Business Information Center

Chambers of Commerce
Trade Associations
Professional Societies
Online Publications
Business Education
Venture Capital

Chambers of Commerce/Visitor's Bureaus

• Ann Arbor Area Chamber of Commerce
• Dexter Area Chamber of Commerce
  
• Milan Area Chamber of Commerce
• Plymouth Community Chamber of Commerce
• Saline Chamber of Commerce
• Ypsilanti Area Chamber of Commerce

• Ann Arbor Area Convention and Visitor's Bureau
  A guide to events, accomodations and dining in and around Ann Arbor
• Ypsilanti Area Convention and Visitor's Bureau
  Despite the name, this website covers all of Washtenaw County.

Trade Associations

• Ann Arbor IT Zone
  Promotes the growth of the IT industry by bringing together entrepreneurs, emerging and established companies, business service providers, and university and community resources.
• Automated Imaging Association
  
• Michigan Life Sciences Corridor
• National Center for Manufacturing Sciences
  
• Robotic Industries Association
  
• New Enterprise Forum
  NEF is a group for entrepreneurs looking for capital and those with capital looking for entrepreneurs.

Professional Societies

• FreeAgent AnnArbor
  FreeAgent AnnArbor is a loose coalition of free agents-including independent professionals, independent contractors, consultants, and freelancers-living and working in the Ann Arbor area. They meet once a month to socialize and to support one another.
• American Society of Civil Engineers
  
• Ann Arbor Computer Society
  A group of hardware and software computing professionals with monthly meetings on a variety of topics.
• Ann Arbor Company of Friends
  The Ann Arbor Company of Friends is a spinoff of Fast Company magazine. In keeping with that magazine's theme, "What are you working on?" the Company of Friends is a local community built around the idea of a new world of work.
• Association for Women in Computing
  The AWC is a not-for-profit, professional organization for individuals with an interest in information technology.
• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
  The Southeastern Michigan Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) includes Eaton, Ingham, Jackson, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne counties in southeast Michigan, and Essex county in Ontario Canada.
• Institute of Management Accountants
  Well-attended, quality meetings and events, with interesting topics, top-notch speakers, an economical way to earn CPE credits, and networking with the area's finest financial professionals. Our website includes: a calendar of our events, membership into, our president's message and board information, job postings, members seeking employment, and other announcements
  
• Metrology Automation Association
  The Metrology Automation Association is dedicated to improving the competitiveness of the North American manufacturing sector through promotion and enhancement of metrology automation equipment and technology.
• American Institue of Architects - Huron Valley
  This website has news about activities of the local AIA chapter as well as local news of concern to architects and an employment section.

Online Publications

• CrainsDetroit.Com
  This is the online version of Crain's Detroit Business.

Business Education

• Eastern Michigan College of Business
• University of Michigan Business School
  Offers both degree and non-degree business education, including programs at the Samuel Zell and Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.
• Washtenaw Community College
• Non-Profit Enterprise At Work
  Non-profits are businesses, too. NEW offers educational programs aimed at helping non-profits succeed.

Venture Capital

• Wolverine Venture Fund
  This fund is a multi-million dollar venture capital fund operated directly out of the University of Michigan Business School.
• Arbor Partners
  Arbor partners is a venture capital company, provides support for entrepreneurs, and assists in company building.

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Last updated March 4, 2002