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15. Sources of Assistance for Small Businesses

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U.S. Small Business Administration

Google - Small Business

 

 

Startup Journal - The Wall Street Journal

BusinessWeek Online - Small Business

 

 

Microsoft bCentral - Small Business Solutions

Yahoo! Small Business

 

 

Quicken.com - Small Business Center

Young Entrepreneurs

 

 

National Assoc. of Home Based

International Franchise Association

P.O Box 30220

1350 New York Ave

Baltimore, MD 21270 Suite 900

410.363.3698

Washington, DC  20005

 

202.628.8000

 

 

Michigan Small Business & Technology

Michigan Economic Development Agencies

Development Centers

 

 

 

Automation Alley

Chambers of Commerce

Southeast Michigan's Technology Cluster

Manufacturers and suppliers of small business

 

Business technologies and products

Business Statistics - BizStats.com United States Patent and Trademark Office

 

 

Entrepreneur.com

Inc.com

 

 

Black Enterprise

Biz Info Network

 

 

Michigan Venture Capital Assocation Nat'l Association of Women Business Owners

c/o Arboretum Ventures

Greater Detroit Chapter
334 East Washington 660 Woodward
Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Detroit, MI 48226
734.998.3689 fax 313.961.4748
Great Lakes Angels, Inc. Grand Angels West Michigan Investments
568 Woodward Court 10720 Adams Street
Suite 1 Holland, MI 49423
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 - 1572

616.546.4559

248.540.3758

616.396.2424

Ann Arbor Angels

Michigan Municipal League (MML)

Doing Business with the State of Michigan Doing Business with the U.S. Government
(Sell your products and services) (Sell your products and services)

Better Business Bureau

Michigan Technology News

 

 

National Business Association

U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce

5151 Beltline Road, Suite 1150

2415 E. Camelback Road, Suite 940

Dallas, TX 75254

Phoenix,AZ 85015

800.456.0040

888.96.WOMEN

 

 

Nat'l Chamber of Commerce for Women

U.S. Department of Commerce

10 Waterside Plaza,Suite 6H

Minority Business Development Agency

New York, NY 10010

Washington,DC 20230

212.685.3454

202.482.4547

 

 

Michigan Department of Attorney General

Federal Trade Commission

Consumer Protection Division

Consumer Protection Division

Anti-Trust and Franchise Section

CRC-240

P.O Box 30215

Washington, DC  20580

Lansing, MI  48909

877.382.4357

517.373.7117

 

 

 

Small Business Service Bureau Michigan Economic Development Corp.

554 Main Street

300 N. Washington Square

P.O. Box 1441

Lansing, MI 48913

Worcester, MA  01615-0014

517.373.9808

800.343.0939

 

 

 

SBA - Women

Women's Network for Entrepreneurial

U.S. Small Business Administration

Training

477 Michigan Avenue

Office of Women's Business Ownership

Room 515

409 Third Street S.W.

Detroit, MI  48226

Washington, DC 20416

313.226.6075

202.205.6673

 

 

National Association of Women Business

Michigan Department of Civil Rights

Owners/EXCEL

Capitol Towers Building

660 Woodward Avenue, Suite 1166

110 W. Michigan, Suite 800

Detroit, MI 48226

Lansing MI, 48913

313.961.4748

517.335.3165

Offers seminars and training courses.

Publication - Pre-Employment Inquiry Guide

 

 

U.S. Small Business Administration

The Small Business Directory

409 3rd Street, S.W.

(You may request a free copy of the Small

Washington,DC 20416

Business Directory, a listing of business

800.U.ASK.SBA

Development publications and products.)

 

U.S. SBA Answer Desk number is

 

800.8.ASK.SBA or 800.697.4636 or e-mail

 

Questions to answerdesk@sba.gov.

 

Hearing Disabled persons (TDD) may call:

 

704.344.6640

 

 

Michigan Rehabilitation Services

Internal Revenue Service

Department of Labor & Economic Growth

Request:Tax Guide for Small Business,

201 N. Washington Square

Publication 334

P.O Box 30010

Taxpayers Starting a Business, Publication 583

Lansing,MI 48909

Tax Information Partnerships,

BurtonJ@michigan.gov

Publication 541

 

For an Employer Identification Number (EIN),

 

Call 866.816.2065 between 9:30am

 

5:15 p.m. (EST)  M-F, or Click here.

 

 

 

 

The Detroit office of the

On-line information related to small

U.S Small Business Administration

businesses in Michigan

Patrick V. McNamara Bldg.

Small Business Association of Michigan

477 Michigan Ave., Suite 515 222 N. Washington Square, Suite 100

Detroit, MI 48226

Lansing,MI 48933

313.226.6075

800.362.5461

313.226.4769  fax

517.482.4205  fax

e-mail: Michigan@sba.gov

 

MICHIGAN SCORE LOCATIONS Small Business Development Center
If you have no prior or limited experience operating 3031 W. Grand Blvd. Suite 537
a personal business consider attending a Pre- New Center Building

Business Workshop. Other workshops are

Detroit, MI 48202

available to help you with specific problems. A 313.989.0020 x 108 
request for counseling can be made at any

SCORE location.

 

Wayne State University Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce
Michigan Metropolitian Information Center One Woodward Avenue
3300 Faculty Administration Building Suite 1900

656 W. Kirby

P.O.  Box 33840

Detroit,MI 48202

Detroit, MI 48232

313.577.8359

313.596.0384

State repository for U.S. Census data, which

Holds monthly small business seminars

provides economic and demographic statistics

and programs.

used in business planning. One stop center

for data, guidance and referrals for business

 

planning/proposals.

 

 

 

Michigan Minority Business Development The National Black Chamber of Commerce

Council (MMBDC)

1350 Connecticut Avenue, NW

3011 W. Grand Blvd., Suite 230 Fisher Bldg Suite 825

Detroit, MI 48202

Washington, DC 20036

313.873.3200

202.466.6888

 

 

New Detroit, Inc.

Detroit Economic Growth Corporation

3031 W. Grand Blvd.,  Suite 1200

211 W. Fort St.,  Suite 900

Fisher Bldg.  12th floor

Detroit, MI,48226

Detroit, MI 48202 313.963.2940
313.664.2000 Assists small and large business ventures
Offers Small Business Resource Directory for
Southeastern Michigan

 

 

Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Booker T. Washington Business Association
2445 Northwestern Highway 2885 East Grand Blvd

Suite 206

Detroit, MI 48202

Southfield, MI 48075

313.875.4250

248.208.9915 voice

 

248.208.9936 fax

 

 

 

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Related Content
 •  14. Free On-line Courses, Tax Workshop, & Software
 •  1. Introduction
 •  2. Legal Structure
 •  3. The Business Plan
 •  4. Financing A Business
 •  5. Cash Flow Projections - Bookkeeping/Recordkeeping
 •  6. Marketing & Promotion
 •  7. Federal, State, and Local Taxes & Regulations
 •  8. Finding Skilled Workers & Training
 •  9. Workers' Compensation
 •  10. Licensing & Environmental Permits
 •  11. Home-Based Businesses
 •  12. Franchising
 •  13. Sample Loan Applications for Small Business
 •  16. Glossary of Terms

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