CEED Lending Resource Page

Business Training + Technical Assistance (TA) Resources

• Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS)
• Bamboo Institute – Co-Working Space Ann Arbor, Detroit & Royal Oak
• Best Practice Consulting – Laura Sigmon
• Build Institute
• Centrepolis Accelerator – Southfield/ Lawrence Tech
• Centric Place – Rachele Allen
• Detroit Biz Grid
• Goldman Sacs
• Lifeline Global Consulting
• Michigan Small Business Development Center
• Oakland Thrive
• SBA Learning Platform | U.S. SBA
• Schoolcraft College Business Development Center
• SCORE Michigan
• University of Michigan Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurship Project
• Work Lab – Co-working Space

Business Development

• Livonia-Westland Chamber of Commerce
• Madison Heights Library
• Pontiac Chamber of Commerce
• Pontiac Public Library           
• Romulus Chamber of Commerce
• Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce
• Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber (SWRCC)                                
• Southfield Chamber of Commerce
• Southfield Public Library
• The Greater Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce
• Troy Chamber of Commerce
• West Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce

Business Finances

• Accounting Aid Society
• Michigan Women Forward MWF
• Prosper US
• QuickBooks

Business Legal Service

• Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project   Legal Assistance | Center on Finance Law & Policy

Business Planning

• Business Model Canvas
• Business Plan  Write your business plan | U.S. Small Business Administration
• Cashflow Projections Template
• SBA Business Guide

Marketing and Sales 

• Marketing Plan
• Market Research and Competitive Analysis

Funding Partners 

• Detroit Development Fund
• Detroit Economic Growth Corporation DEGC
• First Merchants Bank
• Opportunity Finance Network

Technology Support 

• Tech Town / 313Strong       

Good Reads 

• 5 C’s of Credit
• Nerdwallet

Food Industry Resources

• Eastern Market (food business resources)
• Food service license
• Michigan Good Food Fund
• Starting a Commercial Food Business

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