Entrepreneurship
  • Economic Development Partnership of Hillsdale

  • Enterprise Group of Jackson, Inc.

  • Lenawee Economic Development Corporation

  • VetFran Business Grant The purpose of the fund is to assist veterans who have been awarded a franchise through the IFA VetFran program by providing financial grants for business development, education, training,and/or technical assistance. The fund will provide financial grants (up to $10,000 per grant) to qualified VetFran franchisees/candidates.

  • WE Inc. is an association whose purpose is to help women entrepreneurs succeed through networking, educational programs and advocacy.


  • SBA Online is a national web site for everything concerning small business.


  • The Small Business & Technology Development Center provides a full range of services for a variety of small businesses that are emerging and growing throughout Michigan - including new venture companies, exiting small businesses, expanding businesses, new technology companies, and innovators.


  • Patriot Express Pilot Loan Initiative is a branch of the U.S. Small Business Administration that is for veterans and members of the military community wanting to establish or expand small businesses.


  • Accelerating Michigan Entrepreneurs AME is a virtual incubator partnership between the Michigan economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center (MI-SBTDC). Its purpose is to build healthy, lasting businesses.


  • Senior Advisory Group for Entrepreneurs is a volunteer organization organized by the Economic Development Partnership of Hillsdale County. It matches volunteer business/management counselors with present and prospective business owners in need of assistance.


  • FastTrac a practical, hands-on business development program designed to help entrepreneurs hone the skills needed to create, manage and grow a successful business. FastTrac participants don't just learn about business, they live it. They work on their own business ideas or ventures throughout the course - moving their ventures to reality or new levels of growth.


  • Entrepreneurship & Economic Growth Blog The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation recently announced the launch of a new blog called growthology.org. Dedicated to the full range of topics surrounding entrepreneurship, this blog will serve as a platform to share thoughts and ideas to enhance faster economic growth, greater individual opportunity, smart government policy, and the expansion of human welfare. Authored by two economists at the Kauffman Foundation, the blog will focus on the linkages between economics and entrepreneurship from a policy point of view. Visit the website listed above to read the press release on growthology.org.


  • Creating an Entrepreneurial Appalacian Region

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