“The inaugural class of the BUILD Basics Pontiac course celebrated its graduation this past Monday, March 25.
The Detroit-based small business incubator BUILD Institute partnered with Flagstar Bank and T. Ramsey and Associates to bring its introductory course to Pontiac. A total of 18 graduates completed the eight-week class.
Tameka Ramsey, owner of consulting firm T. Ramsey and Associates, is a BUILD graduate. Ramsey was a course leader and hosted the class from her downtown Pontiac office.”
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