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BUILD Master Class

Running a business requires a broad array of expertise in all aspects of your business. Every entrepreneur has their strengths and areas for improvement — BUILD Institute has the Master Classes and workshops to help you become more versatile!

About Master Classes

BUILD Institute frequently offers a variety of free Master Classes covering the crucial topics and skills that you need to launch and grow your business. BUILD is always listening to the needs and challenges of entrepreneurs and BUILD alumni to provide the most relevant and useful Master Classes to those who need them. 

Recent Topics

  • AI for Entrepreneurs 
  • Digital Marketing and Branding 
  • Sales Strategy 
  • Mental Health and Wellness for Entrepreneurs 
  • How Businesses Obtain and Use Credit 
  • Networking for Entrepreneurs 
  • Accessing Capital in Detroit 

How to Register

Keep an eye on our “Register for Class” website page to sign up for upcoming Master Classes, financial workshops, and business development cohort programs.

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