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Michigan UIA does not offer any Self Employment Programs

The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) does not currently provide any small business start-up assistance or training. The UIA does help qualifying applicants to find appropriate funding to attend trade schools. The funding for potential students to attend these schools is generally provided by the federal government and not the State of Michigan. However, the UIA can help potential students in obtaining the funding and can give valuable information about local schools and the processes involved in applying to take classes. Some of these classes can lead students to creating their own small businesses.

The federal government currently does not provide any grants for small business development to individuals. The federal government does however provide these funds to state governments. The contact information listed above is your best shot at getting in touch with the state programs available in Michigan.

The Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center has all the information you need to apply for state resources and grants for small business development. You can call 1 (877)-873-4567 or visit www.gvsu.edu/misbtdc/ for more information. Another site that offers information to those looking to create small businesses in Michigan is www.business.gov/states/michigan/assistance.html; here you will find links to external sources with information on legally building your business. You will also find information on obtaining the necessary funding for your business and building marketing strategies to reach potential customers.

Taking advantage of the global transformation to clean energy and green jobs could make small businesses going into this field more attractive to lenders and state agencies looking to dish out funding. Solar technology and wind technology can be very attractive to state governments looking to curb pollution and create jobs at the same time. Small business loans and other sources of funding like tax breaks and grants are available to states for the sole purpose of creating these types of industries and the states have to use the money for this purpose.

In addition to state funding, many private lenders can help small businesses obtain loans. Most of these loans are backed by the federal government and are available to anyone with a good business plan. Information about these loans is available at www.sba.gov and www.business.gov.