business leaders who are successful at growing and running a financially sustainable business, […]
Platinum Group Announces Sale of Dee Inc.
Foundry Specializing in Production of Precision Aluminum Die Cast Parts MINNETONKA, Minn. (November 21, 2022) – Platinum Group, a business advisory firm based in Minnetonka, Minn., today announced it completed the sale of Dee Inc., a Crookston, Minn. based foundry specializing in design, close tolerance aluminum casting, machining and fulfillment, to a strategic buyer with complimentary production and market focus. Terms of the sale were […]
Love Minneapolis
Healing and Economic Transformation in North Minneapolis By Steve Coleman What was your silver lining from our recent pandemic storm? It’s no surprise as months passed, how many of us became eager to do something positive. Early in the pandemic, several Platinum partners and other business colleagues gathered in a generosity circle to explore how we could be more active doing good for our city […]
BITN – August 2022
BITN is a compilation of business stories from around Minnesota and neighboring states usually not reported on by Twin Cities media. These stories are curated by Platinum Group to provide business leads, trends and insights we hope you will find useful. ‘Branchless Bank’ from Canada Buys Tiny Town Bank to Enter, Then Expand in U.S. Canada’s first digital-only bank has acquired a commercial bank in […]
How to Avoid Bankruptcy in 2022-23
No business owner sets out to eventually send his or her company into bankruptcy. But over time it may seem inevitable. There are many ways Chapter 11 can still be avoided—and good reasons to pursue them. If unavoidable, there are important steps to take to ensure a filing doesn’t make matters even worse. Economic news of late makes this topic timelier now than during the […]
Planning for the Inevitable
By Bob Stewart Everyone who has built or run a successful business wants that enterprise to last longer than their tenure—or even longer than their lifetime. But businesses require vision and leadership. What happens at the point in time where the person providing that vision and leadership steps away? Platinum consultants have advised hundreds of businesses as they have worked through this inevitability. Although we […]
Competence Wins Every Time
By Bill English, Partner I always wanted to be a pro on the PGA tour. But the day came in my life, earlier rather than later, when I realized that I simply didn’t have the physical capabilities to do what the pros can do. I couldn’t hit the ball much farther than 230 yards, and in this day and age, I think 300 yards is […]