Free, public websites for business information.
Guide2Detroit Business Directory
The Novi Chamber of Commerce
Business Plan Development help from SBDC
Business Planning and Financial Statements Template Gallery from SCORE
Write a Business Plan help from SBA
Census Business Builder: Small Business Edition
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Current Employment Statistics (CES)
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget Labor Market Information (employment stats, income estimates, industry forecasts)
Michigan State University global EDGE (international market information)
Monthly Labor Review
Producer Price Index (PPI)
Survey of Current Business - Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Census (people & households/business & industry/geography)
U.S. Census Economic Indicators
U.S. Census FactFinder (population/housing/economic/geographic)
U.S. Census Industry Snapshots (economic census by NAICS code)
Advantage Oakland Business Programs (including WalkIn StartUp Small Business Counseling monthly in Novi)
Eastern Michigan University Center for Entrepreneurship
Great Lakes Women's Business Council (formerly Center for Empowerment and Economic Development - CEED)
Michigan Small Business Development Center (MI-SBDC)
Michigan State University - Product Center
Oakland University - OU Inc.
Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE)
Schoolcraft College - Business Development Center (BDC)
Schoolcraft College - Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)
Grants.gov (Federal Government Grants)
Grant Proposal template from the Legal Action Council
Michigan Economic Development Corporation - Venture Capital and Grant Funding services
Michigan SBDC - Raising Capital services
Small Business Administration - Loan Programs
City of Novi Business Information
IRS Tax Information for Businesses
LARA Corporations Online Filing System - Business Entity Search (find registered companies in Michigan)
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) (find Michigan business guidelines and download required forms)
Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget - Contract Connect (learn how to become a vendor to the State of Michigan
Michigan Department of Treasury
State License Search (find out if you need a license or permit for your business)
State of Michigan Business One Stop
USA.gov Small Business Resources
U.S. Department of State Business Center
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Small Business Administration
NAICS Codes (North American Industry Classification System)
SIC Codes (Standard Industry Classifications – up to 1987 then superseded by NAICS codes)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Provides free public access to corporate information, allowing you to quickly research a company’s financial information and operations by reviewing registration statements, prospectuses and periodic reports filed on Forms 10-K and 10-Q.* You also can find information about recent corporate events reported on Form 8-K but that a company does not have to disclose to investors. * Form 10-K is an annual report; Form 10-Q is a quarterly report. Both include financial statements (balance sheet and income statement) and key business ratios.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - EDGAR Provides help for investors on how to search within the Edgar database.
Ann Arbor SPARK
Automation Alley
Macomb-OU Incubator
Rock Ventures LLC
TechTown Detroit
Edward Lowe Foundation
Get a Bar Code from GS1 US (registration and fees required)
Kauffman Foundation
Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC)
Thomasnet.com (supplier discovery and product sourcing)