Month: September 2016
For the month of October, Drinks x Design will activate Tangent Gallery with a celebration of Video Production and Illustration. Join Pitch Black Media, TVS Communication Solutions, and The Work Inc. in showcasing their dynamic and high... Read More...
Design Core Detroit and Creative Co.'s Client Services Boot Camp is a six-session boot camp program for small-to-medium sized design firms/agencies and freelancers, based on the fundamentals of client service. Each cohort will be small and... Read More...
Join us on Thursday, October 13 for our third annual celebration of Detroit entrepreneurship, Toast of the Town.
Enjoy a fabulous strolling dinner, signature cocktails and musical entertainment. Meet some of our stand-out entrepreneurs in the... Read More...
In an op-ed for Entrepreneur.com, NEI director Pam Lewis writes about the role entrepreneurship has played in Detroit's economic recovery:
"Ten years ago, if someone in Detroit said he or she was an entrepreneur, a listener's first thought might... Read More...
In the bleak economic landscape of southeastern Michigan, a funder-backed effort, the New Economy Initiative (NEI) offers a ray of hope for Detroit. According to recent analysis by Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for... Read More...
The nation’s largest philanthropically funded economic development program is touting big gains this week, posting numbers that show positive impact for entrepreneurs and small businesses in the Detroit region.
Since 2007, 12 local and national... Read More...
"GENERATION STARTUP" is a feature film that follows six recent college graduates building startups in Detroit through the NEI-funded Venture for America Detroit program. The film celebrates risk-taking, urban revitalization and diversity while... Read More...
The 7th Annual Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition will take place on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at the newly-renovated Cobo Convention Center in downtown Detroit. As one of the largest business plan competitions in the nation, this... Read More...
The New Economy Initiative and Southeast Michigan Startup are pleased to announce our next High Growth Happy Hour featuring Rocket Fiber, one of Detroit's fast growing companies and the city's fastest internet provider. The event will take place... Read More...
NEI's grants have led to the creation of about 7,000 direct jobs and more than 10,000 related jobs, according to two independent reports funded by the program.
Investing in metro Detroit's entrepreneurs appears to be a pretty strong bet for the... Read More...
