Start Your Own Business

Ann Arbor SCORE provides free and confidential business advice and counseling tailored to meet the needs of your small business and your personal objectives. Ann Arbor also offers workshops, for a modest fee, for both start-up and in-business entrepreneurs.

Start here for business expansion, location data, entrepreneurial support, workforce development, business events and more.

New seeks to improve the impact and performance of nonprofits by creating high-quality strategic solutions.

The Michigan Small Business Development Center (SBDC) enhances Michigan’s economic wellbeing by providing counseling, training and research for new ventures, existing small businesses and advanced technology companies.

Explore core eResources, identify key partners, conduct research, and connect with your local library to succeed in running your business.

Resources for starting and running a business in Michigan.

With offices statewide, the MI-SBDC positively impacts Michigan's economy by strengthening companies, creating new jobs, retaining existing jobs and assisting companies define their path to success.

Complete a 10-minute online assessment and receive a free report with advice, suggestions, and relevant resources for your business.

BusinessUSA is a centralized, one-stop platform to make it easier than ever for businesses to access services to help them grow and hire.

The SBA helps Americans start, build and grow businesses. Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands and Guam.