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Event Details
3:00 PM Welcome
A Conference Overview and Q & A
Special Presentation on the New Credit Union Small Business Financing Alliance
· By David Adams, President/CEO Michigan Credit Union League/CUcorp
· Marriott Centerpoint Hotel, Pontiac: Oakland Ballroom Salons ABC
4:30 PM – 5:55PM
Concurrent Forums in the following rooms: Baldwin/Wisner/Perry/Featherstone/Oakland
· Baldwin: Free State Agency Service Resources you may not be aware of to assist your business to stabilize and grow - provided by the Michigan Commission for the Blind, Michigan Rehabilitation Services, and the Michigan Bureau of Workforce Training.
· Featherstone: Alternative and Renewable Energy Initiatives and Programs for Small Business, provided by the Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth
· Oakland Ballroom Salon: What you need to know to Buy and Contract with the State of Michigan for Michigan Contracts Available Now and for the next 18 months – provided by the Procurement and Certification Processes from the Michigan Technology Management and Budget Department, Michigan Department of Transportation, Michigan Department of Corrections, Michigan Department of Civil Rights.
· Perry: What small business need to know about Unemployment Insurance and resources from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority.
· Wisner: Treasury, Personal Property Tax, Michigan Business Tax, and
Unemployment Insurance Need to Know Information
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Conference Re-cap, Q & A, and Closing Remarks
Oakland Ballroom Salons ABC
When & Where
Auburn Hills Marriott at Centerpoint
3600 Centerpoint Parkway
Pontiac,
MI 48341
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 from 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM (ET)
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This Small Business and Entrepreneur Consultation Conference will bring together experts from State of Michigan Agencies to provide current opportunities in contracting and procurement, business development resources, loan and financial assistance, and knowledge opportunities for strategic guidance to sustain and retain Michigan small businesses.
State Of Michigan Resources for
Michigan Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs
March 23, 2010 Conference Resource Agencies:
State Department Acronyms:
DELEG Department of Labor Energy and Economic Growth
MCB Michigan Commission for the Blind
MRS Michigan Rehabilitation Services
PPT Personal Property Tax
MBT Michigan Business Tax
UIA Unemployment Insurance Agency
SBA Small Business Administration
MISBTDC Michigan Small Business Technology Development Centers
PTACs Procurement Technical Assistance Centers
TMB Technology Management and Budget (formerly DMB)
MDOT Michigan Department of Transportation
MDOC Michigan Department of Corrections
MDCR Michigan Department of Civil Rights
Daedra A. Von Mike McGhee
Director - Special Advisor, Business and Civic Affairs
Executive Branch Office of Governor Jennifer M Granholm
Phone: (313) 456-0010
Address: Cadillac Place, Suite 14--150
3022 W. Grand Boulevard
Detroit, MI 48202
Email: mcgheed@michigan.gov
Daedra A. Von Mike McGhee is responsible for the establishment of executive strategic outreach efforts with leadership of business, entrepreneur, civic, and professional organizations. Daedra engages leaders in constructive dialogue and larger initiatives on the Governor’s Priorities, programs, initiatives, and policies essential to the success of emerging and small businesses, and facilitates implementation of the resulting strategies designed for positive transformation of Michigan's emerging businesses, entrepreneurial and civic communities.
Daedra has received numerous honors for leadership and commitment to community transformation including: the National Association of Women Business Owners, Michigan Women's Business Enterprise Council, African Women Economic Consortium, US Department of Justice for the Advocates and Leaders for Police and Community Trust collaboration, Women of Wayne State University leadership award, and Women's Justice Center/My Sister's Place.
Daedra earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, Wayne State University, and received a fellowship to the prestigious Center for Creative Leadership, Brussels, Belgium; LaJolla, California. Daedra’s ultimate goal is to complete a dual Masters-PhD in Public Administration/Social Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
