--- title: "Shopify B2B Agency in Minneapolis-St. Paul" url: https://www.uncap.com/shopify-agency/minneapolis-minnesota published: 2026-11-06 updated: 2026-11-06 summary: "Uncap is a Chicago-based Shopify Platinum Partner that builds Shopify B2B commerce for manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Uncap's team, based at its Chicago headquarters, travels on site for kickoff and key milestones. Projects start with Uncap Blueprint, a $7,500 fixed-price, four-week plan, and migrations typically take 10 to 16 weeks. Uncap integrates Shopify with ERP systems from 13 vendors, including Epicor, Infor, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, SAP and Sage." --- # Shopify B2B Agency in Minneapolis-St. Paul > Uncap is a Chicago-based Shopify Platinum Partner that builds Shopify B2B commerce for manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Uncap's team, based at its Chicago headquarters, travels on site for kickoff and key milestones. Projects start with Uncap Blueprint, a $7,500 fixed-price, four-week plan, and migrations typically take 10 to 16 weeks. Uncap integrates Shopify with ERP systems from 13 vendors, including Epicor, Infor, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, SAP and Sage. ## Twin Cities manufacturing and wholesale, by the numbers Two official sources measure the Twin Cities manufacturing and wholesale base, each for a different area. The federal figures below cover a metro area that reaches into Wisconsin. The state figures cover seven Minnesota counties. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area had 203,600 manufacturing jobs in September 2026 (preliminary, not seasonally adjusted), out of about 2,025,500 nonfarm jobs. Durable goods makers held 142,400 of those manufacturing jobs. The same BLS survey counted 81,600 wholesale trade jobs and 82,500 transportation, warehousing and utilities jobs that month. BLS establishment data for 2024 adds the business count. The metro averaged 4,872 private manufacturing establishments employing 199,378 people, and manufacturing's share of local jobs was 1.25 times the US share. Fabricated metal product makers alone ran 1,006 establishments with 30,649 workers, a concentration 1.71 times the national level. BLS also counted 5,825 private wholesale trade establishments, 3,391 of them durable goods merchant wholesalers, and 275 medical equipment and supplies manufacturing establishments. Minnesota's Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) looks at the 7-county Twin Cities metro. Its Twin Cities Manufacturing Profile counts 4,031 manufacturing establishments and 175,817 manufacturing jobs in 2023, just over half (54%) of Minnesota's manufacturing employment. DEED names computer and electronic product manufacturing as the largest sector, with 36,050 jobs, followed by fabricated metal with 25,848. It lists 22,389 jobs in miscellaneous manufacturing, which includes medical devices and equipment, and 17,836 in machinery manufacturing. Uncap builds Shopify commerce for companies like these, the makers and wholesalers that sell by account and quote their larger orders. See how that work looks for [manufacturers on Shopify](/solutions/manufacturing). ## What Shopify B2B gives your trade accounts Shopify B2B gives a manufacturer or distributor company accounts, buyer-specific catalogs and payment terms, all managed in the same Shopify admin as any retail channel. Shopify B2B is available on the Basic, Grow, Advanced, and Shopify Plus plans, so a wholesale program in Minneapolis or St. Paul does not have to start on Shopify Plus. It isn't available on the Starter or Retail plans, which matters if your retail store runs on one of those today. Catalogs control which products and prices each buyer sees. You can include all products or specific products in a catalog. On the Basic, Grow, and Advanced plans, you can have up to 3 active catalog assignments across active B2B markets. On the Shopify Plus plan, you can create an unlimited number of catalogs and also assign them directly to specific company locations. If you need more than three assignments, that limit decides the plan. Payment terms define how long a company has to pay for an order. You can set payment terms for each company location, and B2B customers can view these terms on any orders they place through your online store. A good share of the work happens before the build: your price structure, account hierarchy and ordering habits get mapped onto these features, so the store matches how your sales team already sells. More detail on the platform side lives on the [Shopify B2B](/solutions/shopify-b2b) page. ## Quotes, approvals and parts that start from a diagram Some orders never fit a standard cart. A hospital buying capital equipment may go through formal approvals first. A maintenance buyer may only know where the part sits on a drawing. Uncap has its own Shopify products for both situations. Uncap Quotes turns your catalog into instant, account-specific quotes, buyers configure, price, and check out themselves, and reps stop rebuilding the same quote in a spreadsheet. [Uncap Quotes](/products/quotes) runs the full configure, price, quote process inside the Shopify admin you already use, and when the buyer says yes, the approved quote becomes a Shopify order in one click. For Canon Medical Systems, Uncap built one Shopify storefront that serves two buyers. Standard products check out instantly, while capital equipment routes through a request-for-quote funnel built on Uncap Quotes. If you make or distribute medical equipment, the [Canon Medical Systems case study](/work/canon-medical) is the closest example of that setup, and the [medical supply](/industry/medical-supply) page covers the wider category. Uncap Diagrams brings interactive exploded diagrams to your storefront, buyers click the part they need straight off the schematic and add it to the cart, no part number required. Uncap Portal gives trade accounts a self-serve home on Shopify, catalogs, pricing, reorders, invoices, and users, so buyers help themselves and reps stop fielding the same requests. ## Shopify and your ERP, working from the same data Uncap connects Shopify to your existing ERP, so the ERP stays the system of record and your team stops retyping orders, prices and stock levels between the two. Uncap integrates Shopify with ERP and back-office systems from 13 vendors: Acumatica, Cin7, Epicor, Fishbowl, Infor, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, Odoo, Oracle, QuickBooks, Sage, SAP and Syspro. Depending on the system, the integration runs through Uncap Connect or a managed integration, and the team confirms fit for your ERP and version directly. [Uncap Connect](/products/connect) starts at $8,000 to set up and then a flat $390 per month. Two client builds show what this looks like in production. ULE Group, an electrical, power and lighting supply distributor, runs its Shopify B2B store on an integration with its Epicor ERP. Kooks Headers connected Shopify to its Infor Visual ERP. Neither company is based in the Twin Cities, and your project starts from the system and version you run. The ERP decisions are made early. Uncap Blueprint includes an ERP integration audit and an ERP integration roadmap, so the integration is planned before the build is priced. The full list of systems and integration pages is on [Uncap's integrations hub](/integrations). ## Five steps from kickoff to after launch A Twin Cities project runs in five steps, with Uncap's team, based at its Chicago headquarters, traveling on site for kickoff and key milestones. - Step 1, kickoff on site. Uncap's team travels to your site for kickoff. The Blueprint that follows includes stakeholder workshops with your team. - Step 2, Uncap Blueprint. Uncap Blueprint is a $7,500 fixed-price, four-week plan covering architecture, the ERP integration roadmap and a replatforming risk assessment. It is yours to keep, and the fee is credited 1:1 toward implementation. - Step 3, fixed-scope build. Uncap agrees the timeline and budget with you before any build work starts. The work covers architecture, design, theme and app development, ERP and system integration, data migration with SEO redirects, and launch, handled by a senior team. The Shopify build page explains the scope. - Step 4, launch and hypercare. The team is on site again for key milestones, and the launch is followed by a hypercare period. - Step 5, after launch. An optional ongoing monthly engagement works on conversion, order value, retention and operations. Plans run from $2,500 a month. On timing: a migration from another platform typically takes 10 to 16 weeks, and Uncap's median cutover is around 14 weeks. A new build runs about 12 weeks from discovery to launch. Unifying B2B and B2C on a Shopify store you already run takes 4 to 8 weeks. ## Client work that matches the metro's industries The three case studies below are Uncap clients based outside the Twin Cities, picked because their work fits the metro's industrial base: an electrical distributor, a parts manufacturer and a medical equipment company. - ULE Group. ULE Group, which describes itself as "a national leader in electrical, lighting, and power distribution solutions," moved a catalog of over 250,000 SKUs onto a Shopify B2B storefront built by Uncap, with on-site search offering more than 100 filters and customized payment terms for business buyers. Read the ULE Group case study. - Kooks Headers. A 60-year performance automotive manufacturer, Kooks replatformed its retail and wholesale business onto a single Shopify store, with wholesale portals and custom pricing for trade buyers. Uncap's case study reports 22% higher conversion and 38% lower total cost of ownership. Read the Kooks case study. - Canon Medical Systems. The unified storefront delivered 24% growth, 10x faster go-to-market and 83% lower total cost of ownership. "What stood out most was Uncap's combination of technical expertise, eCommerce knowledge, and understanding of our business." Bryan Snyder, Manager, Market Service Sales, Canon Medical Systems. Uncap holds a 5.0 rating on Clutch from 77 reviews and 5.0 on Google from 64. Read what clients say on the [testimonials](/testimonials) page. ## Choosing where to start The right first step depends on where your commerce stands today. For a manufacturer, distributor or wholesaler in Minneapolis-St. Paul, the starting points line up like this. - Moving from another platform, or launching B2B for the first time. Start with Uncap Blueprint. Four weeks and a fixed price give you the architecture, the ERP plan and the risks in writing before you commit to a build. - Scope already settled. Go straight to a fixed-scope build, with timeline and budget agreed before work starts. - Already on Shopify. The monthly engagement picks up conversion, order value, retention and operations on the store you already have. - The ERP is the open question. Start with the integration conversation, because the ERP shapes every other decision on the project. Uncap's mission is to give smaller and mid-market businesses the advanced tools and technologies that until now were only available to enterprises. For a Twin Cities maker or wholesaler, that means a Shopify store that already knows your account pricing and talks to your ERP. Tell us what you sell and how your buyers order, and we will tell you honestly where to begin. [Talk to Our Experts](/quote). ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Uncap based in Minneapolis or St. Paul? No. Uncap is headquartered in Chicago, at 8770 West Bryn Mawr Ave, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60631, and works with businesses across the United States. For clients in Minneapolis, St. Paul and the rest of the Twin Cities, Uncap's team, based at its Chicago headquarters, travels on site for kickoff and key milestones. ### Will Uncap's team visit our plant or warehouse in the Twin Cities? Yes, for kickoff and key milestones. Uncap's team, based at its Chicago headquarters, travels on site to Minneapolis-St. Paul clients at the start of a project and at the key milestones that follow. Uncap Blueprint also includes stakeholder workshops with your team. ### What does it cost to get started with Uncap? The planning step is Uncap Blueprint, a $7,500 fixed-price plan delivered in four weeks. It covers architecture, the ERP integration roadmap and a replatforming risk assessment, and the fee is credited 1:1 toward implementation. The build that follows is fixed scope: timeline and budget are set before work begins. Ongoing monthly plans run from $2,500 a month, and Uncap Connect starts at $8,000 to set up plus $390 a month. ### How long does a Twin Cities Shopify B2B project take? Moving from another platform typically takes 10 to 16 weeks, and Uncap's median cutover is around 14 weeks. A new build takes about 12 weeks from discovery to launch, and unifying B2B and B2C on a Shopify store you already run takes 4 to 8 weeks. Uncap Blueprint, the planning step before a build, is delivered in four weeks. ### Do we need Shopify Plus to sell to wholesale accounts? No. Shopify B2B is available on the Basic, Grow, Advanced, and Shopify Plus plans. The main difference for a wholesaler is catalogs: on the Basic, Grow, and Advanced plans, you can have up to 3 active catalog assignments across active B2B markets. On the Shopify Plus plan, you can create an unlimited number of catalogs and also assign them directly to specific company locations. ### Which ERPs does Uncap integrate with Shopify? Uncap integrates Shopify with ERP and back-office systems from 13 vendors: Acumatica, Cin7, Epicor, Fishbowl, Infor, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, Odoo, Oracle, QuickBooks, Sage, SAP and Syspro. Depending on the system, the integration runs through Uncap Connect or a managed integration, and the team confirms fit for your ERP and version directly. ### Can one Shopify store serve trade accounts and retail buyers? Yes. Uncap migrates, launches and unifies B2B and B2C on Shopify. Kooks Headers, a performance automotive manufacturer, runs its retail and wholesale business on a single Shopify store built by Uncap, with wholesale portals and custom pricing for trade buyers. Unifying B2B and B2C on a Shopify store you already run takes 4 to 8 weeks. ### Does Uncap work with medical equipment companies? Yes. Uncap built Canon Medical Systems USA a unified Shopify storefront for direct purchases and institutional healthcare procurement. Standard products check out instantly, and capital equipment routes through a request-for-quote funnel built on Uncap Quotes. Canon Medical Systems is not a Twin Cities client, but its setup fits companies that sell both standard supplies and high-value equipment.