Assessment Test Discover your strengths and weaknesses as a business owner with this assessment provided by the "One Minute Entrepreneur" FREE - a link to your results is emailed to you. Better Business Bureau The office serving west Michigan is located in Grand Rapids. Use them as a "reference check" for potential providers. Call 1-800-684-3222 or click on the link to visit their website. Business courses provided online by the SBA - FREE. Topics include marketing, surviving a slow economy, management, finance & accounting, business planning, government contracting, and etc. Check Enforcement Program protects Montcalm County merchants from the costly consequences of bad checks - FREE. City of Greenville Learn about our unique hybrid renaissance zone, industrial space available, infrastructure, city services, zoning, ordinances, property taxes and more. Call (616) 754-5645. Financing Explore your options options for finding low-interest loans, capital investors, or pre-seed funding. Getting started? The SBA has an excellent exercise to learning about how to write a business plan - and why a well written plan is crucial to starting a business. Fill in some general information and get started! Takes about 30 minutes. Greenville Area Chamber can show you the commercial spaces available and why you should bring your business and your family to Greenville. Call (616) 754-5697. Michigan Business One Stop Get creative ideas for employee benefits; learn how to get a license or a tax ID #; how to comply with privacy or safety laws; what health inspectors look for and more! Michigan Public Service Commission sets priorities for statewide improvements in the delivery of our electricity. Report outages and "blips" online to Consumers Energy and to the MPSC. Michigan SmartZones help with the due diligence required of applicants seeking Michigan Pre Seed funds (see the "finance" link above). They submit applications which meet criteria for potential pre-seed investment. Montcalm Community College Offers help with marketing, accounting, business planning, workforce development and more. Our M-TEC houses SCORE, SBTDC, and more. (sometimes it's even FREE!) M-TEC: The M-TEC in Greenville houses a "Biz Resource Center", hosts several classes and FREE one-on-one business counseling appointments with SCORE or SBTDC. (616) 754-4587.