Southeast Michigan MI-SBTDC offers three unique opportunities
for business owners in all stages of business

FastTrac New Venture is an intensive, 10-week program that helps you evaluate business opportunities and develop an action plan for owning your own business. Written by entrepreneurs for aspiring entrepreneurs, FastTrac® NewVenture" offers essential business information to help you develop your entrepreneurial skills and build your business on a strong foundation. Next program starts June 5 in Oakland County.
 
FastTrac® Growth Venture is an intensive, 10-week program designed for owners, CEOs and top management team members of businesses with at least two years of operating experience. Focused on issues most important to business health and growth, attendees gain knowledge to make critical decisions about their business and strategy, investigate next-stage growth and opportunity, plan for strategic growth, build and maintain a competitive advantage and maximize cash flow for profitability. Next program starts June 8 in Livonia.

Venture Forward is an 11-week intensive program designed for owners, CEOs and top management team members of businesses that have sales of at least $750,000 a year with a minimum of 9 employees and will focus on issues most important to business health and growth. The programs begins with a "Listening to your Business" orientation session and attendees gain knowledge to make critical decisions about their business and strategy, investigate next-stage growth and opportunity, plan for strategic growth, build and maintain a competitive advantage and maximize cash flow for profitability. The class features materials from the nationally recognized FastTrac® Growth Venture program proven though use with thousands of businesses. Next program starts September 7 in Oakland County.

Detroit Program contact information:
Brian King
Phone: (313) 967-9295
E-mail: bking18@emich.edu

Livonia Program Contact Information:
Sara Gumina:
Phone: (734) 462-4438
E-mail: sgumina@schoolcraft.edu

Oakland County Program contact information:
Karen Deaver-Lear
Phone: (248) 858-0783
E-mail: deaver-leark@oakgov.com

Macomb County Program Contact Information
Jamie Judson
Phone:(586) 469-5118
E-Mail: jamie.judson@macombcountymi.gov