Accelerating Michigan Entrepreneurs  

 Michigan's Online Business Incubator   Accelerating Michigan Entrepreneurs (AME) is dedicated to helping business owners set strategic direction, improve leadership and people skills, be more productive, and grow revenues.   We use Internet-based communication tools and this web portal to provide mid- to long-term counseling and coaching that result in solutions and growth for small businesses in Michigan.

Michigan Small Business & Technology Development CenterTM

The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center regional office is one of 12 offices statewide, providing services and support to the Michigan small business community in the areas of counseling, training and research.

Economic Gardening - great example of resources for business startups.

 The City of Littleton CO pioneered the concept of “economic gardening” to grow local business. Their website contains a business start-up page with a wealth of information, templates and examples for creating a business plan and a short video about identifying your core business strategy.
http://www.littletongov.org/bia/startups.asp
The site also has some great promotional videos featuring successful business start-ups called “Open for Business”
http://www.littletongov.org/littleton8/openbusiness1.asphttp://www.littletongov.org/bemis/servicescollections.asp

Free and Low-Cost Information Resources for Supporting Local Entrepreneurs.

A well-organized list and description of dozens of websites to access information and help with business planning, marketing and financing.