Tri-County Resource for Entreprenuers and Knowledge Hub (TREK)

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Name* This field is required.
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What is the legal name of your business?* This field is required.Please put your own name if business name not yet available
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Email Address* This field is required.
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Are you currently Debarred/Suspended from the Federal Government?* This field is required.
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Will this be a home-based business?* This field is required.
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Will you conduct all or some of your business online?* This field is required.
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Have you participated in LEAP Programs or received support from in the past?* This field is required.
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Is Your Business Affiliated with Michigan State Unviersity (Student or Faculty Startup, IP from the University, Client of Spartan Innovations/MSU Research Foundation, etc.)* This field is required.
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How Did Your Hear About This Form?* This field is required.
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Which Program Partner Referred You to this Form* This field is required.
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The Fledge
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MSU Broad College of Business - Multicultural Business Programs
LEAP (One & All, Ascend, Elevate)
Lansing Regional SmartZone
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Business Address (Street Name and Number)* This field is required.
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Business Address (City)* This field is required.
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Business Address (State)* This field is required.
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Business Address (Postal Code)
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Business Address (wherever you are operating your business from - this can be commercial space or home)* This field is required.
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Jordan
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Which County is Your Business Based In?* This field is required.
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Clinton
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Which County Is Your Business Based?
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Please provide us your TIN / EINIf you do not have this information you can register via the link below with the IRS and return when you have your Tax Identity Number (Register Here)
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LARA ID (If available)* This field is required.The LARA ID for your business may be found at https://cofs.lara.state.mi.us/SearchApi/Search/Search
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Date of Company Formation (If Applicable)
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What type of Business Formation?
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Primary NAICS Code - Entering Zeros Will Result in Immediate Rejection - Please take a moment to look up your NAICS Code* This field is required.Please use the NAICS Code Lookup at https://www.naics.com/search/
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Primary NAICS Code - Entering Zeros Will Result in Immediate Rejection - Please take a moment to look up your NAICS Code* This field is required.Please use the NAICS Code Lookup at https://www.naics.com/search/
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How much revenue did your business make from January 2024 - December 2024?* This field is required.
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What will the primary industry/sector of the business be? Please select the primary category from the items below.* This field is required.
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Accounting
Agriculture
Airlines/Aviation
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alternative Medicine
Animation
App Development
Apparel
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Architecture & Planning
Arts and Crafts
Automotive
Aviation & Aerospace
Banking
Biotechnology
Branding
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Building Materials
Business Development
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Engineering
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Entrepreneur/ Mentor in Residence
Environmental
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Events Services
Executive Office
Facilities Services
Farming
Fashion/Design/Textiles
Finance
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Fine Art
Fishery
Food & Beverage
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Food Production
Fund-Raising
Furniture
Gambling & Casinos
Glass, Ceramics & Concrete
Government
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Healtcare
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Higher Education
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Import and Export
Individual & Family Services
Industrial Automation
Information Services
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Judiciary
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Leisure, Travel & Tourism
Libraries
Logistics and Supply Chain
Luxury Goods & Jewelry
Machinery
Management Consulting
Manufacturing
Maritime
Market Analysis
Market Research
Marketing
Marketing and Advertising
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Media
Media Production
Medical Devices
Medical Practice
Mental Health Care
Military
Mining & Metals
Mobile Games
Motion Pictures and Film
Museums and Institutions
Music
Nanotechnology
Networks/Networking
Newspapers
Non-Profit Organization Management
Nonprofit/not for profit
Not For Profit
Oil & Energy
Online Media
Outsourcing/Offshoring
Package/Freight Delivery
Packaging and Containers
Paper & Forest Products
Performing Arts
Pharmaceuticals
Philanthropy
Photography
Pitch Deck Consultation
Plastics
Political Organization
Primary/Secondary Education
Printing
Product Development
Professional Training & Coaching
Program Development
Prototyping
Public Policy
Public Relations and Communications
Public Safety
Publishing
Railroad Manufacture
Ranching
Real Estate
Real Estate/Development
Recreation
Recreational Facilities and Services
Regulatory Consulting
Religious Institutions
Renewables & Environment
Research
Restaurants
Retail
SBIR / STTR Support
Science/Wet Lab
Security and Investigations
Semiconductors
Shipbuilding
Shipping
Small Business Technology Solutions
Software
Sporting Goods
Sports
Staffing and Recruiting
Supermarkets
Technology
Telecommunications
Textiles
Think Tanks
Tobacco
Translation and Localization
Transportation
Transportation/Logistics
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Utilities
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Veterinary
Warehousing
Web Design
Wholesale
Wholesaling
Wine and Spirits
Wireless
Workforce
Writing and Editing
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If Other Please Describe
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Please provide a brief description of your products and services which includes a your business model (the product or service sold and the customer problem that it solves)* This field is required.Minimum 50 words, please provide a description of your business.
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How will the company generate revenue? Describe your marketing and sales strategy to grow customer base and compete in market.* This field is required.
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Describe your competitors* This field is required.
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Describe your ideal customer* This field is required.
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Do you have any of the following things for your business?* This field is required.Select all that apply
Business Plan
Prototype/MVP
Paying customers
Business is officially launched
None of the Above
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What type of business support are you seeking?* This field is required.
Education or Training
Find Funding
Mentorship and Advice
Talent/Workforce
Finding a Location
Expanding my Business
Business Plan Writing
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As of today - how many Full Time Employees FTEs do you have at your business?* This field is required.
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As of today - how many Full Time Employees FTEs do you plan to create with your business?* This field is required.
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Please review the below business journey and identify where your business falls on the journey and the programs which align with each step - you can access a list of programs hereHelpful Definitions: -Early Stage Support = Idea stage, considering starting your business or simply interested in growing your own side hustle. - Follow On Support = You have the shape of a business, you are starting to get customers, looking for support to elevate your business and grow. - Fuel Growth = You have customers, you have a plan, you are now seeking funding to grow your business - Scaling Support = You are a fully functioning business and looking to expand into a new space, new customers, new products, etc.
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For full program descriptions - LINK HERE

Please read this carefully and understand what each program offers. On the next question you be asked to select the programs and partners you are interested in being referred to.

Clicking all of them will not help you get more resources. We ask that you select only the relevant resources (maximum of three)

If you are confused or need help selecting a resource please complete the next section and indicate - "Not Sure"
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Which of the programs/partners are you interested in being connected to. For more information about each program you follow the link for program descriptions: SBSH Program Descriptions and Links.pdf* This field is required.PLEASE pick a maximum of THREE OPTIONS.
WAITLIST ONLY - LEAP - Fund Your Acceleration Grant Program: We are currently at capacity for this program and will be putting all future applicants on a waitlist. Grants are available for businesses in the Tri-County Region (Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties) that have participated in a regional program from this list. Grants are typically $5,000 in services and/or $5,000 in direct grant dollars for equipment, capital improvements, or other use cases. This program is run quarterly and is currently full until 2026.
Bold Growth - Growth Lab: Join Blake Grewal for the Growth Lab, a workshop that helps revenue-generating service-based businesses become more tech-enabled, client-centric, and focused. Each workshop will host up to 10 businesses. You will leave with a three-month action plan and Blake will check in with you at the end of three months to get a pulse on your business and review where you are at.
Allen Neighborhood Center - Incubator Kitchen Program: For entrepreneurs interested in starting a food business often move to the Incubator Kitchen program, offering affordable and flexible kitchen overhead to offer accessibility in starting their business. Access to shared-use equipment to allow makers to build capital while acquiring more specified equipment. And Business skill development support and mentorship to foster the areas of growth outside of producing a food product. Food entrepreneurs spend 3 months to 2 years ‘growing’ their businesses in either the Maker Kitchen, Powered by Lake Trust. Graduates of the Incubator Program might opt for application to the Accelerator Program, housed in the Rathbun Accelerator Kitchen on East Kalamazoo Street, adjoining ANC’s Outreach Offices. Most of the candidates for the Accelerator program have significantly increased demand for their products, even while preparing for the level of success that would warrant taking on their own bricks and mortar operation.
Downtown Lansing Inc. - Middle Village Program - (Next Cohort is May 2025 - April 2026) Middle Village is a retail accelerator program designed to help experienced retail business owners launch brick-and-mortar storefronts in a supported, shared environment in the historic Atrium building in the heart of Downtown Lansing. Middle Village merchants are given the opportunity to test their concept and perfect their products while continuing to grow their brand, build their customer base and earn capital. Participants of this one-year program enjoy below market rate start-up costs as well as robust business and financial training oﬀered by Lake Trust, the Capital Region Small Business Development Center and other community business experts. The ideal Middle Village merchant is within one-year of opening their permanent brick-mortar location, have previous sales in their business and have the desire to make their business their full-time career! What are you waiting for….let’s launch your dream at Middle Village!
LEAP - One & All Startup Business Incubator
LEAP - Elevate Black Business Accelerator
LEAP - Ascend Hispanic and Latino Business Accelerator
LEAP - Lansing Regional SmartZone Programs (High-Tech and High-Growth Businesses): LEAP provides specialized services, incubation space, and grant funds for high-tech businesses in the Tri-County Region.
MSU Research Foundation - High-Tech Startup Support and Mentor in Residence Program: Is your business based a hightech/high-growth company? Are you looking to get one on one mentorship to support the growth of your tech business in the Lansing region? Working with the Mentor in Residence program is a great way to tap into the MSU ecosystem of support services for your tech business.
Transformation GEMS - Tri-County Unstoppable GEMS Program - Provides shared office space and resources to support women with accelerating their business. Monthly networking, access to to workshops, free pop ups, pitch contest and educational from industry experts to support you personally and professionally. The overall mission is to inspire and empower women to create systems, legacies and become recession proof. Together we are unstoppable building empires.
Multicultural Business Programs at MSU Broad College of Business - Youth E-Ship Program
Melanated Business Alliance - Is dedicated to addressing the unique needs of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)-owned businesses through tailored educational and technical support. Our mission is to provide business owners with the resources and guidance needed to achieve operational excellence while supporting businesses at every stage—from concept to becoming bankable and sustainable. They offer: Year-Long Cohort Educational Program, Youth & Small Business Expo, Personalized Business Intake & Needs Assessment, One-on-One Business Development Sessions.
The Fledge - The Entrepreneurial Journey (EJ) at The Fledge is a dynamic and inclusive program designed to support aspiring and established entrepreneurs in building and scaling their ventures. As part of the TREK program, the EJ offers a structured yet flexible pathway to transform ideas into thriving businesses. The EJ Includes Personalized Guidance, Collaborative Community through Weekly meet-ups, Pitch Opportunities, Access to Resources, Events and Workshops and Spaces/ Facilities.
Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce - Is your small business ready to scale your network? The Lansing Regional Chamber can be a great way to grow your business across the region through networking and specialized events.
Lansing Economic Development Corporation - Is your business based in the City of Lansing? Are you looking to expand your business to a new location within the City of Lansing? The team at the LEDC can support you by connecting you with the right people at the City government to support your growth.
St. Johns Chamber of Commerce - Is your business based in or around the City of St. Johns? Are you looking to expand your business network into Clinton County? The St Johns Chamber of Commerce hosts networking events and volunteer opportunities to get involved with the business community in St Johns.
Capital Area Small Business Development Center (SBDC) - The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Micro Business Support program offers one-on-one consulting for business startup assistance, business plan development, financial projections, loan packaging, social media and website analysis, marketing/branding, and operations advising. Our confidential consulting services are designed for new and existing for-profit small businesses, focusing specifically on early-stage entrepreneurs with fewer than 10 employees.
StartupGrind Lansing - This is a supportive community which runs monthly meetups focused around scaling your small business. They also run monthly AI Meetups which focus on tech upskilling and AI applications for your startup or established small business. StartupGrind Lansing is part of a global network of chapters around the world.
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Please check the best Primary Tech Sector that describes your company (only check one)* This field is required.
Advanced Automotive
Advanced Agricultural Processing Technology
Advanced Information Technology
Alternative Energy
Advanced Manufacturing
Homeland Security & Defense
Advanced Materials
Life Sciences
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Please choose the best NAICS that describes your company (only check one):* This field is required.
3251 Basic Chemicals
3345 Navigation Measurement and Control
3252 Resins and Synthetic rubbers Fibers and
3359 Other electrical equipment and Components
3253 Pesticides Fertilizers and other Agr Chemicals
3361 Motor Vehicles
3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicine
3362 Motor Vehicle Bodies and trailers
3259 Other Chemical Products
3363 Motor Vehicle Parts
3261 Plastics Products Manufacturing
3364 Aerospace Products and Parts
3331 Agr Construction and Mining Machinery
3369 Other transportation equipment
3332 Industrial Machinery
3391 Medical equipment and Supplies
3333 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery
5112 Software Publishers
3336 Engines turbines and Power trans equipment
5174 Satellite telecommunications
3339 Other General Purpose Machinery
5182 Data Processing and hosting
3341 Computers and Peripheral equipment
5191 Other Information
3342 Communications equipment
5413 Architecture and engineering
3343 Audio and Video equipment
5415 Computer Systems design
3344 Semiconductors and other electronic
5417 Scientific research and development
6215 Medical and diagnostic laboratories
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Please note that as a tech company - if you are accepted by the Lansing Regional SmartZone you will recieve an additional link to complete the MEDC Checklist form at the end of this process.
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How do you identify your gender?* This field is required.
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What is your age?* This field is required.
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The company is at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more, or any combination of, Black or African Americans; Latino or Hispanic Americans; Native Americans (Alaska natives, native Hawaiians, or enrolled members of a federally or State recognized Indian tribe); Asian Americans/Asian Pacific/Asian Indian and/or Pacific Islanders; Other persons of color.* This field is required.
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If Yes - What is your Racial Identity
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The company is at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more veterans of any military branch of the United States.* This field is required.
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If Yes - What Branch of Service
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The company is at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more women.* This field is required.
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The company is at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more who consider themselves a person with a disability.* This field is required.
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Can you and/or your business demonstrate a disproportionate negative economic impact as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic* This field is required.This can be defined in many different ways - some examples may be changing jobs due to layoffs, closing business temporarily, pivoting product/type of service provided, having to change career paths, or other economic impact etc. Everyone was effected in some way due to COVID-19 - the next question will ask how you and your business were impacted.
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Please explain how you and/or your business were disproportionatelty negatively economic impact as a result of the COVID-19 PandemicThis may include lessening hours, being forced to close, changing jobs, etc.
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Can you attest to the following statement - your business has had diminished access to credit on reasonable terms as compared to others in comparable economic circumstances, due to any of the below - please select all that apply:
Subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias within American society
Gender
Veteran Status
Limited English proficiency
Physical Handicap
Long-term residence in an environment isolated from the mainstream of American society
Membership of a federally or state-recognized Indian Tribe
Long-term residence in a rural community
Persons with disabilities
Members of religious minorities
Identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) person
Identify as otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality
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