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BizBOX: Helping
Your Business Succeed

Southfield
Business Catalyst

Centrepolis Accelerator
Evolution Lab

BizBOX offers free online training to help new entrepreneurs build a strong foundation for their business. Through video classes and guided tutorials, participants learn essential skills such as developing a business plan, creating financial projections, understanding accounting and management basics, and improving personal credit and financial health.

Offered in partnership with Metro Community Development, BizBOX is open to emerging entrepreneurs and businesses that are less than two years old. After completing the program, participants may be eligible for potential funding opportunities to support their next steps.

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Business Catalyst is an online resource designed to help entrepreneurs and small businesses make smarter, faster, and better-informed decisions. With access to local economic data, customer insights, market trends, and competitor information, Business Catalyst empowers business owners to plan strategically and grow with confidence.

Tap into Southfield’s local knowledge — analyze your market, understand demand, and explore opportunities tailored to our community.

Evolution Lab provides Southfield entrepreneurs, inventors, product developers, and small businesses with direct access to tools and expertise that support growth and innovation. The program helps early-stage and established businesses strengthen their ideas, build prototypes, refine strategy, and pursue funding opportunities.

Core services include:

  • Marketing, business, and sales strategy support

  • Entrepreneurship training

  • Intellectual property guidance (patents, trademarks, copyrights)

  • Product design, prototyping, testing, tooling, and manufacturing assistance

  • Connections to potential funding opportunities

Evolution Lab equips creators and businesses with the resources they need to bring ideas to market and scale successfully.