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Michigan pilot program, Commerce Connect, that helps small businesses cut through bureaucratic red tape and get hands-on help on issues, including intellectual property protection, access to capital and exporting will go national

September 2, 2010 /

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Commerce secretary visits state, praises small business booster

A small business program piloted in Michigan last year is being rolled out nationwide, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Wednesday.

The federal government launched Commerce Connect http://commerceconnect.gov/ in Plymouth to help small businesses cut through bureaucratic red tape and get hands-on help on issues, including intellectual property protection, access to capital and exporting.

The program, which Locke called a "one-stop shop" for small companies, partners businesses with specialists who act as case workers to advise on a variety of issues. Some 90 small Michigan businesses have tapped into the program.

Wesley Lowery / The Detroit News

Full Story: http://detnews.com/article/20100902/BIZ/9020363/1001

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