The Business Accelerator Fund
The Business Accelerator Fund (BAF) is available to participating business accelerators in Michigan’s statewide SmartZone network. These funds are used toward the delivery of specialized services that are not otherwise available from these business accelerators to assist advanced technology companies regardless of the company’s geography. A participating business accelerator will engage a third-party specialist to help advance the client’s path to commercialization, company success, and economic impact for the state of Michigan.
BAF requests are reviewed and awarded through a competitive process.
A company may not receive more than $50,000 in BAF services, though most engagements are in the $7,000 to $15,000 range.
Companies interested in participating are encouraged to contact the nearest participating business accelerator.
For more information, download the Business Accelerator Fund Overview. You can view the map below to find a Business Accelerator near you.
Northern
20Fathoms
10850 E. Traverse Hwy, Ste. 4400
Traverse City, MI 49684
231.938.6519
20fathoms.org
MTEC SmartZone
600 E Lakeshore Drive
Houghton, MI 49931
906.487.7000
mtecsz.com
Sault Ste. Marie SmartZone Headwaters North
2345 Meridian Street
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
906.635.9131
headwatersnorth.org
Innovate Marquette SmartZone
101 W. Washington St., Suite 11
Marquette, MI 49855
906.227.6261
innovatemarquette.org
Central
Midland SmartZone
801 Joe Mann Blvd Suite P
Midland, MI 48642
989.202.6036
cmurc.com/midland
Lansing Regional SmartZone/LEAP
1000 S Washington Ave Suite 201
Lansing, MI 48910
517.702.3387
purelansing.com
CMURC
2625 Denison Drive
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
989.430.2792
cmurc.com
Lean Rocket Lab
133 W. Michigan Ave.
Jackson, MI 49201
517.247.9151
leanrocketlab.org
Lenawee Now
5285 W. US 223
Adrian, MI 49221
517.265.5141
lenaweenow.org
Western
Grand Rapids SmartZone – MSU Research Foundation
109 Michigan St NW, Ste. 414
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
616.234.2870
msufoundation.org/spartaninnovations
Muskegon Innovation Hub
200 Viridian Drive
Muskegon, MI 49440
616.331.6900
gvsu.edu/mihub
Holland SmartZone Lakeshore Advantage
201 W Washington Avenue, Loft 410
Zeeland, MI 49464
616.772.5226
lakeshoreadvantage.com
WMED Innovation Center
4717 Campus Drive
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
269.337.4400
med.wmich.edu/node/373
Eastern
Ann Arbor SPARK
330 E. Liberty, Lower Level
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734.372.4044
annarborusa.org
TechTown Detroit
440 Burroughs Street
Detroit, MI 48202
313.879.5250
techtowndetroit.org
OU INC
419 Golf View Lane
Rochester, MI 48309
248.648.4800
oakland.edu/ouinc
Automation Alley
2675 Bellingham Drive
Troy, MI 48083
248.457.3200
automationalley.com
Centrepolis at Lawrence Technological University
21000 West 10 Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48075
248.204.2452
centrepolisaccelerator.com
The Underground – St. Clair County’s Regional Business Incubator
312 Superior Mall
Port Huron, MI 48060
810.937.2003
startunderground.com
Velocity
6633 18 Mile Road
Sterling Heights, MI 48313
586.816.9737
mivelocity.com