.Comcast RISE is a multi-year commitment to provide marketing, creative, media, and technology services to small businesses owned by people of color. Applications for this quarter close this Saturday, July 31. Apply now! comcastrise.com/apply/

As Michigan’s economic development strategies consider racial equity as a key outcome, microbusinesses immediately become a necessary lever of change. In Detroit, 82% of microbusinesses are owned by people of color and 64% by women, notes Pamela Lewis. brook.gs/3yZhxxo

Detroit small business owners, join Detroit Means Business tomorrow at 4pm to learn from State and City health officials about how to operate safely within today’s COVID environment. Zoom 🔗 bit.ly/covidsafetyupd…

Venture capital in Detroit is growing, here’s what that means for the city. From Detroitisit, featuring New Economy Initiative partners including Invest Detroit and TechTown Detroit. detroitisit.com/venture-capita…

Who makes up the community of New Economy Initiative and what does “community” mean to NEI, partners, grantees, service providers, and small business owners? Shannon Cason did a phenomenal job producing this podcast-style interview. Listen below! neweconomyinitiative.org/audio-intervie…

Join Detroit Means Business and the U.S. Small Business Administration for a LIVE Town Hall to learn more about low-interest disaster loans available to Detroit businesses following the June 25 - 26 storms.

How co-working space SpaceLab Detroit transformed in a pandemic economy. This Tostada Magazine article was featured in New Economy Initiative's 2020 Annual Report! tostadamagazine.com/2021/07/15/how…

What will the future look like for Southeast Michigan's nonprofits? A thoughtful piece from Model D, featuring the voices of nonprofit leaders and emphasizing the investment in and understanding of equity and justice. modeldmedia.com/features/what-…

As many of you know, my dear colleague and friend Don Jones recently retired from New Economy Initiative. Before he retired, we had a conversation on community-based approaches to spur economic development for microbusinesses. Read it in a Q&A format below. neweconomyinitiative.org/a-community-ba…

GR8T conversation with @davidponraj Startup Space on behalf of Build Institute #data #impact Forward Cities Detroit SOUP Kiva Detroit

The deadline has been extended for Michigan Women Forward's 53 Voices Challenge until Friday, August 20! All you need is a recording device (a phone works well!) and a short description of your idea to start or grow a business. For more information and the application: miwf.org/wei/womanup-pr…

In need of a great new podcast? Add #BuildingBusiness to your podcast lineup today! On this week's episode, host Lawrence Jackson interviews Justin Erickson of University of Michigan's Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project. 🎧 Listen now: techtowndet.org/3kpOygj

We were so eager to share our #InnovateState lineup, we dispatched a graphic with a typo. Jaime Schmidt, we’re sorry! Now, if you’re motivated to hear from these amazing MSU Alumni, you can register to attend all these hybrid events: eship.msu.edu/innovate-state

The Metro-Detroit Black Business Alliance Capital Connect program will prepare and connect metro Detroit Black-owned businesses to funding resources and practical assistance to ensure their sustained success. Applications to join the inaugural cohort are due by Sept. 3! mdbba.com/capital-connec…

Detroit entrepreneurs, side hustlers, and technologists, join @BambooDetroit and Lightship Foundation tomorrow at 5:30 PM for the kick-off networking event Lightship Workflow Wednesday! For more information and to register, see below. eventbrite.com/e/lightship-wo…

“Courage is a renewable resource. The right thing to do is also the smart thing. We look forward to changing the world with you.” Carla Walker-Miller Racial Equity in the Workplace WATCH this conversation and more #MPC21 at OneDetroitPBS.Org/mpc21

High fives to Darin McKeever William Davidson Foundation Pamela Lewis New Economy Initiative and Paul Jones Invest Detroit - added to my knowledge base about a networked approach to inclusive entrepreneurship @michfoundations

A great feature on Design Core Detroit/Olga Stella's work and what's happening in Detroit to design towards sustainability with an inclusive approach! detroitisit.com/design-core-de…

Michigan city gets ready to inaugurate all-Muslim government. cnn.com/2021/12/18/us/…

This is what great leadership transition looks like! Welcome Wafa Dinaro and endless gratitude to Pamela Lewis