SBAM in the News – Grand Rapids Press article suggests a new tactic for creating jobs in Michigan: ‘Economic gardening’

An article today in the Grand Rapids Press and Mlive.com says that economic gardening — helping local businesses grow — could provide a richer, more stable source of jobs for the state.

Excerpt:

“Michigan shouldn’t abandon efforts to bring new companies to Michigan, said Rob Fowler, president of the Small Business Association of Michigan. “We don’t think it should be either/or,” he said. “But 60 to 80 percent of the state’s economic development efforts should be put into economic gardening.”

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