Development Resources

Tool Kit

• The Small Business Readiness Assessment Tool
• Resource Navigator
• Guide to Starting a Small Business PDF icon
• NAICS – North American Industry Classification System
• MI Small Business and Technology Development Center: MiSBTDC
• Apply for an EIN (Employer Identification Number) Online
• Write a Business Plan
• Michigan County Clerk Directory

Business Support Organizations

• Accelerating Michigan Entrepreneurs
• Small Business & Technology Development Centers
• Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
• Small Business Administration (SBA)
• Michigan Business/Organization Directory

Opportunities

• Buy Michigan First, Doing Business with the State of Michigan
• Get the Upper Hand: michiganadvantage.org
• Michigan Talent Bank: Find Employees, Post Vacancies
• Michigan Works!
• Labor Market Information