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MI-SBTDC Regional Update
Wayne  Oakland  Monroe
                                                                                                                                     May 2008
TRAINING EVENTS:
MAY & JUNE

For Pre-Venture & New Ventures

HOW TO FINANCE YOUR BUSINESS
May 14 - Detroit (Midtown)
 
HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS PLAN
 
June 25 - Detroit (Midtown)
 
How to Write a Marketing Plan
June 3 - Detroit (Midtown)
 
For Emerging Businesses
 
FINANCING ROUNDTABLES
 
VENTURE FORWARD
 
Dear MI-SBTDC client or partner

Welcome to the first MI-SBTDC program update for the small business community of Region 9 serving Wayne, Oakland and Monroe counties. This update will regularly inform you about MI-SBTDC news and special events and more importantly, training and counseling activities that are offered in Region 9. We hope you find the inaugural edition useful.
REGION 9 ANNOUNCES AWARDS DURING MICHIGAN CELEBRATES 
sri & rkSri Telluri from DTS (at right with Richard King) and Christine Galli from Technology in a Box, both MI-SBTDC Region 9 clients, were on hand as counselors and clients from Region 9 attended the Michigan Celebrates Small Business event on April 24 in Lansing, the state's premier awards ceremony for entrepreneurs and small business leaders. Click here to read more about the success of Telluri and DTS. Click here to read more about Galli and her rise in the accounting industry.
 
VENTURE FORWARD VENTURES ON
VFVenture Forward classes in Detroit and Oakland County are currently in progress. Venture Forward is targeted specifically to entrepreneurs who have at least two years of experience running their businesses and to create a strong growth plan. The next scheduled classes are in Sept. but you can learn more about the program and get on the early registration list by clicking  here.
PEERSPECTIVES SEEKING NEW ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS
 
peerspectivesThe MI-SBTDC and Automation Alley continue to recruit for the PeerSpectives CEO Roundtable program. PeerSpectives engages growing, second stage business CEOs and owners and allows an opportunity to learn from each other and solve immediate business problems. A demo event was held recently at Automation Alley as more than 30 CEOs and owners of metro Detroit businesses learned more about the program. Click here to watch a video sample of the Roundtable. Contact Paul Nucci to sign up for the next roundtable group or call (734) 487-0902.
MI-SBTDC & COMERICA BANK TO OFFER CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT SEMINAR
Comerica Bank will be offering seminars in June designed to help business owners better understand the components of cash flow and how to better forecast short and long term cash requirements. "Cash Flow Analysis and Forecasting" will be held June 10, 11 and 12 in Wayne, Oakland and Monroe counties respectively. The cost for the half-day seminar is just $50 for Comerica customers and $75 for others. For more information and to register, click here.
MARKET RESEARCH AVAILABLE
Need more information about your customers? The competition? Your industry? New markets? The MI-SBTDC has indispensable market information that can help improve your marketing plan or improve your loan application. This information (is normally) available at no charge to you! Click here to find out more.
ABOUT THE MI-SBTDC
 The Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center enhances Michigan's economic well-being by providing counseling, training, research and advocacy for new ventures, existing small businesses and innovative technology companies.  With offices statewide, the MI-SBTDC positively impacts the economy by strengthening existing companies, creating new jobs, retaining existing jobs, and assisting companies in defining their path to success.