Who We Are: The Small Medium Business (SMB) Academy under the Google Michigan Community Leaders program aims to close the digital divide and help SMB's compete more with their larger counterparts through the use of technology.
Program Goals: Our objectives are to provide 1:1 assistance to SMB's and help you reach your goals!
Why We Do It: The answer is simple. We truly care about our local community and want to see SMB's thrive and succeed. Aside from that, data highlights why local SMBs need support.
46% of businesses still don't have a basic website.
Michigan has the 34th lowest per capita income in the United States
The main reasons SMB's are not using technology as a tool to drive their business:
Lack of awareness of how to use the internet and grow their business
Lack of internal infrastructure and knowledge of how to best use the internet to their advantage
Lack of training and ongoing sustainability for the technology that is set up
Why Choose Us?
All of our services are free of charge including the Google tools that we offer
Our team offers 1:1 check-ins to help overcome personal challenges and meet goals
We use metrics to track your business growth and knowledge