MSU Extension Business Development

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  BRITE bites has bright future because it was able to define its brand, founder says

  Published on September 18, 2019
  Attending Making It In Michigan Conference and Marketplace Trade Show as a vendor shined a light on what was most important to be a successful food entrepreneur, and this MSU student is never looking back.

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  Starting a Licensed Food Business

  Published on September 18, 2019
  Starting a Licensed Food Business training will help you understand how to turn your food business idea into a successful commercial reality.

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  Register now for Michigan’s premier food entrepreneur conference 'Making It In Michigan'

  Published on August 16, 2019
  Conference is Nov. 13 at the Lansing Center and space for both educational sessions and vendor space is limited.

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  Employee mentorship and positive community impact are the keys to success for this Grand Rapids fresh juice business

  Published on August 16, 2019
  Jermale Eddie of Malamiah Juice Bar will be a workshop presenter at the 2019 Making It In Michigan Conference and Marketplace Trade Show.

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  Opportunities in forestry: Hazelnuts

  Published on August 6, 2019
  Hazelnut products comprise a diverse and growing global industry. Recent regional developments represent an opportunity for Upper Peninsula growers to break into this $34-billion-dollar industry.

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  Text is marketing

  Published on July 18, 2019
  In the retail food industry, consumers spend a short amount of time deciding which products to buy from the crowded grocery store shelf. Typeface is an important aspect of food branding that can attract a consumer’s attention, and dollars.

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  MSU Student Organic Farm 2018 Annual Report: Affirming the Unique Opportunities of a University Educational Farm

  Published on March 29, 2019
  The MSU Student Organic Farm 2018 Annual Report highlights the impact of their diverse programming and the partnerships that make them an asset to the MSU community

• Local government not benefiting from economic recovery

  Published on March 29, 2019
  Lack of revenue limits local units to enjoy economic recovery.

• Opportunities in forestry: Non-timber forest products

  Published on March 26, 2019
  Producing non-timber forest products within a forest can create income and open new markets. Value-added products from the forest represents a possible solution to non-timber forest products’ well known market challenges.

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  Opportunities in forestry: Specialty wood

  Published on March 25, 2019
  Opportunities to selectively harvest trees with unique growth patterns enables managers to differentiate their product in order to access higher margin markets. Novel marketing of any timber product can yield the same effect.