From: Whipple, Deb (GOV)
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010
4:23 PM
Subject: What the governor is talking about today
What the Governor’s Talking about
Today
Friday, September 17, 2010
Governor Says State Helping Small
Businesses, Entrepreneurs Create Jobs
In her weekly radio address, the governor today
said small businesses are the engine of job creation, and Michigan is helping
fuel that engine.
“Today we announced the awarding of more than $1.4
million in Regional Entrepreneurial Collaborative grants which are funded
through our No Worker Left Behind job training program,” the governor
said. “The grants announced today will go to nine organizations that serve
53 of the state’s 83 counties. These counties are the ones that need the
most help with building support systems for entrepreneurs, and the grants will
be used to prepare entrepreneurs for business startups and provide them with
assistance.”
The governor said the Regional Entrepreneurial
Collaborative grants will enhance a Michigan entrepreneurial support ecosystem
that’s already among the best in the nation.
Key messages:
• Across the state, small and medium-sized
businesses are a major catalyst for job growth and economic
diversification.
• We’re working to encourage innovation,
entrepreneurship and the startup of new businesses through initiatives such as
today’s announced grants and others like:
- Twelve Michigan Small Business and
Technology Development Centers that provide counseling, training, research and
advocacy for new ventures, existing small businesses, and innovative technology
companies
- A nationally renowned, hands-on business
development program that’s helping 1,000 prospective entrepreneurs hone the
skills they need to create, manage and grow a successful business
- Increased access to capital through
entities such as the 21st Century Jobs Fund and the Michigan Small Business
Financing Alliance
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