Useful Links
- Michigan Business One Stop (a comprehensive site to answer all your questions)
- Business Connect Tool Kit (Initiatives for Michigan Business)Business Development and Counseling: (resources and counseling requests)
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
- 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 innovation in agriculture, food and natural resources)
- MSU Extension – Antrim County
- MSU Extension – Charlevoix County
- MSU Extension – Cheboygan County
- MSU Extension – Emmet County
SCORE Business Counseling:(free and confidential)
- Tip of the Mitt Chapter (Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet Counties)
- Traverse City Chapter (Antrim County)
Grants:
- Benefits.gov – can help you identify grants, loans, financial aid, & other benefits from the U.S. government.
- Grants.gov– is your source to FIND and APPLY for 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:
- Small Business Administration(your small business resource)
- USDA Rural Development(committed to the future of rural communities)
Diversification for Michigan Manufacturers:
Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC):(government contracting)
- Traverse City office – serving Antrim, Charlevoix & Emmet Counties
- Onaway office – serving Cheboygan County
Chambers of Commerce:
- Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce
- Charlevoix Area Chamber of Commerce
- Cheboygan Area Chamber of Commerce
- East Jordan Area Chamber of Commerce
- Elk Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce
- Greater Mackinaw Area Chamber of Commerce
- Harbor Springs Area Chamber of Commerce
- Indian River Chamber of Commerce
- Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce
Misc.
- Vistage Michigan-Vistage Michigan is the part of the world’s foremost executive leadership organization with over 17,000 members in 15 countries. Vistage Michigan offers a unique combination of resources for accelerating Chief Executive and Key Executive business performance, including problem-solving peer group meetings; one-to-one executive coaching sessions; expert resource speaker workshops; an online best practices library; regional and international conferences; and access to a global online network of business leaders.
- NorthSky Nonprofit Network
- UpNorth Business News
- RETAP (free onsite energy efficiency and waste assessments)
- Office of Regulatory Reinvention(reduce unnecessary/burdensome rules that limit economic growth)
- Pure Michigan Logo Request (The Pure Michigan logo is available for use by any State of Michigan Agency.)
- Energy Optimization (rebate programs for commercial and industrial services)
- Michipreneur
- PMBC-Resources to Grow Your Business-October 2015 Program
RETAP flyer
Energy Optimization Programs
New Health Insurance Marketplace Coverage
