Michigan SBTDC gets $1.6M grant to help small businesses create jobs

A Business Review West Michigan report states that the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Centers will use a $1.6 million federal grant to spur job creation within the state.

According to excerpts from the story:

$1.6 million in federal money will enable Michigan's Small Business and Technology Development Centers to boost their ability to aid small businesses.

The two-year grant will go to hire nine financial and strategy consultants to work with SBTDC clients around the state to sharpen their financial management and strategic planning.

Consultants will work with small businesses that are in a growth mode and want to diversify, and need some assistance identifying the future and how to get there, said Teresa Sickles, a manufacturing and financing tools specialists with the Michigan SBTDC.

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