Small Business Resource & Service Guide

Alliance of Independent Store Owners & Professionals (AISOP) (nonprofit)

33 South Sixth Street, Suite 4040

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Phone: (612) 340-9855

American Management Association

1601 Broadway

New York, NY 10019

Phone: (212) 586-8100

www.amanet.org

Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs (ACE)

Wichita State University

Box 40A

Wichita, KS 67206

Better Business Bureau, Grand Rapids & Southfield

Carmel Weems

Phone: (248) 644-9100

Phone: (800) 684-3222

Central Michigan University , LaBelle Entrepreneurial Center

ABSC 164

Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859

Phone: (989) 774-3515

Fax: (989) 774-7992

E-mail: Charles.Fitzpatrick@cmich.edu

US Chamber of Commerce  (nonprofit)

1615 H Street, NW

Washington, DC 20062

Phone: (202) 659-6000

www.uschamber.com

Employee Benefit Research Institute

2121 K Street, NW, Suite 600

Washington, DC 20037-1896

Phone: (202) 659-0670

www.ebri.org

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Ariel Rios Building

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Washington, D.C. 20460

Phone: (800) 368-5888

www.epa.gov

Detroit Score Chapter 18

477 Michigan Avenue , Room 515

Detroit , MI   48826

Phone: (313) 226-7947

Website: www.scoredetroit.org 

SCORE provides no-cost business counseling and advice.  For more than 40 years, SCORE retired professionals have volunteered to help new generations of business owners and managers take their business further - and make their dreams come true - when starting or growing their business.

International Council for Small Business

www.icsb.org

International Franchise Association

1501 K Street NW, Suite 350

Washington, D.C. 20005

Phone: (202) 628-8000

www.franchise.org

Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living MicroEnterprise Works
2568 Packard Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Phone: (734) 971-0277

Website:   www.aacil.org/wwd_mew.shtml

The AACIL MicroEnterprise Works is a program that helps people with disabilities who are considering starting a small business. The program helps people evaluate their business ideas and whether they are personally ready to start a small business or be self-employed. If a business idea looks promising, this program can assist the client in preparing the business plan and financial analysis necessary to receive financial support and start the business.

Michigan Association of Business Executives with Disabilities (MABED)

3225 W. St. Joseph

Lansing, MI 48917

Phone: (517) 327-9207

Fax: (517) 321-0495

University Of Montana Rural Institute: Center for Excellence in Disability Education, Research, and Service

52 Corbin Hall
Missoula, MT 59812
(406)-243-5467 Voice/TTY
(406)-243-4730 Fax
(800)-732-0323 Voice/TTY Toll-Free
www.ruralinstitute.umt.edu  

MEDC - Smart Labor Force

Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth

300 N. Washington Square

Lansing, MI 48913

Phone: (517) 373-9808

www.michigan.org/medc/services/startups

Michigan Small Business Development Centers

Contact: Dave Gillis

Region I (Upper Peninsula)

2415 14th Avenue, South

Escanaba, MI 49829

Phone: (906) 786-9234

Michigan Only: (800) 562-9828

E-mail: 1ststep@chartermi.net

Website: www.cuppad.org/firststep.php 

Michigan Statewide Minority Business Center

Minority Business Development Agency

U.S. Department of Commerce

Phone: (313) 259-5400

Website: www.mbda.gov

(not a funding source)

National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) (nonprofit)

P.O. Box 612067

DFW Airport, Dallas, TX 75261-2067

Phone: (800) 232-6273

Website: www.nase.org

National Association of Manufacturers ( NAM ) (nonprofit)

1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Suite 600

Washington, D.C. 20004-1790

Phone: (202) 637-3000 or (800) 814-8468

Website: www.nam.org

National Business League (NBL)

1511 K Street, NW

Suite 432

Washington, DC 20005

Website: www.thenbl.com

Eliminating the isolation of the African-American business community by stimulating civic pride, eliminating racial prejudice and discrimination; and preventing the continued deterioration of African-American occupied areas by improving the business skills and knowledge of present and future African-American business persons through education; and encouraging and aiding all persons seeking and taking advantage of business opportunities wherever such opportunities may be found; and being the chief advocate for African-American businesses.

National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)

53 Century Boulevard, Suite 250

Nashville, TN 37214

Phone: (800) 634-2669

Website: www.nfib.com

Office of Minority Enterprise Development

Phone: (202) 205-6410

www.sba.gov/8abd

Office of Women's Business Ownership (OWBO)

Phone: (202) 205-6673

Website: www.onlinewbc.gov

One Stop Capital Shop (OSCS)

Detroit, MI

Phone: (313) 965-1100

OSCS is Detroit's Empowerment Zone's major economic development program for small businesses.  It offers comprehensive business information and a full range of business services.  Contact OSCS regarding details.

Office of International Trade, SBA

Phone: (202) 205-6720

Website: www.sba.gov/international

Northern Initiatives (NI)

Marquette, MI

Phone: (906) 228-5571

Website: www.niupnorth.org

NI provides business counseling, consultation and a variety of programs and seminars geared toward business start-up and business maintenance.  Contact NI regarding details about services and cost.

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

409 Third Street, SW

Washington, D.C. 20416

Phone: (800) 827-5722

Website: www.sba.gov

U.S. SBA Office of Advocacy

Phone: (202) 205-6533

Office of Rural Affairs & Economic Development

Phone: (202) 205-6485

Social Security Administration

Contact:  Karen Larsen (616) 381-2590

E-mail: Karen.Larsen@ssa.gov

SSA provides program information for small business and business start-up.

SBA Michigan District Office

Detroit District Office
477 Michigan Avenue
Suite 515, McNamara Building
Detroit, Michigan 48226
(313) 226-6075
Website: http://www.sba.gov/localresources/district/mi/index.html

SBA--Starting Your Business

Website:  www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html

Small Business Development Centers , SBA

Sponsored by the Small Business Administration, with sites located in 23 states.

MI-SBTDC State Headquarters
Grand Valley State University
Seidman College of Business
510 W. Fulton Street
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Phone: (616) 331-7480
Fax: (616) 331-7485
Email: sbtdchq@gvsu.edu 
Michigan Website: http://www.gvsu.edu/misbtdc/

U.S. Department of Commerce

Hubert C. Hoover Bldg.

1401 Constitution Avenue NW

Washington, D.C. 20230

Phone: (202) 482-2000

Website: www.commerce.gov

Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM)

222 North Washington Square, Suite 100

Lansing, MI 48901-6158

Phone: (888) 438-7226 or (800) 362-5461

E-mail: www.sbam.org

FINANCING

Lansing Community Microenterprise Fund

Contact: Denise Peek

Phone: (517) 483-4051

316 N. Capitol Ave

Lansing, MI 48933

Website: www.lansingmicrofund.org

Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living

2568 Packard Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Phone: (734) 971-0277

Rick Weir, Ext. 26

Marcia Crocetto, Ext. 48

Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Small Business Department

Traverse City Office--John Bailey, (517) 335-1828 or (616) 941-4590

Lansing Office--Donna Wegryn, (517) 373-7485; Greg Wallace, (517) 373-8431 or 1-888-522-0103

The Small Business Department has an ongoing relationship with a variety of small business associations, organizations, corporations, chambers of commerce, and programs that provide services to small business owners, minority business owners, women business owners, and business owners with disabilities.

MENTORING SERVICES BY BUSINESS OWNERS WITH DISABILITIES

Personal Ability

Marcia Boehm

Oak Park, MI

Phone: (810) 828-3121

Ran Del Enterprises

Randy Graise, President

P. O. Box 3179
Southfield, MI 48037-3179

Phone: (248) 827-7716

Website:  http://www.randel.com/page/page/386668.htm

Small Business Administration
Detroit District Office
477 Michigan Avenue
Suite 515, McNamara Building
Detroit, Michigan 48226
(313) 226-6075
Website: http://www.sba.gov/localresources/district/mi/index.html

E-mail: cathern.gase@sba.govor leslie.gierke@sba.gov

SBA provides an array of business services and contacts which include:  women business centers, pre-loan consultation, business start-up loan information and types, preferred lenders list, Pre-Qualification Loan Program, micro loan information, business start-up information, and business finance consultation.

Farm Service Agency (formerly the Farmers Home Administration)

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Washington, D.C. 20250

Website: www.fsa.usda.gov

VIDEOS & BOOKS

American Foundation for the Blind Press

P.O. Box 1020
Sewickley, PA 15143-1020
Telephone: (800) 232-3044 or (412) 741-1398
E-mail: afborder@abdintl.com
Website: www.afb.org/store

Business Owners Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired , by Deborah Kendrick

Website:  http://www.afb.org/store

Give 'em the Pickle , by Robert E. Farrell

Website: www.giveemthepickle.com

Journal of Small Business Management , Bureau of Business Research

Website: www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0047-2778&site=1

Looking to Learn: Promoting Literacy for Students with Low Vision , by Frances Mary D'Andrea & Carol Farrenkopf

Website: www.afb.org/store

The Law (in Plain English) for Small Businesses , by Leonard D. DuBoff

Allworth Press

10 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
212-777-8395 or 800-491-2808
Website: www.allworth.com

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY SOURCES

Entrepreneur Magazine

Website: http://www.entrepreneur.com/bizopportunities/index.html

Small Business Sourcebook

Thomson Gale
P.O. Box 9187
Farmington Hills, MI 48333-9187
Phone: 1-800-877-GALE (Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST)
Fax: 1-800-414-5043
E-mail: gale.galeord@thomson.com
Website:  www.gale.com

Self Employment: Steps for Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors: Helping a Consumer Start a Business , by Arnold, N. et. al. 2003. 

Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities

The University of Montana Rural Institute

Website:  http://selfemploymenttraining.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/TOC.htm

The Business Planning Guide , by David H. Bangs and William R. Osgood

Upstart Publishing Company

Dearborn Financial Publishing, Inc.

30 South Wacker Drive, Ste. 2500

Chicago, IL 60606

Phone: (312) 836-4400

Phone: (800) 621-9621, Ext. 3270

How to Prepare and Present a Business Plan , by Joseph Mancuso

Center for Entrepreneurial Management

457 Washington Street

New York, NY 10014

Phone: (212) 633-0060

REFERENCE BOOKS

Unlikely Entrepreneurs, A Business Start-Up Guide for People with Disabilities and Chronic Health Conditions , by Roseanne Herzog, North Peak Publishing, 2000, ISBN 096648620X.

Self-Employment: From Dream to Reality!   An interactive workbook for starting your small business, by Linda D. Gilkerson & Theresia M. Paauwe, JIST Works, 1998, ISBN 1563704439.

Institute on Rehabilitation Issues 1998 -- People with Disabilities Developing Self-Employment and Small Business Opportunities

Copies of this document may be obtained from:

Region VI Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program
P.O. Box 1358
Hot Springs, AK 71902
Telephone: 501-623-7700
Fax: 501-624-6250
Online order form:  http://www.rcep6.org/iri/orderforms/IRIO24.htm