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Michigan SBDC In the News

Please see below for a list of recent media and press mentions of the MI-SBDC

‘Shark Tank’ to Feature Traverse City-based Lighting Company Action Glow

November 17, 2022

The founders of Action Glow, a Traverse City-based marketer and manufacturer of aftermarket, low profile, and lightweight lighting systems for the action sports enthusiast, will appear on ABC-TV’s reality show “Shark Tank” Friday at 8 p.m.

Marketing Business Network Channel: Automated ordering systems are both good and bad news for fast-food workers

November 4, 2022

Robo-ordering has come to a Checkers drive-through in Kalamazoo. The restaurant on Drake Road in Kalamazoo recently installed a voice-activated drive-through ordering system.

Traverse City Record: SBDC clients earn grants

October 12, 2022

GRAND RAPIDS — Michigan Small Business Development Center TechTeam clients GEKOT Inc., Mouvit and Nimbus earned a total of $185,000 in grants from the Michigan Mobility Funding Platform.

Nerdwallet: 5 Ways Small Business Can Offset High Gas Prices

September 23, 2022

Financial forecasting and energy efficiency improvements can help small businesses save money, regardless of how gas prices change.

MiBiz: Pandemic creates ‘sense of urgency’ for succession planning

September 11, 2022

Amid its many strains on companies, the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have prompted more owners to think about the future and eventually pass a family business down to the next generation.

Traverse City Record Eagle: Webinar on rising tensions slated

August 24, 2022

The Michigan Small Business Development Center will hold a webinar on the rising tensions between businesses and customers Aug. 25 from 11 a.m. to noon.

DBusiness: Webinar to Address Rising Tensions Between Entrepreneurs and Customers

August 24, 2022

Small business owners and the general public are invited to a one-hour, no-cost MI-SBDC webinar at 11 a.m. Aug. 25 to discuss rising tensions between entrepreneurs and customers.

Nerdwallet: How to Tell if Free Business Software Will Cost You

June 10, 2022
“There’s an advantage in paying upfront and trying to find the right solution that can meet the business’s needs where they’re at, but also where they’re expecting to go,” says Joni Krolczyk, senior business consultant at the Michigan Small Business Development Center.

MI Tech News: 32 SBDC Clients And SBDC Southeast Region Earn Recognition

May 17, 2022
Thirty-two small businesses that worked with the SBDC took the stage for awards ranging from “Michigan 50 Companies to Watch” to “Best Small Businesses” and more.

Gov. Whitmer Announces New Data Showing Record Small Business Growth

May 16, 2022
“The entrepreneurial spirit is thriving in Michigan,” said J.D. Collins, CEO of Michigan Small Business Development Center, a statewide resource for small businesses.

SooLeader: Billington takes on new role to help local business reach potential

April 18, 2022
“SBDC’s mission is to help small businesses succeed, and Joshua’s new role is pivotal in ensuring that we deliver on that,” said SBDC State Director J.D. Collins