Welcome to Traverse Connect
We look forward to connecting you with the people, ideas, and resources you need to grow your business.
You’ll find all the information on this page that new investors will need to take advantage of all that Traverse Connect has to offer. From investor benefits, advertising and sponsorship opportunities to get your business noticed, and an introduction to your Traverse Connect investor team.
Get Involved with Traverse Connect Programs and Events
Traverse Connect offers a diverse array of development opportunities for you and your staff.
Traverse Connect offers investors exclusive opportunities to make professional and B2B connections through a wide-range of events.
- Coffee Connection: Hosted quarterly to make new connections with fellow Traverse Connect members, hear about Traverse Connect’s efforts to help you grow your business, and learn how to best use your benefits and maintain your account.
- Signature events:
- Annual Celebration Gala
- Scale Up North Awards Finals
- Distinguished Service Award Luncheon
- Leadership Grand Traverse Golf Outing
- Bully Pulpit
- Annual Economic Summit and Economic Outlook Luncheon
- Economic Strategy Sessions
Another benefit of joining Traverse Connect is government advocacy by our Director of Government Relations to improve the business environment locally, and in Lansing. Traverse Connect amplifies the voice of business through our partnership in the Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance. The Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance is a coalition of 16 chambers and economic development organizations from across northern Michigan. The Alliance partnership works from the premise that many legislative issues impact the U.P. and northern Lower Peninsula in similar ways. Our coalition exists to advocate for rural northern Michigan and move forward rural-centric business policy.
Advertising and Sponsorship
Traverse Connect provides a wide variety of advertising and sponsorship opportunities to connect you with an engaged business audience. As you look to grow your business, now is the time to evaluate and select promotional opportunities that deliver. Please see the opportunities to discover which method is best for building and growing your company’s presence!
Job Board
Michigan's Creative Coast Job Board
The Michigan’s Creative Coast Job Board is designed to help our valued local companies recruit new talent, and is intended to be a high-quality, curated showcase of local employers and family-sustaining job opportunities available in the Grand Traverse Region. Job postings are free.
Job BoardFreelancer Directory
Michigan's Creative Coast Freelance & Independent Talent Directory
The Michigan’s Creative Coast Freelance & Independent Talent Directory showcases the creative freelancers and independent entrepreneurs ‘making it’ in the Grand Traverse region. The directory offers these entrepreneurs a microsite to showcase their resumes, portfolios, and services to businesses and employers looking for local talent and creates business-to-business development among freelancers.
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