Resources
Business Model Canvas Generator
Practice sheets and tips for filling out the Business Model Canvas.
Business Plan Template
Entrepreneurs, use this Business Plan Template for planning your business venture.
Flint & Genesee Group
Flint & Genesee Group offers economic development assistance – marketing, site selection, incentives, attraction and retention. Innovation and anchor initiatives development.
Flint Food Works Culinary Incubator
A new commercial kitchen incubator at the Flint Farmers’ Market for food entrepreneurs.
Food Entrepreneur Series
This webinar series, presented by Flint Food Works and the Office of Economic Development, provides new and existing food businesses with the necessary tools and knowledge to be successful. Each standalone webinar examines a different part of the product development process. The series is offered at no cost thanks to sponsorship by MEDC and 100K Ideas.
- Workshop 1 – Business Start Up & Licensing
- Workshop 2 – Marketing Your Brand and Products
- Workshop 3 – Labeling, Packaging, & Distribution
- Workshop 4 – Working with a Co-packer
Food Export Midwest
Food Export Midwest and services to help grow exports of value-added food and agricultural products.
Genesee County Economic Development Corporation
Genesee County Economic Development Corporation focused on economic development, gap funding and IDRB.
Inventor’s Council of Mid-Michigan
Inventor’s Council of Mid-Michigan non-profit assists inventors in bringing new products to market.
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Residential and commercial development with Local Initiatives Support Corporation.
MapFlint
MapFlint is a community-wide online mapping project, accessible and open to the public, which features a broad variety of data from numerous public sources. Interactive maps show population, education, and income information that is useful when looking to target customers or locating a business in Genesee County.
Metro Community Development
Community lending Metro Community Development and SBA microlender.
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs for government forms and applications.
Michigan Small Business Development Center
Counseling, training, market research and technology commercialization assistance. Michigan Small Business Development Center. Free or low-cost workshops, open to the public.
MI Start Smart
Explore MI Start Smart for entrepreneurs in the seven-county East Michigan Prosperity Region. Filter results by business phase, service type, and county.
Mott Community College Regional Tech Center FabLab
The FabLab offers advanced manufacturing and technology assistance related to design and manufacturing issues, fast prototyping facilities and assistance.
Oak Business Center
Oak Business Center space for rent; multi-use facility for office, retail, commercial, and light industrial.
Small Business Association Learning Center
SBA offers a variety of programs and support services to help you navigate the issues you face with initial applications, and resources to help you open for business.
Veteran’s Business Resource Center
Vet Biz Central Assistance for veterans: Counseling, training, mentoring, advocacy.