300 N. Washington Square
Lansing, MI 48913
Phone: 888-522-0103
Website: www.medc.michigan.org
A one-stop resource for businesses seeking to grow in Michigan, whether it's an expansion or relocation. Professional account management teams provide free, confidential help in areas of:
The Consultation Education & Training (CET) Division, in conjunction with Occupational Health staff, is ready to help you solve your workplace safety problems. With CET services, you can develop a safety program, improve an existing program, or find the help you need to solve tough safety and health problems. To learn more, look for CET under Business Services on the MEDC website.
Phone: 800-638-3994 or 313-456-3214
The advocacy program provides information, upon request, and subject to certain restrictions, consultation and representation to unemployed workers and employers at the Office of Appeals and/or Board of Review levels of appeal. Advocates are independent contractors and have signed a contract with the program to provide these consulting and representation services.
Phone: 517-355-7614
E-mail: singh@msu.edu
Website: http://packaging.msu.edu
Provides basic and applied research, testing and service in the area of distribution and packaging. Each member company pays $7,500 per year to the School of Packaging. This entitles them to one member each on the advisory board, the opportunity to propose new studies and access to all research being conducted by the Consortium.
Teresa Mastin, Ph.D.
Department of Advertising, Public Relations, and Retailing
Michigan State University
317 Comm. Arts Bldg., East Lansing, MI 48824-1212
Phone: 517-432-8377
Fax: 517-432-2589
E-mail: mastinte@msu.edu
MSU’s Advertising Department connects students to businesses and industries with real experiences in developing materials and campaigns.
MSU researchers collaborate with a vast cross-section of American industry to solve some of the nation’s most pressing manufacturing problems.
4700 S. Hagadorn Road, Suite 210
East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: 517-432-8750
E-mail: product@msu.edu
Website: www.aec.msu.edu/product/
The Product Center can help develop and commercialize high value, consumer-responsive products and businesses in the agriculture and natural food sectors. Whether a budding entrepreneur or an established company, the Center is your key to the front door of MSU's vast and varied technical expertise, research, outreach, and educational services. Expert help is available to take concepts for value-added products from idea (Phase I), to developing a plan (Phase II), to feasibility studies and working plan (Phase III). Phase I services, working with an innovation counselor, are available to you at no charge. Fees for additional phases vary and may be offset through grants.
20709 State St.
Onaway, MI 49765
Phone: 989-733-8548
E-mail: general@miworks-nemc.gen.mi.us
Website: http://miworks-nemc.gen.mi.us/
Northeast Michigan Consortium Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) provides government contracting assistance at no cost and includes notification of bid opportunities tailored to business’ needs, including assistance with bid package preparation, provision of military/federal specification needed to manufacture products listed in bid packages and bid follow-up services. In addition, PTAC will also provide assistance in marketing products or services to the government as well as notification of related workshops, training sessions and conferences.
222 N. Lake Street
Cadillac, MI 49601
Phone: 231-775-9776
Fax: 231-775-1440
E-mail: score@cadillac.org
Website: www.score.org
S.C.O.R.E., “Counselors to America’s Small Business”, stands for Service Corps Of Retired Executives. SCORE's mission is to “Provide professional guidance and information, accessible to all, to maximize the success of America’s existing and emerging small businesses.” Through SCORE’s free and confidential counseling and low-cost workshop services, you will learn to write a business plan, apply for a loan, hone your management skills and become a more confident small business owner.
447 Michigan Ave. Room 515
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: 313-226-6075
E-mail: michigan@sba.gov
Website: www.sba.gov/mi/index.html
The goal of the Michigan District Office is to create an environment within Michigan where small business can grow and prosper. We do this by providing:
222 N. Washtenaw
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: 800-362-5461 or 517-482-8788
Fax: 517-482-4205
E-mail: sbam@sbam.org
Website: www.sbam.org
The Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) is a statewide trade association organized for the exclusive intent and concern of small business in Michigan. The primary mission is to help you succeed by removing the barriers to your success. Those barriers can take different forms. Sometimes they are economic, sometimes they are legislative or regulatory, sometimes they are educational. Often they are a mixture of all three.
666 Johnson St.
Alpena, MI 49707
Phone: 989-358-7375
Fax: 989-358-7554
Website: www.misbtdc.org/region3/
The Region 3 Center is located at Alpena Community College providing confidential services and support to the Michigan small business community in the areas of counseling, training and research.
Michigan State University
215 Eppley Center
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone / Fax: 517-353-7240
E-mail: think@spartanconsulting.org
Website: www.spartanconsulting.org/
Offered by MSU’s Eli Broad College of Business, this organization provides business advice to a wide range of companies at a minimum price. It is run by MSU students in the MBA program. These students, exposed to the latest technology and freshest business ideas through their coursework, apply their knowledge to provide professional-quality work.
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