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Trice Clark Brand

What is Trice Clark Brand?

Trice Clark is handmade jewelry and accessories made from polymer clay, metal work and vintage finds. I make statement necklaces, earrings, bracelets and hair accessories. Clay allows me to be more creative and gives me the freedom to customize each piece. I have been making jewelry for over ten years and recently started studying metals at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit.

What was your experience in Build?

Taking Build brought up a lot of questions I didn’t even know I had. It helped me narrow down my business idea and focus on my niche. I also loved the diversity of guest speakers and a highlight was definitely the retired IRS agent who talked to our class about small business taxes and the problems startups face in accounting.

 

“Taking Build brought up a lot of questions I didn’t even know I had.”

What are your recent developments?

I have been doing a lot of pop-ups and DIY classes. I recently did the bauble bar pop-up at Thrift on the Ave in midtown – which is a live beading demo and social event. I have been developing awareness of the brand by doing workshops in partnership with local small businesses.

What is your long-term vision?

I want to develop exclusive product lines for local shops and eventually open up my own retail store. I hope Trice Clark can become a household name and established brand in the city.

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