Harrison Leffel-Jones
Vice President of Small Business & Innovation
Small Businesses & Innovation Startups
Start or Grow Your Business in the Lansing Tri-County Region!
LEAP’s Small Business & Innovation Department is here to support small-business owners and entrepreneurs at all stages of business ownership succeed. Whether you’re looking to start a business, transform an innovative idea into reality, or expand an existing business, the Lansing region’s robust entrepreneurial ecosystem has the resources and networks you need. Our team serves every type of business from Mainstreet to High-Tech and everything in between.
Where Do I Start?
A great place to start is looking through our programs and our partner programs which you can check out by following the links to the left.
Once you are familiar with our programs and what we offer – fill out the intake form below where we will collect the information we need to qualify you for programs as well as where I can indicate what partner programs you are interested in.
At any time feel free to use the “Schedule a Meeting” button and grab a time with one of our Small Business & Innovation team members.
Let Us Help You
Schedule a meeting via the calendar link below or reach out to a member of our team with program-specific questions.
Lansing Regional SmartZone, LDFA
Angel Miller
Director of SmartZone
Small Business Support Hub – Grant Administration
Nikki Flores
Contractor for the Small Business Support Hub
Gateway Representative – Programs Include Business Accelerator Fund (BAF), STEM Forward Internships
Ryan Nelson
Gateway Representative