Posts In "minority"


BUILD in Huffington Post


September 28, 2015

“There is no lack of people within Detroit’s neighborhoods who want to collaborate. April Boyle, Executive Director of BUILD Institute, a network of grass-roots programs that train people to bring their business ideas to life, says more attention and investment needs go to into community entrepreneurship. To date, BUILD has graduated 600 aspiring and experienced …more

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BUILD in Fortune Magazine


July 1, 2015

In June, BUILD had the honor of being featured in Fortune Magazine’s article “The fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in America” featuring our very own BUILD grad Danielle Smith of Detroit Maid. “The number of businesses owned by African American women grew 322% since 1997, making black females the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the …more

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