The Melting Pot

The Melting Pot provides unique, upscale, and intimate dining with an assortment of fondue cooked at the table by guests. The MCDC/SBA and Bank of America participated in the financing for the purchase and...

Culver's of Portage

The Culver's of Portage previously occupied by Hot 'N Now will be completely reconstructed on leased land. The Culver's concept was born on July 18, 1984 when Craig Culver, along with this wife Lea and parents...

Berger's Tavern

This project involved the relocation and construction of a new restaurant in Bay City. The move was prompted by the State of Michigan's road project to expand M-84 (West Side Saginaw) to five lanes, which...

Hamilton Harley Davidson

Hamilton Harley Davidson is a well established motorcycle dealership located in Sturgis, Michigan and is considered one of the leading Harley Davidson dealers in Southwest Michigan, Northern Indiana, and...

Jet's Pizza

Jet's Pizza is a franchise business with stores in Michigan, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio. Jeff Best and his father, Dr. Thomas Best are co-owners of the new Jet's Pizza on Lansing's south side,...

Halo Burger

The Dortch family business was started by Troy Dortch in 1938 with the opening of Troy Cleaners. Lou Dortch, Sr. joined his dad in the dry cleaning business in 1960. In 1987, a third generation, Lou Jr. joined...

Andersen Eye Associates PLC

Since 1995, Andersen Eye was leasing office space about a ¼ mile away from their new surgery center.  This was terribly inefficient and inconvenient.  The partners decided to construct a 23,500...

Anderson Paint Company

Brothers Tony and Bob Anderson are third generation owners of the Anderson Paint Company in Ann Arbor. Their grandfather established the business in 1951. Anderson Paint is a retailer and wholesaler that has a...

Lapeer Furniture and Mattress Center

Previously operating out a leased location, Jeffrey Moran purchased an existing building in Flint to house his furniture and mattress business. More than three times the size of the leased location, Jeff...

Mackinac Chocolate Company LLC

Ira Green is familiar with the SBA 504 Loan Program since this is his second project with the Michigan Certified Development Corporation!   Ira Green owns multiple businesses throughout Northern...

Pauli Ford - Mercury

Frank Pauli has been with Pauli Ford-Mercury (f/k/a St. Johns Ford) since 1978. He purchased the dealership in 1984 and in 2004 Frank bought out McCrackin Ford to become the sole Ford dealership in Clinton...

Banas Building Center

Henry & Caroline Banas purchased Banas Building Center from Henry's father 1991. A hardware store and lumberyard has been operating at this location for over 50 years and Henry & Caroline currently...

Primary Home Care, LLC

Having leased two buildings in Alma and Saginaw, Shelley Vasey elected to purchase two buildings in St. Louis and Saginaw in order to accommodate the growth in her business. Primary Home Care is the fulfillment...

LeValley Olds Cadillac GMC

LeValley Olds Cadillac GMC is owned by Mr. Dudley LeValley who purchased the 7 acre property to expand the operations of his automobile dealership. In a recent customer survey of GM dealerships in Southwestern...

John L. Spolar, D.D.S.

Dr. John Spolyar has practiced orthodontics exclusively in Michigan since 1972. He currently has two offices, one in Clinton Township and the other is Owosso. He had operated an office in Sterling Heights for...

Intrepid Control Systems, Inc.

Intrepid Control Systems was started by David Robins in 1994 to provide hardware and software products and services to the automobile industry.  The company’s specialization is with automobile...

Arbor North

Kevin and Claudia Ganton have managed the daily operations of Arbor North for Kevin's father for several years, but they did not own the real estate. When Kevin's father decided to sell the building to Kevin and...

Holt Eye Care

Holt Eye Care, owned by Dr. Brian Houser and Dr. Amy Houser, had a large retail unit, but small patient base. In November 2004, they merged with Dr. Chris Kramer, who had a large client base, but no eye wear...

Central Michigan Urgent Care

Cornell Health & Wellness is a family practice in Mt. Pleasant that was started in 2007 by Clinton Cornell, a physician's assistant. With this purchase, Clint was able to purchase his own building for his...

Brandi's Place, Inc.

Brandi's Place is a new day care center that opened in July of 2004. The 8,900 square foot daycare started out with just 9 children in August 2004, but as of April 30, 2005, they have 85 children enrolled. The...

North Honda Motor Sports

North Honda Motor Sports is an exclusive full-line Honda dealer specializing in motorcycle, ATV, personal watercraft, and power equipment. Michael Bellisle purchased the Honda dealership in 1995. He turned a...

Hope Landing

Hope Landing is a private 20 unit facility that provides salon and massage therapy services, along with traditional assisted care. When it was constructed, it was the first stand-alone assisted living facility...

Centennial Wealth Advisory, LLC

Mr. and Mrs. Reese have renovated an existing building in Traverse City in order to expand their business. Having over 200 clients, CWA has kept a loyal following since its beginning in 1996. While Michael owns...

Metro Parent Publishing

Metro Parent Publishing is the publisher of several prominent publications in the metro Detroit area. Over 250,000 readers annually receive Metro Parent, Metro Parent Ann Arbor, The Party Book, Best of Times,...

BioPro, Inc.

BioPro, Inc. design, manufactures, and distributes orthopedic implants and devices used in orthopedic surgery. BioPro develops products that continue to offer the latest in joint replacement for the hip, knee,...

DirectBuy

Randy D'Amore started his DirectBuy franchise in 1986. The business and the number of memberships have steadily grown over the last twenty years. DirectBuy has a solid reputation in the Farmington area with...

Anderson Paint Company

Brothers Tony and Bob Anderson are third generation owners of the Anderson Paint Company in Ann Arbor. Their grandfather established the business in 1951. Anderson Paint is a retailer and wholesaler that has a...

Montgomery, Wiethorn & Burke, P.C.

Montgomery, Wiethorn & Burke, P.C. is a Certified Public Accounting firm serving both individual and business clients. The firm was established in 1986 and the principals combined have more than 80 years...

Infinity Gymnastics Academy

Infinity Gymnastics Academy began in 2003 by Guy Thiessen and Pat Gunnis. Mr. Thiessen has 15 years of experience teaching gymnastics to a variety of ages and levels, including serving as an assistant coach for...

Iroquois Cycle Shop

Iroquois Cycle Shop is located on Mackinac Island, one of Michigan's most popular tourist attractions. Owner, Ira Green, owns other businesses on the Island and elsewhere throughout Michigan. The Iroquois Cycle...

Papa Joe's Oakland

Papa Joe's Oakland is a specialty fruit and vegetable retail market located in a revitalized area of Rochester Hills that once was vacant industrial buildings. The market is in a newly built building, although...

Naturopathic Institute of Therapies & Education

Since 1995, Bessheen and James Baker have owned the Naturopathic Institute of Therapies and Education (N.I.T.E.). The couple also owns two other businesses: Herbs Etc., Inc. and J. Wesley Photography. Bessheen...

Holly A. Scott-Hetchler, DDS

Holly Hetchler has had her own dental practice since 2003, while her husband, Tom, has owned his own law firm since 2005.  They each leased office space in the same building, but lease payments continued to...

Auto Body Service Centers

Auto Body Service Centers offer free estimates, auto collision repair, computerized unibody straightening, auto paint & body work, detailing, free pickup and delivery, and many other services. They have...

Rochester Sign Shop

Moonzer Sayed has owned Rochester Sign Shop since 1998.  The company is a full service commercial sign and graphics shop.  They manufacture signage as well as provide the installation for numerous...

Blumz...by JRDesigns

Blumz...JRDesigns specilizes in floral and event design and has two locations, one at 1300 Broadway in Detroit and a new location at 503 E. Nine Mile Road in Ferndale. The new location, situated in the heart of...

Big George's Home Appliance

This project involved the construction a new building to house the expansion for Big George's Home Appliance Mart, which has operated at its current location on Stadium Blvd. since 1959. They built a new 19,000...

Chalgian and Tripp Law Offices, PLLC

In 2004, Douglas Chalgian and Amy Tripp joined in the practice of law and started Chalgian and Tripp Law Offices with just a few employees. Today, Chalgian and Tripp employs 36 people, including 11 attorneys...

Kevin P. Cooper, DDS, PC

Dr. Kevin Cooper is dedicated to the community of Sault Ste. Marie and the dental health of its citizens. An alumni of Lake Superior State University, he serves as Vice President of the Lake Superior State...

Storhaus Inventory Services

Storehaus Inventory Services is a wholesale distributor of motor vehicle replacement parts to new vehicle dealerships, jobbers, auto parts stores and auto repair facilities in the Southeast Michigan area. They...

Detroit Radiator Corporation

Detroit Radiator Corporation distributes aftermaket radiator cores and accessories and has been in business since 1991. They also manufacture specialty cores for customers and manufacture material handling,...

Jerome Country Market

Jerome Country Market is a deer processing plant that has been owned and operated by Bret and Pamela Griffis for over 15 years. The store processes deer from October through December. During the rest of the year...

Kensington Ophthalmology

Dr. Holly Holm, owner of Kensington Ophthalmology, constructed a new building in Brighton for her practice due to the growth of business. The new building is just down the street from her earlier practice and is...

Leverenz Family Chiropractic & All American Flames Gymnastix

Doctors Ben and Brandi Leverenz started Leverenz Family Chiropractic in 2002. To meet their growing demand, the Leverenz's purchased a building in Port Huron. With the help of the SBA 504 Loan Program, they were...

Kilwin’s Quality Confections, Inc.

Don and Robin McCarty of Harbor Springs have been the principal owners of Kilwin's since 1995. Before acquiring ownership, the McCarty's operated stores and held key management positions in numerous...

Dairy Dan

With the purchase of Dairy Dan, Joe Spadafore expanded his ice cream business to three stores in the Lansing area. Dairy Dan is located on one of Lansing's busiest streets and is a very popular ice cream parlor...

Lakeshore Tire and Auto Service

Lakeshore Tire & Auto Service (Lakeshore), owned by Robert Williams, is a full service automotive repair business. Robert's experience in this industry dates back to 1984 when he worked for his uncle in a...

Culver's of Madison Heights

This new Culver’s restaurant represents the first Culver’s restaurant opened by Tom Johnson. After a sixteen-year career as an operations manager for Chrysler, and after extensive training in opening...

The Coffee Barrel

Tim and Shawn Brenner purchased the Coffee Barrel in 2006, but the business has been in operation for 24 years. The Coffee Barrel's primary business is coffee bean roasting and wholesale coffee, with some retail...

Drop Tine Management

When the opportunity came around for brothers Kent and Justin Russell to purchase the Clare Car Wash & Lube Depot, they knew it was their time to work together as a business team. Kent has successfully owned...

Guardian Angel Home Health Care

Guardian Angel Home Health Care Provides quality services to pediatric and adult clients who have been challenged with acute and chronic conditions. Guardian Angel Home Health Care experienced incredible growth...

Michigan's #1 SBA Lending Partner

The Michigan Certified Development Corporation (MCDC) is a non-profit corporation certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide SBA 504 financing throughout Michigan. With projects in nearly 90% of Michigan's counties the MCDC is the leading provider of SBA financing in the state of Michigan. The MCDC is recognized as a leader both in Michigan and nationally. The MCDC was the first CDC in Michigan to be designated Premier SBA lender. This elite designation is awarded to less than 10% of all CDC's nationally and allows the MCDC to step into the role of the SBA in approving loan transactions.

Recent Projects

Nextrinsic is minority-owned premier executive search, professional placement, contract staffing...

Brookshire Golf started in 1960 with 9 golf holes.  In 1988, Dave Mahaney purchased the...

Moseley's Equipment Repair, LLC was started in 2003 in Lansing by husband and wife, Nick and...