Survey of Blue Water Region Entrepreneurial Resources

1. Fostering entrepreneurial growth in the Blue Water Region

The purpose of this brief survey is to: 1) locate 2) identify and 3) collaborate all possible entrepreneurial resources within St. Clair County, Michigan that are currently available through numerous organizations to help grow our small business community.

As part of the Economic Development Strategic Plan implementation (www.bluemeetsgreen.org), the Practical Innovation committee, along with the EDA is working to foster a strong entrepreneurial community.

In addition to locating and identifying county wide entrepreneurial resources, this survey may also help us to identify resources currently lacking that could have a direct impact on small business growth in the Blue Water Region.

We ask that you share this survey with all whom may be providing entrepreneurial resources, guidance or assistance in the Blue Water Region. This survey will remain open for 30 days, at which time a master list of entrepreneurial resources will then be created. We are happy to share this list with you.

The goal of this project is to establish an online comprehensive database of resources and organizations available and targeted to small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Thank you for participating in this brief survey and for passing it along to additional organizations and business colleagues throughout St. Clair County and the Blue Water Region.

Sincerely,

The Practical Innovation Committee (www.bluemeetsgreen.org)
& Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County, EDA (www.edascc.com)

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* 1. Does your organization provide any of the following entrepreneurial services?

	Yes	No
Training related to how to write a business plan	Training related to how to write a business plan Yes	Training related to how to write a business plan No
Training related to how to write a marketing plan	Training related to how to write a marketing plan Yes	Training related to how to write a marketing plan No
Business Assitance Team (professional mentors)	Business Assitance Team (professional mentors) Yes	Business Assitance Team (professional mentors) No
Assistance identifying sources of capital	Assistance identifying sources of capital Yes	Assistance identifying sources of capital No
CEO mentoring program	CEO mentoring program Yes	CEO mentoring program No
Peer-to-peer mentoring program	Peer-to-peer mentoring program Yes	Peer-to-peer mentoring program No
Business Incubator space	Business Incubator space Yes	Business Incubator space No
Pro-bono professional services	Pro-bono professional services Yes	Pro-bono professional services No
Entrepreneurial networking opportunities	Entrepreneurial networking opportunities Yes	Entrepreneurial networking opportunities No

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* 2. Do you provide any of the following entrepreneurial training?

	Yes	No
Engineering	Engineering Yes	Engineering No
Legal Planning	Legal Planning Yes	Legal Planning No
Facility Planning	Facility Planning Yes	Facility Planning No
Operational Planning	Operational Planning Yes	Operational Planning No
Logistics Planning	Logistics Planning Yes	Logistics Planning No
Human Resource Planning	Human Resource Planning Yes	Human Resource Planning No
Finance Planning	Finance Planning Yes	Finance Planning No
Marketing Planning	Marketing Planning Yes	Marketing Planning No

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* 3. Do you provide any other type of entrepreneurial training or consulting? If yes, please identify:

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* 4. Does your organization provide the following related to funding?

	Yes	No
Seminars on how to find funding	Seminars on how to find funding Yes	Seminars on how to find funding No
A Micro-loan program	A Micro-loan program Yes	A Micro-loan program No
Pre-seed loan/grant program	Pre-seed loan/grant program Yes	Pre-seed loan/grant program No
Angel capital program	Angel capital program Yes	Angel capital program No
Referrals to traditional lending institutions	Referrals to traditional lending institutions Yes	Referrals to traditional lending institutions No

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* 5. Does your organization offer these services Pro-bono or as a fee based service? Please check all that apply.

	Pro-bono (free)	Fee based
Accounting	Accounting Pro-bono (free)	Accounting Fee based
Human Resources	Human Resources Pro-bono (free)	Human Resources Fee based
Information Technology/Computer	Information Technology/Computer Pro-bono (free)	Information Technology/Computer Fee based
Patent Attorney	Patent Attorney Pro-bono (free)	Patent Attorney Fee based
Legal (regarding business start up)	Legal (regarding business start up) Pro-bono (free)	Legal (regarding business start up) Fee based
Telecommunications	Telecommunications Pro-bono (free)	Telecommunications Fee based
Sales/Distribution	Sales/Distribution Pro-bono (free)	Sales/Distribution Fee based
Business Plan Writing	Business Plan Writing Pro-bono (free)	Business Plan Writing Fee based
Marketing Plan Assistance	Marketing Plan Assistance Pro-bono (free)	Marketing Plan Assistance Fee based

Other (please identify additional services and costs, if any)

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* 6. If your organization offers (or could offer) incubator space, please identify if the facility offers the following to clients:

	Yes	No	Could Offer
Tenant space - enclosed office	Tenant space - enclosed office Yes	Tenant space - enclosed office No	Tenant space - enclosed office Could Offer
Tenant space - cubicle	Tenant space - cubicle Yes	Tenant space - cubicle No	Tenant space - cubicle Could Offer
Computer system and software	Computer system and software Yes	Computer system and software No	Computer system and software Could Offer
Internet Access	Internet Access Yes	Internet Access No	Internet Access Could Offer
Conference Room(s)	Conference Room(s) Yes	Conference Room(s) No	Conference Room(s) Could Offer
Free interns or volunteers	Free interns or volunteers Yes	Free interns or volunteers No	Free interns or volunteers Could Offer
Shop space	Shop space Yes	Shop space No	Shop space Could Offer
Receptionist	Receptionist Yes	Receptionist No	Receptionist Could Offer
IT Support	IT Support Yes	IT Support No	IT Support Could Offer
Telephone system	Telephone system Yes	Telephone system No	Telephone system Could Offer
Building maintenance	Building maintenance Yes	Building maintenance No	Building maintenance Could Offer
Building security	Building security Yes	Building security No	Building security Could Offer
Storage	Storage Yes	Storage No	Storage Could Offer
Grounds maintenance	Grounds maintenance Yes	Grounds maintenance No	Grounds maintenance Could Offer
Dry lab space	Dry lab space Yes	Dry lab space No	Dry lab space Could Offer
Wet lab space	Wet lab space Yes	Wet lab space No	Wet lab space Could Offer
Freight elevator	Freight elevator Yes	Freight elevator No	Freight elevator Could Offer
Overhead door (Truck Delivery)	Overhead door (Truck Delivery) Yes	Overhead door (Truck Delivery) No	Overhead door (Truck Delivery) Could Offer
Internal or external door dock	Internal or external door dock Yes	Internal or external door dock No	Internal or external door dock Could Offer
Kitchen/culinary incubation space	Kitchen/culinary incubation space Yes	Kitchen/culinary incubation space No	Kitchen/culinary incubation space Could Offer
Reception/Answering Service	Reception/Answering Service Yes	Reception/Answering Service No	Reception/Answering Service Could Offer
Audio Video equipment	Audio Video equipment Yes	Audio Video equipment No	Audio Video equipment Could Offer

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* 7. Describe other amenities or services that your incubator offers (or could offer) that did not appear on the list above?

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* 8. Do you have any other suggestions or comments that would be helpful for the Blue Water Region in not only collaborating entrepreneurial services, but more importantly in helping cultivate area entrepreneurs and grow small businesses? All ideas/feedback are welcome.

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* 9. Thank you for completing this survey. Please fill out your contact information below to be included in the Regional Master List of Entrepreneurial Services.

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