Organizations Designed to Help Small Business Entrepreneurs

Here is a list of relevant organizations established to help the small business entrepreneurs setup their business strategy and/or link you to services that promote business growth and development. The internet links will take you either to an "about us" or a "history" page so that you may learn more about the mission of each organization. Whenever possible I've included a contact name, email address, and contact phone number to help you get "connected" which is our mission.

3 Degrees-Connected™
www.3degreesconnected.blogspot.com
Rhonda W. Geneva
P.O. Box 495
Spring Lake, MI 49456
866 587-2963
rhonda@genevagirlsdesigns.com


(AWE)
Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs
http://www.awe-westmichigan.org/whoarewe.html
Kim Schwamberger
PO Box 68512
Grand Rapids, MI 49516
616-719-5382
info@awe-westmichigan.org

(GLEQ)
Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest
http://gleq.org/gleq.nsf/page1?openview&count=100
Diane Durance
3520 Green Court, Suite 450
Ann Arbor, MI 48105-1579
734 527-9151


(GROW)
Grand Rapids Organization of Women
http://www.growbusiness.org/history.html
Patricia Duthler
25 Sheldon SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
616 458-3404

(GRIN)
Grand Rapids Inventor’s Network
http://grinventors.org/GRINpages/AboutGRIN.aspx
Bonnie Knopf
2100 Nelson Avenue, SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
grinventors@gmail.com
(IW)
Innovation Works of West Michigan
http://www.rightplace.org/innovationWORKS/
The Right Place
161 Ottawa Avenue, NW,
Suite 400
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2701
616 771-0325


Lakeshore 504
http://www.lakeshore504.org/
Grand Haven Lakeshore 504
One South Harbor Drive
Grand Haven, MI 49417-1385
Phone: (616) 846-3153
Fax: (616) 842-0379
David Miller, Business Development Manager
dmiller@grandhavenchamber.org

Lakeshore Advantage
http://www.lakeshoreadvantage.com/about.asp
Lakeshore Advantage
201 West Washington
Suite 410
Zeeland, MI 49464
Phone: 616.772.5226
Fax: 616.772.5602
E-mail: info@lakeshoreadvantage.com

Lakeshore Professional Network
http://lakeshorenetwork.com/about.html

Michigan Business – One Stop
http://www.michigan.gov/business
Michigan Business One Stop
Phone: 877-766-1779
Lansing, Michigan


(MIN)
Muskegon Inventor’s Network
http://www.muskegoninventorsnetwork.org/
Irmgard Cooper
c/o IMC PRODUCTS INC
2743 Henry Street, #130
Muskegon, MI 49441-3509

(MISBTDC)
Michigan Small Business and Technology Center
http://www.gvsu.edu/misbtdc/index.cfm?id=DA4EFB52-AD40-75BE-9DCBAC2037FFFDEE
GVSU DeVos Center
Grand Valley State University
Seidman College of Business
401 W. Fulton Street 414C
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
(616) 331-7370

Mommy Millionaire
http://www.mommymillionaire.com/about/


SBA
Small Business Administration
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/index.html
US Small Business Administration
409 3rd Street, SW
Washington, DC 20416
1-800-U-ASK-SBA (1-800-827-5722)
answerdesk@sba.gov


SCORE – Grand Rapids
http://www.scoregr.org/
Grand Rapids SCORE
111 Pearl Street NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: (616) 771-0305
Fax: (616) 771-0318
score@grandrapids.org

SCORE - Muskegon
http://www.scoremuskegon.org/
Muskegon SCORE
380 W. Western
Muskegon, MI 49440
Phone: (231) 722-3751
Fax: (231) 728-7251
Score@muskegon.com

(TED)
Technology, Entertainment, Design
http://www.ted.com/pages/view/id/5
Ted Conference LLC
55 Vandam Street, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10013
212.346.9333 Tel.
212.227.6397 Fax.

(UIA)
United Inventors Association
http://www.uiausa.org/Default.aspx?page=93
United Inventors Association
999 Lehigh Station Road
Henrietta, NY 14467-9311
Toll-free (800) 701-8595

(VAGTC)
Van Andel Global Technology Center
http://www.gvsu.edu/vagtc/index.cfm?id=489571DA-B93C-167E-94B562D45701D72E
Grand Valley State University
1 Campus Dr.
Allendale, MI 49401-9403
(616) 331-5000


(WDCC)
Women’s Division – Chamber of Commerce
http://womensdivision.org/
Chamber of Commerce
P.O Box 1665
Muskegon, MI 49443
231-798-4244
memberswdcc@cs.com