MSU Extension Business Development

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  Lowell students get a lesson in business at the Grand Rapids Downtown Market

  Published on August 20, 2015
  MSU Extension hosted a Lowell Junior Master Gardener field trip on August 4, 2015.

• Reporting requirements for hiring employees in Michigan

  Published on August 20, 2015
  Follow the mandatory reporting guidelines for hiring to avoid legal pitfalls.

• Shoe-leather marketing research for small businesses

  Published on August 20, 2015
  Easy cost-effective marketing research tactics to make better business decisions.

• If you build it will they really come?

  Published on August 20, 2015
  Defining who will buy your product is the key to success.

• Small business grants

  Published on August 19, 2015
  Grants are available to educational institutions, 501(c)(3) corporations, and local governments.

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  Breastfeeding and work: Let’s make it work

  Published on August 18, 2015
  Supporting nursing mothers in the workplace.

• How to finance a small business

  Published on August 18, 2015
  Loan guarantees from SBA may be an answer for financing a business.

• Five challenges to growing your small business

  Published on August 18, 2015
  Growing pains can be overcome with strategic planning.

• Travel trends: Opportunity and challenge

  Published on August 17, 2015
  "A strong place brand helps a place compete in the global marketplace." Chris Fair, Futurist and President of Resonance Consultancy

• Tourism as an economic driver

  Published on August 17, 2015
  United Nations World Tourism Organization report highlights global travel statistics.