MSU Extension Business

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  Annual entrepreneurship conference provides solutions to rural communities in advance of pandemic

  Published on July 21, 2020
  City of Alma, Mich. adopts rural connectivity solution in advance of the pandemic allowing students to access the web while being confined to learning from home.

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  New version of the MSU Extension Farm Records Book for Management is now available

  Published on July 16, 2020
  The book can be used in Excel, Google Sheets, or printed off to fill out by hand.

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  Court clarification on Right to Farm and local regulation

  Published on July 16, 2020
  A published Michigan Court of Appeals case provides clarification over the confusing issue of local regulation and the Right to Farm Act.

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  Rural tourism opportunities increase in Tuscola County, Mich. from first-time visitor assessment program

  Published on June 17, 2020
  Opportunities increase for tourism from the first-time visitor assessment program.

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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.

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  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?

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  Decision making in communities

  Published on May 5, 2020
  How what happens after the decision depends on involvement before the decision.

• Licenses to direct market individual cuts of meat in Michigan

  Published on May 1, 2020
  Selling meat by the individual retail cut or in bundles requires a license in Michigan

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  How to avoid work from home scams

  Published on March 5, 2020
  Working from Home may not generate the income that you expect.