Business Resource & Development Center

Real people. Real results.

Welcome to the Business Resource & Development Center (BRDC) at Saginaw Valley State University - your link to future economic growth of the Great Lakes Bay region; your connection to the present.

BRDC is comprised of the following entities:

Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center - Northeast(MMTC-NE)
Assisting area manufacturers to achieve sustained profitability through training and support
Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development (OCEPD)
Providing quality professional development, new career and personal enrichment opportunities
Independent Testing Laboratory(ITL)
Improving existing products and bringing new products to market through quality analytical services and technical support
Great Lakes Bay Economics Club (GLBEC)
GLBEC encourages the exchange of ideas on economics, business, and policy through meetings with high-profile speakers. The Club provides a forum for business people in Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region to interact, network and share economic knowledge.
Great Lakes Bay Manufacturers Association(GLBMA)
Offers its members the opportunity to network with other manufactures and potential customers, will providing education and support on manufacturing and business issues.
The Stevens Center for Family Business (SCFB)
Supports the success of family businesses through the generations with education, collaboration and networking.
Michigan Corporate Relations Network (MCRN)
A statewide university network designed to create partnerships that will connect Michigan’s corporations to critical university assets to help promote innovative research and grow Michigan’s economy.

Business Resource & Development Center Contacts:

Jeremy Bockelman, Director, Senior Business Adviser Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center - NE Executive Director Great Lakes Bay Manufacturers Association

(989) 964-2164
jebockel@svsu.edu

Tanya Blehm, Manager Great Lakes Bay Manufacturers Association
(989) 964-2881
tlblehm@svsu.edu