Services

Counseling - One-on-one meetings to assist small business owners with:

• Creating a strategic business plan
• Preparing a business plan for financing
• Developing growth/sales strategies
• Managing cash flow issues
• Defining and quantifying marketing initiatives
• Network Referrals to Accountants and Attorneys

Training - Workshops, seminars and full training programs through SBTDC network:

• Entrepreneurial Series: Starting a Business
• Entrepreneurial Series: Writing a Business Plan
• Entrepreneurial Series: Marketing Your Business
• Entrepreneurial Series: Business Law for the Small Business Owner – Online
• Entrepreneurial Series: Business Legal Issues
• Diversify Your Business & Increase Your Bottom Line by…Selling to the Government!
• Evening with the Experts
• Advanced Entrepreneurial Series: Fiscal Fitness
• Advanced Entrepreneurial Series: E Commerce – Technology of Online Selling
• Financials with QuickBooks: Introductory Level
• Financials with QuickBooks: Advanced Level

Research - In addition to local resources, the MI-SBTDC provides a full range of essential data for new and existing companies through the Seidman School of Business Information Services at Grand Valley State University.

• General Market Research
• Completive analysis
• Demographic Market Research
• Lead list generation