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Invest in Michigan

A short guide for companies expanding into Michigan: the economy at a glance, the rules and steps to set up, and who can help, each with its source.

1. Michigan at a glance

Currency and inflation: see the United States at a glance

2. Before you set up

The body that handles foreign investment and the zones, as the guide found them.

This guide does not cover the activities reserved for nationals. Before you apply, ask the body named above that handles foreign investment which activities are reserved.

Investment rules across the United States: see Invest in the United States

3. Steps to set up

The main steps, in order, each with the body responsible and its official page.

Setting up in Michigan

  1. Ask the Corporations, Securities and Commercial Licensing Bureau of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs how to register the company in Michigan before you start trading there.Department of Licensing and Regulatory AffairsOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Senate Fiscal Agency, licensing department budget highlights, 2026-27⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of July 21, 2026

  2. Register with the Department of Treasury for state taxes, including corporate income tax for a corporation, and ask whether your city's income tax is collected through Treasury.Department of TreasuryOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Senate Fiscal Agency, Treasury department overview, February 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of February 26, 2026

  3. Register as an employer with the Unemployment Insurance Agency, part of the state's labor and economic development department (LEO), before you hire.Department of Labor and Economic OpportunityOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Senate Fiscal Agency, labor and economic department overview, February 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of February 26, 2026

  4. If the company is a bank, insurer or lender, ask the Department of Insurance and Financial Services how it is licensed in Michigan.Department of Insurance and Financial ServicesOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Senate Fiscal Agency, insurance department overview, February 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of February 26, 2026

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  1. Ask the Michigan Economic Development Corporation about sites and incentives, or The Right Place if you are choosing Greater Grand Rapids, before you pick a location.Michigan Economic Development CorporationOfficial page⁠ (opens in a new tab)

    Source: Senate Fiscal Agency, labor and economic department overview, February 2026⁠ (opens in a new tab) · as of February 26, 2026

Steps that apply across the United States: see Invest in the United States

4. Organizations that help investors

Start with LARA. Each card links to the organization’s own site.

Each card says what it can help with:Get adviceFind financeMeet requirementsResearch markets

Investment and business setup

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Customs and tax

Chambers and industry associations

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5. Worth knowing

Across the United States: see Worth knowing in Invest in the United States

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Promote:Michigan is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.

Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of November 3, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.