At The MORE Program, we partner with economic development groups throughout the state of Michigan to ensure that all their resources are known to the public. For our purposes, the phrase economic development groups includes municipalities (cities, villages) around the state because municipalities offer a great number of resources for entrepreneurs and businesses.
This week, several members of our team attended the Michigan Municipal League (MML) Annual convention in Grand Rapids. We spend our time there meeting with municipal leaders like mayors and city managers, and partnering with them to promote the resources their communities have to offer for business development. Until recently in my life, I have never spent more than a couple minutes ever thinking about my city's mayor or city manager, but now that I have had the opportunity to meet so many of these individuals, I am astounded at the hard work they do to support their municipality. In addition to simply keeping everything running, these individuals are working individually and together to identify mechanisms to strengthen and grow Michigan's economy. At conventions like this one, among other important items, they meet to discuss and learn about entrepreneurship and methods and approaches to support it.
The reason I mention all this is to highlight some of the different and sometimes obvious ways the state works to promote entrepreneurship. For example, the City of Novi offers a Business Assistance Team that can assist your business in Novi with marketing, operations, and finance and accounting. There is no cost to take advantage of this resource.
Mayors, city managers, and public officials are certainly working hard to keep your town running, but they are also working to make Michigan a better place for business.
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