Business Partners

We are pleased to recommend the following trusted business partners:

Business Services and Consulting

• Evolve Systems: From basic websites to e-commerce, Evolve Systems can manage all of your web objectives and e-marketing needs. One of Evolve Systems’ most popular option is its self-managed web site (content management system). A CMS provides the ultimate control to easily make updates at any time and achieve a higher search engine ranking. Evolve Systems also offers merchant services in the form of credit, debit, Internet, gift card and check processing. Evolve Systems strives to offer the lowest possible rates along with the fastest processing speeds and fantastic customer service.

• The KnowledgeSphere Group of AdviCoach: Buffie Blesi, owner and President, along with her team of coaches, is committed to helping business owners achieve their business goals. Whether you are just starting a company, wanting to increase your profitability, wishing to expand your operations, needing basic business training and tactics, or even seeking to exit your business, they are ready to assist you.

• Kodyne Management Consulting: Mark J. Komen, founder and President of Kodyne, Inc., brings a wealth of large corporate and small business experience to his work as a management consultant and business coach. One of his guiding beliefs is that all organizations need effective leadership as the benefits extend to employees, customers, vendors, and anyone with a stake in the business.
• HealthSource Solutions: formerly known as Park Nicollet HealthSource, has served the Upper Midwest for more than 30 years with high quality, award winning worksite health promotion and fitness center management services. We are at the center of improving employee health by leveraging existing resources and providing programs and services to meet the unique culture and budget of each company. We are the convenient, single source you’ll need to help meet your health and wellness related goals. The solutions we provide can stand alone or support your existing efforts. Click here for a brief overview of our capabilities.
• Women Venture: Located in St. Paul, WomenVenture is a nonprofit agency that helps women start businesses, create and manage fulfilling careers, and gain financial literacy skills. An affordable resource for career counseling, life coaching, resume writing, informational interview training, Myers-Briggs assessments, business planning, business loans, and more! Their classes and personalized consulting services will help you live the life of your dreams!

Coaching and Professional Development

• Joanne Meehl Career Services:  Joanne is a career choice and job search coach who's helped thousands of professionals market themselves. A real partner who gets you to focus, communicate your brand, truly know what you want to do, and know how to land it. First called "The Resume Queen" by a colleague early on, then built on that to be called "The Job Search Queen". Her background includes outplacement (Lee Hecht Harrison), dislocated worker career center, consultative sales, tech writing, wordsmithing. Frequently-published writer, including The Resume Queen's Job Search Thesaurus and Career Guide, and (for newer grads) YES, You Can Get That Job!
• Begin Again Coaching: Freda Marver helps clients who are "stuck" gain clarity, confidence, and a plan of action. Many are currently employed but not passionate about their work. Others are in transition. With Freda, they explore possibility, face fear, manage uncertainty, and feel lighter. Linear and non-linear thinkers welcome. Find the work you were meant to do -- and succeed!
  

Creative Services

• Haglof Design: Kathy Haglof is a national award-winning art director and designer. Her 25 years of experience brings a wealth of creative talent to the table that is driven by your goals and unique situation. Projects range from logo and web site design (including those used by Hockenberg Search) and brand identity to strategic marketing communications and electronic media.
• Jennifer L. Krempin & Associates: Jennifer L. Krempin & Associates provides writing, editing, communications and creative services consulting to a variety of small and large businesses, including health care, financial services, legal services, professional services and entrepreneurial ventures.

Financial Services

• Rachel McDonough: Rachel McDonough runs a wealth management practice at Raymond James and has earned the Certified Financial Planner designation. She has built her practice around providing trustworthy advice to those going through major life transitions, such as a career move. Rachel is very knowledgeable about retirement plan rollovers and special tax advantages available to people who hold employer stock in their 401(k) or profit sharing plans.

News and Media

• The Business Journal: Hockenberg Search – Associates, Colleagues and Friends take advantage of a very Special Discount Premium Gift offer from The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal! Receive Late Breaking Business News and Information about our local business community; get quality business leads, including the weekly Top 25 Lists, with contact information. Find opportunities to attend workshops, seminars and networking events to grow your personal network. Ask about the free SmartReader Strategy Seminar serious that teaches you the secrets of how to maximize the Business Journal for business development, job search and career advancement success! For more information contact Lee Tyree for details at or call direct 612/288-2147.

• CollegeRecruiter.com: CollegeRecruiter.com is the leading job board for college students searching for internships and recent graduates hunting for entry level jobs and other career opportunities.
• One Nation News: One Nation News, owned by Black Heart, Inc., is the only multicultural media company in Minnesota, featuring information for African Americans, African expatriates, Hispanics, Asians and American Indians, mixed race individuals and families. 
• Tripping on the Ladder: Tripping on the Ladder is the premier online community and blog for individuals in career transition and reflection. Sign up to subscribe to the The Daily Rung daily blog article, receive advice from a panel of experts through the "Ask the Experts" advice column, and join in discussion and dialogue with others in transition.

Associations and Organizations

• The Hope Chest: Founded in 2001 by Barbara Hensley, the Hope Chest for Breast Cancer has one simple goal: to help eliminate breast cancer. Through two unique retail shops that sell upscale donated items and through a variety of creative and engaging special events, Hope Chest raises money to fund breast cancer research, early detection and treatment programs, and hospice care. At Hope Chest, a special emphasis is placed on helping people who are battling breast cancer with inadequate or no health insurance.