Investor Offerings

Strategic Priorities

Focus Areas

Commercial and Residential Internet Availability, Availability of Affordable Housing, Business Startup Environment (Secondary businesses), Business Incubators

Business Retention Expansion Attraction (BREA): Focus on primary businesses and stage 2 companies to ensure talent and business retention as well as resources expand.

Stakeholder Engagement and Fundraising:

Ensure the expectations of the investors are met, and Market Van Buren is growing and stable.

Site Development (Industrial & Residential):

Ensure availability and readiness of vacant sites for business attraction and expansion efforts to drive population growth.

Advocacy, Education, and Alignment:

Inform policy and lawmakers about the issues that are impacting our communities, remove obstacles, and create solutions for our region.

Your investment. Our promise.

Direct Impact

Government affairs support
Grant writing technical assistance (see grant page for details)
State and local incentive expertise
- Government incentives can be complex to navigate. Let our team help.
Business referral & promotional services
Project support and guidance
Annual discovery meeting and update to your leadership or board
Annual social media spotlight of your organization (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn)
2 Tickets to Market One’s Signature Annual Event
Preferred access to Market One events & trainings
Data support (demographic, economic trends and predictions, workforce, etc.)
View us as an extension of your team. We’re here to help you with issues that exceed your internal expertise. If we can’t solve it, we have a network of partners that can.

Collective Impact

We are focused on providing solutions to the most pressing needs in our community that impact your organization, including:

Rural Broadband
Housing
Downtown Resurgence
Talent Attraction & Retention
Regulatory, State, & Local Resources
Industry 4.0 & AI
Ensuring Cass and Van Buren county’s voices are heard at the Regional, State, & National level

Suggested Private Sector Contribution Levels

If you fall within these levels and contribute at the suggested levels you will receive full access to investor benefits.

$1,000 Entrepreneurs and Start Ups

$5,000 Less than 250 employees or $25 million in revenue

$2,500 Less than 100 employees or $10 million in revenue

$7,500 Less than 500 employees or $50 million in revenue

$10,000 Less than 1,000 employees or $100 million in revenue

$12,500 Less than 1,500 employees or $150 million in revenue

$15,000 Greater than 1,500 employees or $150 million in revenue

Public Sector Contribution Levels are set based on formula by Taxable Value and Population. Please ask Market One staff for your contribution level.

Contact our team to get started

(269) 215-4861

Thank You to Our Investors

Abonmarche
AEP I&M
Almena Township
Antwerp Township
Barber Packaging
Bloomingdale Comm
Burnette Foods
Cass County
Charles River Laboratories
CHT USA
City of Bangor (DDA/EDC)
City of Hartford
City of South Haven
Consumers Energy
Covert Township

EQ United
Fishbeck

Getman Corporation

Gray Matter

Great Lakes Belting

Honee Bear Canning
Holtec
Honor Credit Union
Huntington Bank
ITC
Lakes & Country
Lawrence Township
Lounsbury Excavating
MEC
Mercantile Bank
Michigan Gas Utilities
Owen Ames Kimball

Paw Paw Township
Peat's Cider

Quality Assured Plastics

Ranger Power

St. Julian's

Schley Nelson Architects

South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce
South Haven Township
Sturgis Bank & Trust
Tapper Automotive
Tri-Mation Industries

Van Buren County
Village of Bloomingdale
Village of Cassopolis
Village of Decatur
Village of Edwardsburg
Village of Lawrence
Village of Lawton

Village of Marcellus
Village of Mattawan
Village of Paw Paw (DDA)

Village of Vandalia
Vertical Beverage