Smart Business Dealmakers Conference 2026

The conference takes place at Interlachen Country Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The listed audience includes entrepreneurs, investors, advisers, middle-market CEOs, lenders and M&A advisers.

It is most useful for middle-market business owners, investors, lenders and M&A advisers in the Minneapolis area who want local deal contacts, since the sessions cover raising capital, buying and selling companies and alternative asset investing, and the audience is regional. A single-day format with hundreds of attendees means it offers regional networking rather than national deal flow, so dealmakers seeking a large national pool of counterparties or deep technical training would get less from it.

Attendees at M&A and investor events usually wear business professional or polished business casual, with suits or blazers common. The venue is a country club, where dress tends toward the smart side of business casual, and late October in Minneapolis is cold enough for a coat.