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Update to small business administration (SBA) COVID-19 related loans

Published on June 2, 2020
Congress has passed, and the President signed on April 24, 2020, the Paycheck Protection and Health Care Enhancement Act. The law added $310 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program and $10 billion to the Emergency Injury Disaster Loan program.
Challenges and resources for fish producers in Michigan during COVID-19

Published on May 29, 2020
Michigan Sea Grant webinar for fish producers will discuss including direct-to-consumer marketing strategies as a business plan.
Is your food or farming business as resilient as a prairie?

Published on May 22, 2020
Does your business have the assets it needs to survive the COVID-19 pandemic?
Decision making in communities

Published on May 5, 2020
How what happens after the decision depends on involvement before the decision.
How to avoid work from home scams

Published on March 4, 2020
Working from Home may not generate the income that you expect.
Building a HACCP team

Published on March 1, 2020
A good HACCP plan consists of more than one person writing something down and filing it in a binder to collect dust on the shelf.
Tips for personal care, cosmetic and dietary supplement product start-up companies

Published on February 21, 2020
Licensing regulation and labeling requirements for personal care, cosmetic, and dietary supplement products is explored.
Statewide tourism assessment program identifies action items and barriers for small town Michigan communities interested in bettering themselves.

Published on February 5, 2020
Michigan State University Extension First Impressions Tourism (FIT) Assessment program provides small town communities different strategies to better themselves via with capturing first-time visitor perspectives first and sharing them second.
New tool helps chart areas available to expand broadband infrastructure

Published on December 19, 2019
Broadband interactive map
Nonconformities in zoning is the source of much confusion

Published on December 13, 2019
Zoning cannot be retroactive and has to grandfather existing land uses. Those are called nonconformities which take on many characteristics and are different than zoning violations.