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Tribal Economic Development Group Waséyabek Invests In Michigan Capital Network

GRAND RAPIDS – Waséyabek, an economic development company in Michigan’s Indian Country, announced  that its Board of Directors has agreed to invest $5 million with Michigan Capital Network, a venture capital fund management and angel investing organization based in Grand Rapids. Waséyabek is the 100 percent Tribally-owned holding company that manages non-gaming economic development activities

By |2025-08-13T15:47:35-04:00August 12th, 2025|Business, Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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Invest Detroit Closes $32 Million In Four Detroit Projects With New Markets Tax Credit

DETROIT - Invest Detroit has announced closing four transactions totaling $32 million using its New Markets Tax Credit allocation from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. The allocation will support four transformative projects in the city of Detroit.   Invest Detroit is a mission-driven lender, investor, and partner that supports

By |2025-07-31T16:41:18-04:00July 31st, 2025|Business, Entrepreneurs, News|
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Invest Detroit Moves Into Jefferson Hub As Anchor Tenant, Now Leasing

DETROIT -  The redevelopment of the historic Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Midtown Detroit has reached a major milestone, with Invest Detroit officially moving in as the anchor tenant of the newly rebranded Jefferson Hub. The 115,000-square-foot innovation and office space is scheduled for full opening in fall of 2025 and is now leasing space

By |2025-06-26T17:53:44-04:00June 26th, 2025|Entrepreneurs, New Products / Contracts|
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Study: Working Remotely From Home Makes Us Happier

PERTH, Australia - Scientists have spent four years diving deep into the world of remote work and stumbled upon a powerful truth: working from home genuinely makes us happier. As millions shifted to teleworking amid the pandemic, what began as a forced experiment slowly revealed life-changing benefits far beyond what anyone expected. One of the first perks most

By |2025-06-24T15:27:36-04:00June 24th, 2025|Digital, Entrepreneurs, ESD|
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Deadline To Apply For Tech Town Retail Boot Camp Fall 2025 Cohort Extended To July 11

DETROIT - TechTown Detroit’s Retail Boot Camp: E-commerce & Home-based Edition is a new, intensive, eight-week program specifically designed for home-based, pop-up and e-commerce businesses based in Wayne County, or owned by residents of Wayne County. The program curriculum is designed to strengthen business owners’ skill sets and grow their businesses as they look to

By |2025-06-26T17:44:24-04:00June 24th, 2025|Entrepreneurs, New Products / Contracts|
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Walter Pat’s Baker Cafe Wins $100,000 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest

DETROIT - Walter Pat's Bakery Cafe was crowned the winner of the 2025 Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest by TechTown on June 19. Owner Lauren Ellis took home the $100,000 grand prize, courtesy of Comerica Bank, to kickstart and open the brick-and-mortar business of her dreams in Detroit. She will also receive technical assistance from TechTown

By |2025-06-24T10:22:25-04:00June 23rd, 2025|Entrepreneurs, Featured, News|
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Co-Working Space Bamboo Expands To Grand Rapids

GRAND RAPIDS - Bamboo — a co-working company with other locations in Detroit, Ann Arbor and Royal Oak — is targeting a November opening date for its new Grand Rapids location, UICA building. It will include reopening the building’s theater, gallery space and rooftop patio. The building will also serve as the new headquarters for

By |2025-06-17T13:31:20-04:00June 17th, 2025|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|
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Hatch Detroit Down To Top 4 Startups Trying To Win $100,000

DETROIT - The Comerica Hatch Detroit Contest by TechTown is back for its 13th consecutive year, and one entrepreneur will win $100,000 in startup funding from Comerica Bank to open a brick-and-mortar storefront in Detroit, Hamtramck or Highland Park. The winner will also earn a business support package from TechTown Detroit, Wayne State University’s entrepreneurship

By |2025-06-03T16:34:59-04:00June 2nd, 2025|Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|
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Former Grand Rapids Pickle Factory To Transform Into Entrepreneur’s Hub

GRAND RAPIDS — A vacant factory in southeast Grand Rapids could soon become a center for entrepreneurs. The building at 1515 Madison Ave. south of Hall Street was a Heinz pickle factory for many years. The Grand Rapids Center for Community Transformation is leading the $20 million project. Justin Beene is the founder of the center, which

By |2025-05-13T13:40:25-04:00May 13th, 2025|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur Corner, Entrepreneurs|
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MCWT Events Update With Kathleen Norton Schock

SOUTHFIELD - The Michigan Council of Women In Technology is hosting a variety of events this summer and MCWT spokeswoman Kathleen Norton-Schock provices all the details in this video interview. The events include: Quarterly Volunteer Information Meeting Wednesday, May 14, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. - Virtual Event Vino Voyage! A Wine Tasting Journey

By |2025-05-06T19:00:04-04:00May 6th, 2025|Entrepreneurs, ESD, mitechtv|
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