Contract Connect - Resources

Business Resource Organizations

The following is a list of business resources that may be of value to you. Links to their websites and contact information are provided. Many of these resources are free or very low cost to you.

	*Procurement Technical Assistance Center* To sell to the federal government, develop a relationship with your local PTAC who are experts in Federal, State and Local government contracting. To find your local PTAC call 517.241.2471 or visit www.ptacsofmichigan.org.
	*Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center* MI-SBTDC offers assistance with developing a business plan, product and market research, marketing plan, diversification analysis, and financial and organizational assessments. Contact the MI-SBTDC at 616.331.7480 or visit www.misbtdc.org.
	*Michigan Economic Development Corporation* MEDC offers a number of business assistance services and capital programs for business attraction and acceleration, economic gardening, entrepreneurship, strategic partnerships, talent enhancement and urban and community development. Visit www.michiganadvantage.org.
	*VetBizCentral* VetBizCentral, also known as the Michigan Veterans Business Resource Center, provides numerous services to Vetrenpreneures including training, education, mentoring, counseling, procurement, advocacy and networking. Visit www.vetbizcentral.org.

Michigan Intergovernmental Trade Network (MITN)

The Michigan Inter-governmental Trade Network (MITN) is a group of 87 local units of government (cities, counties, public universities, and more) that have joined forces to use one website to notify vendors of new bid opportunities and to post their bids online. If your company would like to bid on local unit of government work, please consider registering at http://www.mitn.info.

NOTE: The State of Michigan bids are not posted on this website; they are posted on Bid4Michigan which can be accessed here: http://www.bid4michigan.com.

Michigan Business Resource List

For an extensive list of business resources including economic development oraganizations, business associations, incubators and more, please see the following list:

Business Resource List

Green Contracts and Products

The State of Michigan would like to highlight prodcuts and services currently under contract that are considered, by the vendor, to be "Enviornmentally Friendly" or "Green."

Green Contracts and Products

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