Sharon Hanks
Grand Valley State University has launched a new website,
www.gvsu.edu/businessresource, to help entrepreneurs, business owners and economic developers find helpful community resources to grow their companies.
The site lists a directory of 35 web sites for a wide range of organizations, departments, services and training, with 17 links to entities housed within the university. This listing of the resources is in keeping with GVSU's commitment to providing a comprehensive support network to the business community and economic development officials.
Jennifer Deamud, communications and marketing manager for the
Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center located at GVSU, says this collection of resources has been available in the past, but the portal provides the community with one convenient website to navigate and access the specific assistance they need.
"Another purpose is for use internally," she says, noting that employees of these organizations now have a convenient way of looking up information and refering callers to an appropriate agency or resource.
Among the organizations are the Annis Water Resources Institute, Career Services, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Family Business Alliance, Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC), Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center, Sustainable Community Development Initiative and the Van Andel Global Trade Center.
Other links cover such topics as seminars, product launches, networking opportunities, patents/licensing, export assistance and many more.
Source: Jennifer Deamud, communications and marketing manager for the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center at GVSU
Sharon Hanks is innovations and jobs news editor at Rapid Growth Media. Please send story ideas and comments for the column to Sharon at [email protected]. She also is owner of The Write Words in Grand Rapids.
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