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Registration for 2024 classes is now open!

BUILD Master Class – Social Media Marketing

This Master Class provides additional information on how to leverage social media marketing to grow and scale your small business.

FREE

Wednesday, May 22 from 6 – 8pm, in-person at BUILD Institute

Facilitator: Lawrielle West

BUILD Basics for Food Entrepreneurs, Powered by the Michigan Good Food Fund

This special cohort of BUILD Basics, powered by the Michigan Good Food Fund, will provide additional support for food and farm entrepreneurs to grow and scale their enterprise through business planning support, mentorship from food industry experts, and access to flexible financing opportunities and capital access resources from the Michigan Good Food Fund and its network of lenders.

Please note: This course has limited capacity, and applicants must meet the characteristics and accomplishments detailed in the application in order to be selected to participate.

FREE course – Powered by the Michigan Good Food Fund

This course will meet weekly on Mondays from June 3 – July 22, in-person at BUILD Institute from 6 – 8:30pm.

Facilitator: Aaron Jackson

PNC Center for Financial Education Workshop – Financial Statements

In this workshop, small business owners will learn the three most important financial documents: balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and cash flow reports.

FREE

Tuesday, June 4 from 6 – 8pm, in-person at BUILD Institute

BUILD Master Class – Content Creation

This Master Class provides additional information on how to leverage content creation to grow and scale your small business.

FREE

Tuesday, June 11 from 6 – 8pm, in-person at BUILD Institute

Facilitator: Lawrielle West

BUILD Master Class – AI for Entrepreneurs

This Master Class will provide training and information on how entrepreneurs can utilize technology tools such as AI to help grow and scale their small businesses.

FREE

Saturday, August 24 th from 10am – 12pm, virtually via Zoom

Facilitator: Christa Stephens

BUILD Basics – September 2024

Build Basics is our core 8-week business and project planning course. This course provides educational resources for all the basics of starting and running your own business, including but not limited to licensing, financial literacy, and market research. Build Basics is perfect for aspiring and established entrepreneurs.

$350 or less: Income-based fee scale in effect!

This course will meet weekly on Saturdays from September 14 – November 2, virtually via Zoom from 10am – 1pm. The last session on November 2 nd will be an in-person graduation ceremony at BUILD Institute.

Facilitator: Christa Stephens

Co.Starters – September 2024

Co.Starters is a 10-week business development course for dreamers. This course provides the educational resources needed to turn an idea into a thriving and sustainable small business. Co.Starters is perfect for aspiring entrepreneurs or established entrepreneurs looking to launch a new product or business idea.

$250 or less: Income-based fee scale in effect! This course will meet weekly on Wednesdays from September 25 – December 4, in-person at BUILD Institute from 6pm – 9pm.

Facilitator: Lawrielle West

BUILD Social Impact – October 2024

BUILD Social Impact is an 8-week course designed for aspiring or established social entrepreneurs. BUILD Social Impact provides all the education and training of BUILD Basics while being specifically tailored to the unique needs of social enterprises, or businesses that utilize for-profit business models to achieve social goals.

$350 or less: Income-based fee scale in effect!

This course will meet weekly on Tuesdays from October 1 – November 19, in-person at BUILD Institute from 6 – 8:30pm.

Facilitator: Jordette Applewhite

Rebuild – October 2024

Rebuild is a 10-week course designed for established entrepreneurs looking to reevaluate and pivot their existing business models to adapt to significant changes and build towards sustainable growth.

$250 or less: Income-based fee scale in effect!

This course will meet weekly on Thursdays from October 3 – November 21, in-person at BUILD Institute from 6pm – 9pm.

Facilitator: Aaron Jackson

Meet Our Facilitators

Our facilitators are local entrepreneurs who have followed various paths and define success differently. Learn about each of our unique facilitators!

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