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Centrepolis Accelerator

The Centrepolis Accelerator is accelerating the growth of Michigan’s advanced manufacturing, innovative hardware entrepreneurs and small manufacturers by providing access to funding, experts and key business and product development resources.

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Centrepolis Accelerator is on a mission to fuel the growth of Southeast Michigan’s small manufacturers and hardware entrepreneurs by providing access to key resources including mentors, workshops, cutting-edge technologies, corporate connections, student & faculty engagement, events, workspace, and a collaborative community of peers. 

Centrepolis provides the following resources:

  • One-on-one support from our Experts-in-Residence on business strategy, market and IP/patent strategy, product design, engineering, prototyping, tooling design & manufacturing.
  • Access to events and  workshops on how to scale your product-based business and customer base.
  • Connections to corporate partners, strategic partners, suppliers and investors.
  • Connections to LTU faculty and students for potential product research and testing.
  • Utilize our workspace – contact Heather Boyd for more information

Services Provided

Business Planning

  • Business Plan Consulting
  • Forming a Business
  • Market Plan Development
  • Market Research

Internship Programs and Student Services

  • Internship Program
  • Student Marketing Projects
  • Student Research Projects

Management Issues

  • Diversity Equity and Inclusion (Specialty)

Manufacturing, High Tech, Life Sciences Development

  • Commercialization (Specialty)
  • High Tech Development (Specialty)
  • Manufacturing Development (Specialty)
  • Science/Bioscience Seminars (Specialty)
  • Small Scale Manufacturing (Specialty)

Marketing and Sales

  • Competitive Analysis
  • Market Plan Development and Training
  • Market Research

Mentoring

  • Peer Mentoring

Networking and Associations

  • Demographically Based
  • Geographically Based
  • Ethnicity Focused (Specialty)

Nonprofit and Social Enterprise

  • Grant Writing (Specialty)

Space

  • Coworking (Specialty)
  • Office Space (Specialty)

Operations and Logistics

  • Pollution Prevention (Specialty)

Product Development

  • Patent Information
  • Product Assembly and Packaging (Specialty)
  • Product Design and Development (Specialty)
  • Prototype Development (Specialty)
  • R&D Support (Specialty)

Public Policy and Government Relations

  • Asian-American Business (Specialty)
  • African-American Business (Specialty)
  • Hispanic Business (Specialty)
  • Native-American Business (Specialty)
  • Women’s Business Issues (Specialty)

Starting a Business

  • Business Research Resources

Technical Assistance

  • Design Services (Specialty)
  • Pollution Prevention
  • Commercialization (Specialty)

Accelerators and Incubators

  • Accelerator (Specialty)

Events and Community Building

  • Pitch Events (Specialty)
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Contact Information
Dennis Shaver
Address
21415 Civic Center Drive
Southfield, MI 48076
Phone
(248) 204-2452
Website
https://www.centrepolisaccelerator.com/
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