MSU Extension Business Development

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  Upcycling: Can food waste be transformed into profit?

  Published on August 14, 2020
  Upcycled foods turn traditional waste streams into savvy consumer products. This opens a potential to have your cake (environmental impact) and eat it too (at a profit).

• Life-cycle models can help tourism destinations chart a path to sustainability

  Published on August 7, 2020
  Can a life-cycle model help a destination understand tourism development and plan its future?  The answer is: yes.

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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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  MSU Extension farm business management educators hold webinar to assist with farm taxes

  Published on July 6, 2020
  The webinar, scheduled for July 17 at noon, will help farmers collect all the necessary information for tax season.

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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.

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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.

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  First Impressions Tourism program yields positive results in Marine City

  Published on May 4, 2020
  Coastal tourism successes achieved by community leadership taking action based on first-time visitor perspectives.

• St. Clair County communities confirm first-time visitor impressions are valuable to community tourism improvements

  Published on May 4, 2020
  MSU Extension’s First Impressions Tourism (FIT) assessment program benefits participants knowledge and awareness of the importance of outside visitor's perspectives.

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  Don't undercut the market

  Published on April 6, 2020
  It is hard to compete on price when you are starting a new business. Instead, compete on customer service, quality and your unique selling proposition.