Category: Outreach

Small UP Businesses Get Huge Boost Thanks to Regional SBDC Office at Michigan Tech

Three people with SBDC shirts are all smiles as they stand in front of a brick wall bearing a partially visible logo for Dina Mia Kitchens.
From left, College of Business intern Jaylen Body with Small Business Development Center Associate Regional Director Daniel Yoder and SBDC Business Consultant Jordan Craven onsite at Dina Mia Kitchens, one of the U.P. businesses that the center has assisted. Both Yoder and Craven are Tech alumni. (All images courtesy Michigan SBDC)

The Upper Peninsula Regional Small Business Development Center (SBDC) office hosted at Michigan Tech is making a difference across the U.P. and joining in SBDC Day celebrations across the country.

March 19, 2025 marked the ninth annual national SBDC Day, designed to raise awareness about how centers around the country contribute to job creation and measurable economic growth.

Students Across Campus Can Compete for Cash Prizes in College Stock-Picking Contest

A graph of stock market data with a waveform on a computer screen, stock listings on a second computer screen, and two hands at mouse and keyboard are visible as a Michigan Tech finance student logs in on a Bloomberg Terminal in the campus library.
Log on to the Bloomberg Terminal on the second floor of Van Pelt and Opie Library to start playing the spring semester stock-picking contest. It’s open to all current Michigan Tech students.

There’s a little-known resource on the second floor of the Van Pelt and Opie Library that can help students chart a brighter financial future. The College of Business, the Michigan Tech Finance Club, and the Library are encouraging Huskies to find and use the Bloomberg Terminal.

In addition to developing financial literacy, there’s another strong incentive—cash prizes will be awarded in a stock-picking contest open to all graduate and undergraduate students enrolled this spring semester at Michigan Tech. The first-place winner will receive $500, second place, $300, and third place, $100. An additional $100 prize will be awarded to a randomly selected participant.