MSU Extension Business Development

• Open a lemonade stand in your downtown

  Published on December 12, 2016
  Showcase your downtown’s finest vacant buildings by turning lemons into lemonade.

• Coaching Millennials in the workplace

  Published on December 12, 2016
  Millennial’s need good coaches to succeed in the workplace.

• Help wanted…tools and resources from Michigan Works! - Part 1 of 2

  Published on December 12, 2016
  With the tight supply of talent, MI Works has tools that can help attract and retain employees.

• Commercial smoked fish need to be properly stored

  Published on December 9, 2016
  Proper time and temperature control and water phase salt are methods to keep smoked fish safe.

• What employees actually need from managers

  Published on December 7, 2016
  What employees want and what their bosses think employees want.

• StrengthsFinder might be helpful to your organization

  Published on December 7, 2016
  Helping to understand your own strengths can lead to success.

• How do I get my new food product on grocery store shelves?

  Published on December 5, 2016
  Sell sheets are an essential tool in marketing your product.

• Long term unemployed hindered by databased hiring practices

  Published on December 5, 2016
  The first line of any business is their employees. They produce the product and make contact with the customer. Procuring and properly providing personnel with compensation consistent with their contribution cannot be overlooked.

• Making the most of "shoulder seasons"

  Published on November 28, 2016
  Partnering with your local DDA to warm up those "cold shoulders."

• Just how natural is a food labeled “natural"?

  Published on November 21, 2016
  Organically labeled foods have a specific definition.