In these excerpts from the 2015 SBAM Matchmaking Summit, which took place at the Burton Manor in Livonia, MI, and was hosted by the Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) and Pure Michigan Business Connect (PMBC), DTE Energy and Consumers Energy are spoken of highly, for being committed to the Pure Michigan Business Connect initiative of buying from Michigan companies. These companies are promoting the Buy Here, and Stay Local theme.

The gathering then hears more from Rob Fowler about SBAM, and the 24,000 member organization that is led by board of directors of 25 small businesses. SBAM fights for small businesses, brokers deals for small businesses and has been called the top 5 influential organizations in the state for the last 4 years. Rob also discusses the importance of economic gardening.