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Read moreBUILD alum Hamissi Mamba of Baobab Fare recently competed on an episode of Chopped on the Food Network and WON! He is donating his $10,000 prize winnings to Burundi Kids (a nonprofit dedicated to the health and education for women and children in Burundi) and Freedom House (a non-profit supporting asylum seekers in Michigan). Hamissi …more
Read moreBUILD Institute and Honeycomb Credit have partnered in an effort to bring another lending product to Detroit small business owners. The mission of their partnership has been to ensure that mainstreet businesses are thriving through buy/local, shop/local now to include borrow/local, invest/local endeavours. Based out of Pittsburgh, Honeycomb Credit is an investment crowdfunding platform …more
Read more“Jacquise Purifoy wakes up every day to face the reality that in her city of Detroit, where 79 percent of the population is black, the average white-owned business makes $1.36 million in revenue a year, while the average black-owned business makes just $32,525 a year. “Generational wealth gaps,” says Purifoy, a black woman. “I’ve had …more
Read moreBy Jonathan Marcus “Rick Novasky has never forgotten the day back in the 1980s when he was working a shift in the ticket office at Detroit’s Michigan Central Station. “A gentleman walked up to the ticket window with tears rolling down his cheeks,” he says. “I asked him if he needed help. The man just …more
Read moreBy Pete Wilkins Contributor // July 16, 2019 “Michigan’s unicorns demonstrate a fertile startup ecosystem with unlimited opportunities. A couple weeks ago, StockX became the state’s newest in a quickly-growing cohort of unicorns, which includes two other startups that also earned the elite status this year. In February, OneStream Software announced that it had not only become a unicorn but that …more
Read moreBy Kate Rockwood “From The Schvitz to The Shinola Hotel, Detroit, Inc.’s No. 45 Surge City is experiencing a post-bankruptcy entrepreneurial boom. Come for the nascent Ikea competitors–and stay for the emerging Tesla rivals. Startup Neighborhoods Midtown is “one of the most welcoming areas to the startup community,” says Ted Serbinski, managing director of Techstars Detroit. At its heart sits Green …more
Read moreBy Raquelle “ROCKI” Harris // June 16, 2019 “The community came together for Detroit SOUP, a micro-granting dinner focused on highlighting creative projects in the city. Attendees at the event, held at the Jam Handy on Sunday, June 2, 2019, gave a suggested donation of $10 for dinner and a chance to support a local business. …more
Read moreBy Jorge Avellan // June 4, 2019 “About 230 business leaders from Southeast Michigan gathered to hear speakers like April Boyle on how companies and organizations can survive in a tough market. She’s the founder and CEO of BUILD Institute, a group that provides entrepreneurs with tools to launch and maintain a business. She says getting people …more
Read moreJoin BUILD Institute and the SBA for a FREE day of workshops to grow and scale your business for maximum impact. May 7, 2019 from 12 pm to 7:30 pm at 2701 Bagley St, Detroit 48216 The day includes valuable business resources and one-on-one consulting to help you take your business to the next level. …more
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