{"id":53,"date":"2022-12-06T18:42:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T18:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stgschoolcraft.wpengine.com\/bdc\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:30:40","slug":"small-business-development-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/workforce\/business-services\/small-business-development-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business Development Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gpb-authority-section-cta-three is-style-gpb-authority-left-background gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-equal gb-has-custom-background-color gb-has-custom-text-color gb-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:2em;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:1em;background-color:#ffffff;color:#333333\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-0 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-gpb-border is-style-gpb-shadow\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"846\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/bdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/service-header-sbdc-846x1024.png\" alt=\"people around circle table\" class=\"wp-image-55\" style=\"width:380px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/service-header-sbdc-846x1024.png 846w, https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/service-header-sbdc-248x300.png 248w, https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/service-header-sbdc-768x930.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/service-header-sbdc-1269x1536.png 1269w, https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/service-header-sbdc.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#111111;font-size:40px;line-height:1.2\">Small Business Development Center<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p>The Michigan Small Business Development Center\u2122 (MI-SBDC\u2122) provides consulting, training and research to assist small business to launch, grow, transition and innovate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"cta-button\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sbdcmichigan.org\/\">Visit the MI-SBDC<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading center-heading\">Services for Every Business Stage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-2 gb-2-col-wideleft\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-4 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-accordion gb-block-accordion\"><details><summary class=\"gb-accordion-title\">Pre-Venture<\/summary><div class=\"gb-accordion-text\">\n<p>Are you in the beginning stages of starting a business?&nbsp; Join other entrepreneurs to learn about available resources and evaluate the market potential of your product\/service at one our Starting a Business workshops or webinars.&nbsp; For course descriptions and registration information, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/michigansbdc.org\/get-started\/training-events\/\">michigansbdc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-accordion gb-block-accordion\"><details><summary class=\"gb-accordion-title\">Established<\/summary><div class=\"gb-accordion-text\">\n<p>Our services include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Business Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business Plan Development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Market Research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Small Business Big Threat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Technology Commercialization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Export Strategy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-accordion gb-block-accordion\"><details><summary class=\"gb-accordion-title\">Consulting<\/summary><div class=\"gb-accordion-text\">\n<p>One-on-one meetings with experienced business consultants are available to assist small business owners in the process of building viable business plans, establishing strategies for growth and survival, creating practical marketing approaches, dealing with unexpected challenges, and generating realistic financial goals, and much more. To request consulting, submit our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/clients.sbdcmichigan.org\/reg.aspx?mode=counsel&amp;center=39097&amp;subloc=0\" target=\"_blank\">Online Request for Consulting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-accordion gb-block-accordion\"><details><summary class=\"gb-accordion-title\">Research<\/summary><div class=\"gb-accordion-text\">\n<p>The underlying success for businesses of all sizes is information including the size and characteristics of industries, the marketplace, competition, foreign trade, and customer demographics.&nbsp; If you are interested in obtaining market research information, please fill out our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/clients.sbdcmichigan.org\/reg.aspx?mode=counsel&amp;center=39097&amp;subloc=0\" target=\"_blank\">Online Request for Consulting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/bdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/06\/aside-open-business-1024x601.png\" alt=\"business owner holding an &quot;open&quot; sign\" class=\"wp-image-161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/06\/aside-open-business-1024x601.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/06\/aside-open-business-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/06\/aside-open-business-768x451.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/06\/aside-open-business.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:125px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding-left:3%;padding-right:3%;padding-bottom:7%;padding-top:8%\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container alignfull box-shadow gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\" style=\"max-width:1300px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-3 gb-3-col-wideright\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-3 gb-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/05\/MEDC-Logo-2020.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column gb-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/bdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/logo-sba-1024x287.png\" alt=\"U.S. Small Business Administration\" class=\"wp-image-57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/logo-sba-1024x287.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/logo-sba-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/logo-sba-768x215.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/logo-sba-1536x430.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.schoolcraft.edu\/workforce\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2022\/12\/logo-sba-2048x574.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<p>The Michigan Small Business Development Center (SBDC) lead center is located at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids.\u00a0With ten offices across the state, we provide entrepreneurs and business owners with convenient access to free consulting and training throughout Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Michigan Small Business Development Center is a statewide network funded in part through cooperative agreements with the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Regional Hosts.\u00a0All opinions, conclusions and\/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. 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