Vision, Mission, Values
Programs
Partners
Impact
Regions & Staff
100
To provide counseling, training and research to assist small businesses to launch, grow, transition and innovate
What is the Michigan SBDC Mission?
100
Business Consultant training for new hires.
What is the Academy for Small Business Advisers that we are currently participating in?
100
The federal-and-state agency that provides government-backed loans to small business
What is the Small Business Administration (SBA)?
100
Clients counseled annually?
What is more than 5,000?
100
The number of Michigan SBDC regions.
What is "eleven"?
200
Client Focus, accountability, teamwork, and being a great place to work.
What are the core values of the Michigan SBDC?
200
Cyber security resources and assessments for small business.
What is "Small Business, Big Threat"?
200
The largest Michigan public-private partnership organization dedicated to job creation in the state.
What is the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC)?
200
Training attendees annually.
What is over 5,000?
200
The number of Michigan SBDC employees, including part-time and contractual.
What is "80"?
300
The strategic priority that involves autonomous driving, robotics, and other transformational technologies.
What is "Identify potential 2030 industries and the 'next' generation of small business startups, small business sustainability and evolution strategies"?
300
The premier Michigan small business awards program.
What is "Michigan Celebrates Small Business"?
300
Examples include resource sharing, community engagement, raising awareness, and alternative sources of revenue.
What are reasons that we engage with SBDC partners?
300
Three of the eight top Michigan SBDC services as listed on the website.
What are Business plan development, Market Research, Raising capital, Business workshop, Technology commercialization, Financial Management, Export strategy, Strategic planning?
300
The Michigan SBDC internal weekly newsletter.
What is "The SBDC Weekly"?
400
The Michigan SBDC "vision".
What is "Provide thought leadership, guidance and tactics to enhance small business sustainability and success"?
400
Provides up to $50,000 in resources to accelerate the growth of a small business.
What is the "Business Accelerator Fund" (BAF)?
400
A financial institution that provides credit and financial services to under-served communities and markets.
What is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)?
400
Three of the five areas that economic impact attribution is required to be reported to the SBA and MEDC.
What is capital formation, new business starts, jobs created, jobs retained and sales increase?
400
The Michigan SBDC State Director, Associate State Director, and Assistant State Director.
Who are Keith Brophy, Jennifer Deamud, and Sienna Mavima?
500
The 2017 strategic priority addressing the workforce needs of Michigan small business.
What is "Provide the next generation of workforce support"?
500
Provides direct reimbursement to qualified small business to develop or expand export related activities.
What is the Michigan State Trade Expansion Program (MI-STEP)?
500
Examples include Grand Valley State University, Lansing Community College, and Michigan Tech University.
What are SBDC host organizations?
500
Official name of the form a client must sign to become a SBDC client.
What is a "641 Form"?
500
The number of counties served by the Michigan SBDC.
What is "83"?
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