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Born in Detroit - Build Institute - 2012

Great Ideas Start With BUILD

We help people turn their business ideas into reality by providing them with the necessary tools, resources, and support network in Detroit. Whether it’s our classes, networking events, mentorship, or connections to resources we’re here to provide a nurturing community that allows ideas to develop and flourish over time.

Connect

With entrepreneurs & subject-matter experts

Learn

With business growth courses for all levels

Launch

With co-working and event opportunities

Fund

With support from local financiers & peer lenders

BUILD by the Numbers

Our Home

BUILD Institute is located in The Corner, in Corktown!

“Thank you so much for all of the support and actionable takeaways from the program sessions! It’s been a great experience and I’m looking forward to implementing the knowledge I have learned. I loved the structure of the course and found it really helpful – it even introduced me to topics that I hadn’t even considered in my business to date. Appreciate you!”

2024 BUILD Grow Alumna

To the BUILD Institute Community,

On behalf of the BUILD Institute Board of Directors, we want to share that the Board has made the decision to pause operations at the end of 2025.

We recognize that we are living in a time of great uncertainty for small business support organizations across Michigan. This moment offers us an opportunity to reassess how BUILD delivers on its mission, retool our programming, and evaluate new partnership opportunities and our overall business model to ensure long-term sustainability and impact.

In the coming months, we will continue all scheduled programming through December to ensure that all commitments to entrepreneurs and partners are honored. During this time, we will also explore new ways to align our work with the evolving needs of our community, including our network of over 3,000 alums.

Please join us in showing appreciation for the team members and facilitators who have served Detroit’s entrepreneurs and supported BUILD’s mission since our founding in 2012.

If you have any questions about this decision or what it means in the near term, please email us at [email protected].

Thank you for your continued support and for being part of BUILD’s legacy of inclusive entrepreneurship.

With gratitude,
The BUILD Institute Board of Directors