Useful Links
Michigan Business One Stop (a comprehensive site to answer all your questions)
Business Development and Counseling: (resources and counseling requests)
Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center (MI-sbTdc)
Business Education Offerings: (brush up on your skills, or learn a new one)
Northwestern Michigan College - Extended Education Classes
Northwestern Michigan College - On-line Curriculum
North Central Michigan College - Institute for Business and Industry Training (IBIT)
Waganakising Odawa Career and Technical Education Program (WOCTEP)
Business and Economic Development Organizations:
Northwest Michigan Industrial Association (NWMIA)
Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)
Michigan Economic Developers Association (MEDA)
Michigan State University:
Product Center (business inovation in agriculture, food and natural resources)
MSU Extension - Antrim County
MSU Extension - Charlevoix County
MSU Extension - Cheboygan County
MSU Extension - Emmet County
Regional Planning Organizations: (community development and economic data)
Nothwest Michigan Council of Governments (NWMCOG)
Northeast Michigan Council of Governments (NEMCOG)
SCORE Business Counseling: (free and confidential)
Tip of the Mitt Chapter (Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet Counties)
Traverse City Chapter (Antrim County)
Statistics/Demographics: (population, employment, etc.)
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Michigan Labor Market Information
Northwest Michigan Coucil of Governments
American Fact Finder
Census Bureau
Your Economy
Grants: (find and apply for federal grants)
Federal Grants
State of Michigan Sites:
Michigan DNRE (Department of Natural Resources and Environment)
Michigan State Housing Development Authority
Michigan Department of Transportation
Michigan Legislature (keep up to date on legislative activity)
Federal Agency Sites:
Economic Development Administration (grant opps for regional development)
Small Business Administration (your small business resource)
USDA Rural Development (committed to the future of rural communities)
Diversification for Michigan Manufacturers:
Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC): (government contracting)
Traverse City office - serving Antrim, Charlevoix & Emmet Counties
Onaway office - serving Cheboygan County

