2009 Michigan Small Business Resource Guide

America is a country of entrepreneurs. It was built by entrepreneurs, and over the years, our economy has grown on the strength of our entrepreneurs. America has an economy that regenerates, is flexible, and adapts to opportunity. The U.S. Small Business Administration plays a vital role in enabling America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners.

 Through a wide array of services – loan guaranties, assistance for small businesses in federal contracting, and business counseling – the SBA has helped millions of entrepreneurs start and grow their small businesses. The agency continues to expand our support for small businesses. They currently guarantee more than $75 billion in loans and investments; our resource partners’ in Small Business & Technology Development Centers network centers provide counseling to more than 1 million entrepreneurs every year; and we helped small businesses secure close to $80 billion in prime federal contracts.

 This resource guide is your roadmap to all of our valuable products and services. We hope that you’ll read it closely; the SBA team has worked hard to ensure the information here is useful and up to date.

 In addition, we encourage you to visit your local Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center Region 2 office by phoning (231)922.3780, which is your portal to SBA assistance and can help you start and grow your business. Click here to get the guide!