What Spark does is, well, just about everything to help entrepreneurs to build a better business, or even to start one. Some of the services that Spark provides are the Business Accelerator, Online Business Planning, and, of course, Financing.
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What's out there to help future entrepreneurs to succeed? As previously mentioned, there are many options available for students. As it turns out, there are also plenty of opportunities that aren't run by a university.
One organization that is trying to help innovation in the area is Ann Arbor Spark. The website says that "Ann Arbor Spark is a public-private partnership whose mission is to advance innovation-based economic development in the greater Ann Arbor region." It's an organization drawing from some of the businesses, communities, universities, and government resources in and around the Ann Arbor area.
What Spark does is, well, just about everything to help entrepreneurs to build a better business, or even to start one. Some of the services that Spark provides are the Business Accelerator, Online Business Planning, and, of course, Financing:
In addition to attempting to connect entrepreneurs with venture capitalists and Angel funds, whose mission "is to make equity investments in early stage and emerging growth companies," Spark also provides lots of information on credit enhancement and Tax-Exempt Industrial Revenue Bonds (IRBs).
Spark has received great press from Fortune's 100 best places to live and launch, particularly for its role in The Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund. Spark also runs a Regional Incubator for interested businesses.
Spark's network is very large, and there is much more information available on www.annarborspark.org. The website is a useful tool for anybody interested in getting help with their business. Also, as an added bonus, Spark keeps track of positive news regarding Michigan and its businesses. It's not surprising to see that Spark has received awards for all its tremendous, and necessary, services that it offers to everybody.
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