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Business Service Organizations for Ypsilanti & Beyond...

Ypsilanti Area Chamber of Commerce

301 W. Michigan Avenue Suite 101 Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Phone: 734.482.4920

www.ypsichamber.org

 

Food Systems Economic Partnership

Phone: 734.222.6859

http:/fsepmichigan.org/

 

Ypsilanti City Clerk

1 South Huron Street Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Phone: 734.483-1100

www.cityofypsilanti.com/services/city_clerk

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Phone 313.628-3722

www.irs.gov/businesses/index.html

To determine federal tax liability, establish a payment schedule, information on how a corporation receives Subchapter S status, and to obtain an Employer Identification Number (EIN)

Ypsilanti U.S. Export Assistance Center

300 W. Michigan Ave. Suite 306G Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Phone 734.487.4140

www.buyusa.gov/greatlakes

Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants

Phone: 888.877.4273

www.michcpa.org

To find an accountant in the area

Washtenaw County Clerk

200 S. Main Street Suite 120, Ann Arbor MI 48104

Phone: 734.222.6700

www.ewashtenaw.org

To register an assumed business name (Sole Proprietor and Partnerships Only)

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

Phone: 800-662-9278

www.michigan.gov/deq

For permits and information about hazardous substances.

 

SPARK East

215 W. Michigan Avenue Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Phone: 734.527-9153

www.AnnArborUSA.org

Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth

Phone: 517-373-1820

www.michigan.gov/dleg

Register business name as a corporation, limited partnership, or LLC and register trademarks and service arks.

 

Business Resource Center (BRC)

Washtenaw County Community College Bailey Library

4800 East Huron River Drive Ann Arbor, 48106

Phone: 734.973.3429

Information for the successful launch of a small business.

Michigan Department of Treasury

Phone: 517.373.3200

www.michigan.gov/treasury

Register for sales, use, or withholding taxes, the single business tax, motor fuel or tobacco products tax.

Center for Empowerment & Economic Development (CEED)

2002 Hogback Road Suite 17-18, Ann Arbor MI 48105

Phone 734.677-1400

www.miceed.org

Micro-loans, women-owned business certification, training

Michigan Department of Treasury-New Hire Reporting

Phone: 800-524-9846

www.mi-newhire.com

To report all hired employees within 20 days of hiring.

EMU Center for Entrepreneurship

Phone: 734.487-6516

www.cob.emich.edu

Mentoring, seminars and structured networking between entrepreneurs and capital providers.

 

MEDC –Business Services

www.MichiganAdvantage.org

Services for new and existing businesses that can be tailored to the individual business; Michigan Ombudsman services.

MEDC- License Search

www.ref.michigan.org/medc/services/license/?m=12:8/services/license

Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Phone: 248.208.9915

www.mhcc.org

Michigan Minority Business Development Council (MMBC)

Phone: 313-873-3200

www.mmbdc.com

Helps facilitate and enhance business relationships between minority business enterprises and corporations and help with minority certification

 

Michigan One Stop

www.michigan.gov/business

Everything you need to do business in the state of Michigan is at this one stop shop

Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center (MISBTC)at Washtenaw County Community College

301 W. Michigan Avenue Suite 101 Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Phone:734.547.9170

Email: sbtdc@wccnet.org

www.misbtc.org/region12

Provides counseling, training, and research for new business ventures, existing small businesses, expanding businesses, new technology companies and innovators.

Michigan State University-Washtenaw County Extension

705 N. Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103

Phone: 734.997.1678

www.ewashtenaw/government/departments/extension

Assistance for agricultural and related small business

Michigan State University Product Center

101 Farrall Hall, MSU East Lansing, MI 48824

Phone: 517.432.8759

www.productcenter.msu.edu

Connect with an Agency of National Resources counselor to discuss business or product ideas

 

Michigan Women’s Marketplace

Phone: 800-MI-WOMEN

www.miwomen.com

Michigan’s online women’s business community

Michigan Works! Employment & Resources Center-Washtenaw County Service Center

Phone: 734.481.2517

www.michiganworks.org/agencies/servicecenter/141/

Non Profit Enterprise at Work (NEW)

Phone: 734998.0160

www.new.org

A management support organization for nonprofits.

 

Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)

Phone: 734.462.4438

www.michiganptac.org

Assist businesses in obtaining and performing on federal state, and local government contracts

Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress

Phone: 202-707-3000

www.copyright.gov

SBA Small Business Training Network

www.sba.gov

Interactive online courses.

 

SBA Online Library

More than 50 publications to gain skills required to start, manage, and grow a small enterprise.

SCORE

Cleary University 3601 Plymouth Rd Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Phone: 734.332.4477

www.annarborscore.org

SCORE assists small businesses through free mentoring business counseling, and low cost workshops.

State of Michigan Lawyer Referrals Services

Phone: 800.968.1442

www.michbar.org

Assistance in locating an attorney with business experience.

U of M Business Engagement Center

1214 S. University Ave. 2nd Floor Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Phone: 877.647.1000

www.bec.umich.edu

 

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Phone: 800.786.9199

www.uspto.gov

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Michigan District Office

Phone: 313.226.6075

www.sba.gov/localresources/district/mi/index.html

Free business counseling and government contracting assistance

Van Andel Global Trade Center

Phone: 616.331.6811

www.gvsu.edu/vagtc

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