The Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center offers commercialization services to technology companies across the state.  This is an initiative funded by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation that enables entrepreneurs to bridge the gap between technology development and commercialization.

Tech Team – MI-SBTDC provides a specialized team of counselors for addressing the unique challenges of advanced technology commercialization. For companies that fit the advanced technology criteria, the Tech Team can provide assistance with technology assessment, intellectual property guidance, commercialization road-mapping, marketing, management team development, SBIR/STTR and Michigan Emerging Technologies Fund preparation and submission, connections to MEDC or other economic development programs and funding, and more.

Business Accelerator Fund – MI-SBTDC manages a program that enables qualified Michigan companies in high-priority sectors to pursue business development grants up to $50,000.  Accelerator services through BAF focus on business milestones, such as positioning a company to attract private capital, developing a stronger business plan or marketing strategy and securing its first customer. Service providers may be consulting firms, law firms, universities, manufacturers, engineers and others that enhance business growth.

Emerging Technologies Fund – Managed by the MI-SBTDC, the Michigan ETF provides commercialization funding to match federal Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer awards for technology-based Michigan companies. The Michigan ETF matches 25 percent of phase I awards up to $25,000, and 25 percent of phase II awards up to $125,000. The ETF awards are grants and award dollars must be used to help bring Michigan projects to commercialization.

Do you have a Technology Company?

A business in which research and development brings forth an innovative product or process. The innovation typically involves intellectual property that contributes to a strong competitive advantage in the marketplace, and serves as a foundation for a high rate of growth. More on the Definition of a Tech Company

The Michigan 21st Century Jobs Fund Initiative focuses on these categories of competitive edge technologies:

1. Advanced Automotive, Manufacturing, and Materials Technology
2. Agricultural Processing
3. Alternative Energy Technology
4. Homeland Security and Defense Technology
5. Information Technology
6. Life Sciences Technology