Michigan Economic Development Corporation - Michigan Advantage Blog

Michigan Economic Development Corporation - Michigan Advantage Blog

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Michigan is First in Nation Approved for Federal Small-Business Financing

January 14, 2011 Access to Capital

Michigan small businesses seeking to grow will be more likely to qualify for loans even in the face of an ongoing credit crunch thanks to an infusion of cash from the federal government that will bolster the state’s small business lending program, Governor Rick Snyder and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced. Michigan is [...]

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Tagged as: Capital Access Program, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Michigan Advantage, Upper Hand, venture capital

MEDC – The Year 2007 in Numbers

December 31, 2007 21st Century Funds

1 - National ranking of Michigan.org for visitors to state travel Web sites every month from April through December.
4 - International investment missions, to Sweden, Germany and two to China, to attract overseas companies to locate job-creating facilities in Michigan.
6 - Michigan’s ranking among all states on the Small Business Survival Index 2007 according to the national Small [...]

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Tagged as: brownfield redevelopment, Capital Access Program, community assistance programs, economic diversification, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, international investment, Pure Michigan, Tourism Industry, venture capital

Small Businesses Ranking BIG News for Michigan

November 9, 2007 21st Century Funds

There is nothing ’small’ about the impact small businesses and entrepreneurs have on Michigan. They are the job-creating engines that drive our economy, and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) is focused on helping them grow and thrive in our state. Our $2 billion 21st Century Jobs Fund is making capital available for small Michigan [...]

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Tagged as: Alternative Energy, automotive manufacturing, Capital Access Program, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, homeland security and defense, small business resources