Detroit Revitalization Fellows
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
In this video, three Detroit Revitalization Fellows talk about their day jobs, which are all focused on improving life in the city, and their extracurricular entrepreneurial activities, which do much the same.
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New Economy Initiative
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
SWOT City empowers neighborhood businesses, providing them with expert analysis to help them identify their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
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New Economy Initiative
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
The Michigan Women's Foundation's mission is to transform the state to achieve equality and empowerment for women and girls.
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New Economy Initiative
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Wayne State University's Office of Technology Commercialization is responsible for protecting and commercializing the intellectual properties developed at Wayne State, helping researchers and practitioners translate bedside and laboratory discoveries into products that can change lives.
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New Economy Initiative
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
By helping large Detroit institutions and corporations purchase goods and services within the city of Detroit, D2D is creating an environment where all Detroit-based businesses can thrive.
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New Economy Initiative
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
The auto industry's skilled workforce of engineers continuously produces new technologies and intellectual properties. AutoHarvest, a social network/online marketplace for innovation in the auto industry, helps them commercialize their ideas.
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New Economy Initiative
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Bizdom is an entrepreneurial accelerator that provides training and mentorship to tech startups looking for the help and funding they need to grow their ideas into profitable businesses.
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New Economy Initiative
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
New Michigan Media launched with the goal of cataloging minority media outlets throughout Michigan in order to build a network that could bring minority concerns and issues to a broader audience, tear down restrictive silos, and create stronger voices for minority communities at policy discussions. It had never been attempted.
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New Economy Initiative
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
TechTown is Detroit’s business growth center. Its core programs -- Retail Boot Camp, SWOT City, and TechTown Labs -- help Detroit entrepreneurs get their retail and tech startups off the ground.
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New Economy Initiative
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Inforum’s ACTiVATE program guides women through the whole process of business development -- from conception to commercialization -- and connects them with resources and subject matter experts.
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New Economy Initiative
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
ACCESS Growth Center assists immigrant entrepreneurs in making Metro Detroit more than a place of residence -- but rather a place they can call home.
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New Economy Inititiative
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Last week, the New Economy Initiative launched NEIdeas, a challenge that will award $500,000 in prizes to existing businesses in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park.
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