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
• Saginaw Valley Research and Development Corporation (SVRDC)
  Taking new technology to commercial viability
• 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.

From small businesses to multi-million dollar corporations, from start-ups to stand-alones, your needs are one in the same: To grow and prosper right here at home in the Great Lakes Bay and in the global marketplace.

With the considerable resources of a major state University right in our own back yard, you have only to look to SVSU’s Business Resource & Development Center to help you meet head-on the challenges we all face in these changing economic times. Our facilities are state-of-the-art and offer the latest research and development capabilities. Our faculty members are leaders in their field and bring a wide range of expertise to any situation. And our students are the eager leaders and workforce of tomorrow, ready and willing to tackle real-world problems with innovative solutions and ideas.

Enhancing the economic vitality of the Saginaw Valley is our mission; doing so with quality resources, programs and people is our passion. We accomplish this in unique and innovative ways to provide technical support for existing businesses; personal and professional development opportunities; programs and services for the manufacturing sector; and commercialization of ideas and inventions whether at the University or business start-ups across the region.

As your partner for the future, together we can enhance the economic growth and energy here in the Saginaw Valley.

The Business Resource & Development Center at SVSU. Real people. Real Results.

Please call us today or click on the links to discover how BRDC can positively impact you and your bottom line.

Business Resource & Development Center Contacts:

Tanya Blehm, Marketing and Event Specialist
(989) 964-2881
tlblehm@svsu.edu 

or

Jaime Frank, Administrative Secretary
(989) 964-4048
jmfoor1@svsu.edu

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