Michigan Minority Business Development Council provides all members with meaningful access to quality business partners for improved procurement opportunities. By bringing Corporate Members and Certified MBEs together, mutually beneficial opportunities develop on a regular basis. Corporate Members are able to expand supply and product lines while lowering cost and gaining insight into varied multicultural consumers. MBEs can obtain new growth opportunities, widen their networks and learn from established corporate leaders.

Minority businesses have powerful, loyal customer connections because these companies have a strong understanding of their customers’ unique heritage and culture. Such insight enables them to create products and services that are in demand within a specific market segment. You can build a network of these diverse suppliers through MMBDC and tap into this multicultural customer base. At the same time, you can contribute to the economic success of minority suppliers, as well as their employees and communities.

Progressive leaders strive to develop a supply base that reflects the diversity of their customers and marketplace; it just makes good business sense.

For more than 100 years, PPAI have offered credibility, viability, visibility, community and opportunity to individuals and companies in the promotional products industry.

With unwavering dedication to the growth and integrity of this business sector, we provide our members with the tools necessary to cultivate a community of forward-thinking, proactive professionals. In addition, they bring the power of promotional products to buyers by reaching out with information, research and product consultants.

At the core of their service to the industry - the individuals and the companies alike - is their not-for-profit status. Not-for-profit - for you!

The Advertising Specialty Institute, or ASI, has been providing award-winning products and services to the advertising specialty and promotional products industry for over 50 years. ASI publishes print and online business magazines, product catalogs, Web sites and informational directories.

Advertising Specialty Institute – or ASI – is the largest media and marketing organization serving the advertising specialty industry. But what, exactly, does ASI do? To understand that, as well as ASI's mission, you should know a little bit about promotional products and the major participants involved in the industry.

Promotional products are practical, entertaining, or decorative products imprinted with an advertiser's name, logo, slogan, or message and given away. Think of all those freebies like mugs and T-shirts you get at trade shows. These products are kept by recipients, offering great exposure for the advertiser's message.

The Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce is considered one of the most vibrant Chambers of Commerce in Michigan because of the diverse interests of its nature. The Chamber is situated in the beautiful, quaint yet trendy City of Brighton. And although the Chamber is physically located in the heart of downtown Brighton, it has members across the lower half of Michigan.  

The Chamber is attractive to large and small business because of these benefits and services, and because of the friendly and supportive service that individuals receive when contacting the Chamber.  All in all, the Chamber’s total membership is at approximately 1200 members – and growing! The Chamber is also proud to support its local merchants.  Each year thousands upon thousands of people visit the downtowns in the Chamber area to attend civic, social and business events.  This has a great impact on the local economy.