Small Business Resources

If you’re interested in earning academic credentials by pursing LCC’s Entrepreneurial Studies Certificate of Completion, click here to view the curriculum guide for this certificate.   www.lcc.edu/catalog/degree_certificateprograms/current/
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Students interested courses such as BUSN 160, “Starting a Business,” BUSN 161, “Writing a Business Plan,” and/or LEGL 150, “Legal Issues for Small Business,” there are eight-week classes that begin in March. To enroll in a specific class at LCC, you will need to sign up on www.lcc.edu through StarPort.

BUSN 160, BUSN 161 and ACCG 161, “Accounting for QuickBooks,” will be offered summer semester. For further information regarding the Small Business Exploration Certificate of Completion, or related summer course offerings, please call 483-1179 or e-mail swinty@email.lcc.edu. ”

If you’re interested in small business counseling or specific small business seminars available through the Region 8 Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) at Lansing Community College, call (517) 483-1921 or e-mail: sbtdc@lcc.edu.

SBTDC counseling is a great choice if you:

• You own your own business and it is your sole source of income.
• You own your own business and it is NOT a home-based business.
• You own your own home-based business that generates revenues of more than $10,000 per year.
• You plan to buy an existing business and are already in negotiations with the seller of that business.

SBTDC seminars are generally the best choice if:

• You own your own home-based business with revenues less than $10,000 per year.
• You need specific help with marketing, finance, legal issues, or e-commerce to help build the business.
• You started a new business within the last year and have generated little or no revenues so far. You need specific help with marketing, finance, legal issues, or e-commerce to help build the business.
• You don’t own a business yet but plan to in the near future.
• You have significant working experience in the industry that your business will be in (ie. you plan to open a restaurant and you’ve been a restaurant manager for five years).
• You need a comprehensive business plan.
• You are ready to launch a new business soon, but you need basic information about taxes, employees, legal entity (i.e. corporation or LLC), licensing, and other business startup issues.

We look forward to hearing from you and assisting you with all of your business start-up needs. Your interest in starting a successful business is appreciated. If you have any questions call 483-1857. To register by phone, call (517) 483-9853 or e-mail bci@lcc.edu.

The Entrepreneur Institute of Mid-Michigan, formerly known as The Lansing Community Micro-Enterprise Fund (LCMF), was founded in 1989 as a micro-enterprise assistance and loan fund program to entrepreneurs in Mid-Michigan.  Its mission is to facilitate the development of new and growing micro-enterprise in low and moderate-income areas of the city of Lansing.  A micro-enterprise is a small business with up to five employees, requiring $35,000 or less in initial capital.  The Entrepreneur Institute of Mid-Michigan supports its clients and students with services as they become self-sufficient and capable of participating in the economic mainstream, contributing to a stronger community.

In addition to providing funding, The Institute has expanded its services to now offer continuing education, business plan development, and networking opportunities to hard-working entrepreneurs as they build sustainable new businesses in the region.

For more information, please contact Denise Peek, Executive Director, (517) 853-5890 or e-mail lancomme@tir.com.  Visit the Entrepreneur Institute of Mid-Michigan at www.eim-m.org.

Business Development Services

The Entrepreneur Institute’s Business Development Services have been developed into three phases.  These phases are designed to assist entrepreneurs in building successful business enterprises.

PHASE I:  Credit before Capital is Phase I of the Entrepreneur Institute’s Building a Foundation for Success, Business Development Services programs.  If you are interested in becoming an entrepreneur and starting your own enterprise or looking to become more financially knowledgeable then this is the program for you.  Credit before Capital – Entrepreneurs must have the ability to understand how personal credit & debt affects their ability to access the capital.  This program is required before registering for the next phase.

PHASE II:  Foundations of Business Planning – Developing a solid business plan is a key component to planning your business future and the ability to access the necessary capital and funding needed.  This Practical Hands On 15 week Business Plan Development training program is designed to guide ENTREPRENERUS through the process of developing & writing a business plan.  All Elements of a business plan will be covered as well as access to the resources necessary to manage a successful business enterprise.  The program will offer networking opportunities with business owners in the community.

PHASE III:  Accessing Capital – In today’s economy entrepreneurs must look to alternative funding sources to finance their business enterprises.

Schedule:  Program still in development.