MLink is an innovative project that brings the resources of the University of Michigan to the citizens of Michigan through their local public libraries. You can choose to find out more about the project or connect to MEL, GoMLink, our electronic library.

By improving our business climate, the Jobs Commission works to maximize business investments, giving Michigan an edge over competing states. Our job training programs help people preparing to enter the job market and retrain people to help them take advantage of new job opportunities. The high-quality workforce created by these programs positions Michigan as a value-added state that can attract and retain high-wage jobs.

The Michigan Small Business Development Center Network is comprised of over 50 business management assistance and training centers located throughout the state to service manufacturing, retail, and service firms with fewer than 500 employees. SBDCs provide no-cost business management consulting and low-cost training to Michigan's businesses. On a daily basis, certified counselors assist businesses in handling cash flow problems, developing sound accounting practices, producing marketing materials, packaging loan proposals, addressing personnel matters, and referring clients to experts who partner with the SBDC Network.

The Michigan Technology Council (MTC) exists because economic growth depends fundamentally on the exchange of information between people.

The Council has a unique character which makes it the premier networking organization in Michigan. MTC is an interdisciplinary group, which includes as its members over 2600 people from some 400 companies, educational institutions and governmental agencies throughout Michigan.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our Nation. Small business is critical to our economic recovery, to building America's future, and to helping the United States compete in today's global marketplace.

The Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) is a not for profit, tax-exempt corporation, organized for the exclusive interest and concern of small business in Michigan. SBAM was created to provide leadership in the promotion of free enterprise and other common interests of small businesses in Michigan.