Michigan Business Resources

To build a successful enterprise, you need access to the right information. Here are some online local, state and federal resources that can help your Michigan business grow.

Financing

City, state and federal resources

Attraction and investment

Education for entrepreneurs

Networking organizations

News for entrepreneurs

Women and minorities

Events

Financing

21st Century Jobs Fund Competition

http://www.themedc.org/21cbizplan/

Angel Capital Association

http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org/

Angel Capital Education Foundation

http://www.angelcapitaleducation.org/

Ann Arbor Angels

http://www.annarborangels.org/

Blue Water Angels

www.mmic.us

CapitalBUG

http://capitalbug.com/

Capital Community Angels

www.capitalcommunityangels.org

Detroit Micro-Enterprise Fund

http://www.detroitmicroenterprisefund.org

Grand Angels

http://www.grandangels.org/

Great Lakes Angels

http://www.glangels.org/entrepreneurs.html

Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest

www.gleq.org

Hennessey Capital

http://www.hennesseycap.com/

Kalamazoo Angels

http://www.southwestmichiganfirst.com/tech/angel_network.htm

Mid-Michigan Investment Group

http://www.mid-michigangroup.com/about.php

Traverse Angels

www.traverseangels.com

City, state and federal resources

City of Novi

http://www.investnovi.org/

Detroit Economic Growth Corp.

http://www.degc.org/

Detroit Renaissance

http://www.detroitrenaissance.com/

Michigan Economic Development Corp.

http://www.michiganadvantage.org/

Michigan Small Business Technology and Development Center

http://www.gvsu.edu/misbtdc/

New Economy Initiative

www.neweconomyinitiative.org

Small Business Innovation Research Program

http://www.sba.gov/SBIR/

U.S. Small Business Association

www.sba.gov

Attraction and investment

Automation Alley

http://www.automationalley.com/autoalley/Automation+Alley

Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau

http://www.visitdetroit.com/

Detroit Regional Chamber

http://www.detroitchamber.com/main/index.asp

New Center Council

http://www.newcenter.com/

Education for entrepreneurs

Bizdom U

http://www.bizdom.com/

Detroit Entrepreneurship Institute

http://www.deibus.org/

Entrepreneurship

http://www.entrepreneurship.org/

FastTrac

www.fasttrac.org

Global Entrepreneurship Week

http://www.unleashingideas.org/

iBridge

http://www.ibridgenetwork.org/

Kauffman Campuses

http://www.kauffman.org/Details.aspx?id=414

Kauffman Global Scholars Program

http://sites.kauffman.org/globalscholars/

Networking organizations

Entrepreneur and Investor Exchange

http://www.entrepreneurinvestorexchange.com/

Entrepreneur’s Network of Michigan

http://www.entrepreneursnetworkofmichigan.com/

MichBio

http://michbio.org

Michigan Homeland Security Consortium

http://mihsc.org/index.htm

New Enterprise Forum

http://www.newenterpriseforum.org/

Sunrise Networking Group

http://sunrisenetworkinggroup.com/

Third Thursday Roundtable

http://roundtablepandp.com/Welcome.html

Women's Exchange of Washtenaw

http://womensexchangeofwashtenawtrial.roundtablelive.org/

ZANA Network

http://www.zananetwork.com/

News for entrepreneurs

CapitalBUG

http://capitalbug.com/

Corp! Magazine

http://www.corpmagazine.com/

Daily Dash-Business News

http://www.wwj.com/pages/711881.php

Detroit Regional News Hub

http://www.thedetroithub.com/

Great Lakes IT Report

http://greatlakesitreport.com/

Michigan Technology and Entrepreneurship

http://www.mitechnews.com/index.asp

Women and minorities

Center for Empowerment and Economic Development

http://www.miceed.org/

Michigan Association for Female Entrepreneurs