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This Business Resource Directory brought to you in partnership with Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce
Welcome to the Workforce & Business Development Resource Center!

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This web site serves as a directory of resources for small and large businesses in the Northwest Michigan region. A collaborative effort between Northwest Michigan Council of Governments and Traverse City Area Chamber of Commerce, we hope that this directory will provide useful information to meet the varied needs of our area.

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Search for resources in one of two ways:

 

1. Browse the resource categories on the left: Finding Employees, Training Employees, Retaining/Accommodating Employees, and Business/Professional Development.

 

2. Or use the grid below. Simply check the resources you are interested in.

The resulting list of resources will include public and private sector organizations, federal government web site links, and all relevant contact information.

 

If you would like to add your business to this resource directory, download the form here.

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Organization:
 
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Service Classification:
I. Finding Employees
A. Hiring Incentives
B. Recruiting
1. Full Time
2. Volunteer
3. Part Time
4. Seasonal
5. Internship
C. Screening & Testing
D. Selecting
II. Training Employees
E. Pre-Employment & New Hires
1. Attitudes & Behaviors
2. Basic Academic Skills
3. Screening & Testing
4. Job Specific Skills
F. Current Employees
1. Management
2. Staff
III. Retaining/Accommodating Employees
G. Physical Accommodations
H. Mental/Emotional Issues
I. Safety
J. Retention Support
IV. Business/Professional Development
K. Planning & Growing
1. Financing
2. Exporting/Importing
3. Government Contracting
4. Planning
5. Physical Plant
6. Market Research
7. Technology
8. Site Selection
9. Expansion
10. Business Certifications
L. Starting A Business
M. Training Employees
N. Regulatory & Legal Issues
1. Taxes
2. Copyrights, Trademarks & Patents
3. Regulations
O. Business Support Organizations
P. Human Resource Tools
1. Job Descriptions
2. Preformance Appraisals
3. Employee Satisfaction Surveys
4. Employee Leasing
Q. Business Directories
R. Supply Chain Management
S. Insurance
1. Workers Compensation
2. Business Insurance
3. Health Care
This page last updated on 3/31/2010.
 
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