Small Business Focused Events
Headwaters North will be running events as part of the Eastern UP grant funding, administered through the Chippewa County Economic Development Corporation.
Small Business Support Hub Grant
The Eastern UP received grant funding from the Michigan Strategic Fund to provide economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs and small businesses with the support they need in their local communities.
Resources available will include one-on-one coaching, networking events, access to capital, partner referrals, and statewide resource navigation.
To be eligible for this direct grant you:
- Cannot have received a Small Business Support Hub direct grant in the 1st round
- Need to meet eligibility criteria as listed in the SBSH grant guidelines
- Must participate in one of the following:
- Receive a recorded SMART Session from the winter
- Attend one of the upcoming SMART Sessions in the summer
- Attended the UP Exchange Networking event (21 May)
Take your time to submit your best, because grants go to the strongest applications, not the fastest.
One of our 1st round grant recipients
“For the 1st time, Superior Web and Velvet Green Creations are turning down work. Covid was
rough for us and we are finally making up for it."
We are currently kicking into high gear with an Upper Peninsula Tourism and Commerce website. The equipment that I invested in with the first round SBSH Grant has given my company the ability to really showcase the beauty of the UP. The camera, the equipment, the microphone, and the protective carrying case have all been actively used on our trips throughout the UP. Plus, I have a new venue to showcase my work, The Newberry Coffee Co (see video). They are selling my photo prints on canvas and showcasing my work.”
- Owner, Gina Harman
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