Local Revolving Loan Funds

Bay and Saginaw Counties have Revolving Loan Funds available for companies interested in investing in the Great Lakes Bay Region. Funds may be used for working capital and fixed assets. 

North Coast Technology Investors

Venture capital firm serving the Mid-Michigan region with offices in Midland and Ann Arbor, Michigan. Highly capitalized, North Coast Technology Investors provide full service support to qualified entrepreneurs including business plan assistance, capitalization, and entreprenuer in residence program.

Blue Water Angels

The Blue Water Angels is a network of individuals and select organizations interested in investing capital in Great Lakes Bay Regional technology companies with a promising future. The group was established in 2008 with more than $1 million in capital.

RSPPA - Michigan's Pre-Seed Capital Fund

RSPPA (Rational Siting/Push-Pull Accelerator) is a pre-seed funding program for start-up technology companies engaged in nanomaterials, specialty chemicals, bio-based materials, and plastics industries. Partners include Midland Tomorrow, Michigan State University, The Dow Chemical Company, Dow Corning Corporation, Michigan Molecular Institute, and North Coast Technology Investors. 

Invest Michigan

The InvestMichigan! Program is a series of Funds focused on generating strong returns for investors and growing the next generation of Michigan companies. In order to support companies at different stages of development the program offers distinct investment vehicles.

Michigan Emerging Technologies Fund

The Michigan Emerging Technologies Fund (Michigan ETF) brings funding opportunities to Michigan technology companies involved in federal innovation research and development. The Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center (MI-SBTDC) in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), dedicated funds to match federal SBIR/STTR funding for research and technical innovation generated in Michigan.

Capital Access, Michigan Collateral Support and Michigan Loan Participation programs

Michigan economic development officials were the driving force behind the creation and passage of the federal program, which will allocate $1.5 billion across all 50 states to support small business loans. Click for more information on several new financing programs.