| Three
Goals: (1) Facilitate online collaboration events after each local
broadcast (more).
(2) Select local small businesses to be listed and prioritized for articles and productions. (3) Link to support and services to help sustain and grow local small businesses. |
The focus is on sustainability and growth.
| Population:
4.8M (go to US Census data) Small Businesses: 300,000 Targeted Viewers: 480,000 (go to broadcasts) Targeted profiles: 3000 (go to The List) Small Business Resources in Detroit's DMA (Designated Market Area for WTVS-TV) Small Business Advocates: Every small business advocate in this DMA will eventually be listed and linked here. |
- Better Business Bureau: 30555 Southfield Road, Ste. 200 Southfield, MI 48076 -7751
- Chambers of Commerce within this DMA:
Over 40 of the 273 local chambers in Michigan
- State Chamber of Commerce
- Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce
- Auburn Hills Chamber of Commerce
- Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce
- Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber (BBC)
- Greater Berkley Chamber of Commerce
- Canton Chamber of Commerce
- Dearborn Chamber of Commerce
- Detroit Regional Chamber
- Fenton Area Chamber of Commerce
- Monroe County Chamber Of Commerce and the City of Monroe
- Northville Community Chamber of Commerce
- Oakland County Chambers of Commerce
- Southern Wayne County Chamber of Commerce
- Sterling Heights Chamber of Commerce
- Economic Development Corporation within this Designated
Market Area
(we will propose four locally-produced episodes per year from Detroit PBS)
DMA includes 1.0 million southeast Michigan Television Households and the the entire country of Canada
County Seat/ Population (US Census) / Small Businesses / Sole Proprietors- Wayne: 2,050,000 / 94,000 / 62,000
- Macomb: 808,000 / 54,000 / 36,000
- Monroe: 150,000 / 8400 / 5600
- Lenawee: 101,000 / 6600 / 4400
- Washtenaw: 334,000 / 25,800 / 17,000
- Oakland: 1,200,000 / 118,000 / 78,665
- St. Clair: 167,000 / 11,500 / 7700
- Totals: 4,800,000 / 300,000 / 200,000
More: the signal reaches into Branch, Hillsdale and Livingston Counties
Also: Canada: 1.8M television households
- Local Resources of Michigan Commission
on Higher Education and Economic Growth- Center for Empowerment & Economic Development
- More coming
- Local Resources of Michigan Entrepreneurship Education Initiative
- Local Resources of Michigan Workforce
- Schools: Southern Michigan's Local Resources
- Local Resources: Small Business Organizations and Advocacy
Groups:
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National Association of Women Business Owners
(NAWBO) Metro Detroit Chapter - Michigan Small Business Association
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National Association of Women Business Owners
- Local Resources Venture capital firms (Michigan Economic Development Corporation lists 73)
Additional small business resources:
- SmallBusiness School airtimes in Michigan
- The List of 1000
very good small businesses in Michigan:
You can be added to this list. Sign up and provide two references from any of these small business advocates listed above. If you are among Michigan's small business advocates and you are not listed, please contact us and you will be listed. - SmallBusiness School broadcasts through the USA and the world
We invite your questions or comments.