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December 2020

Dec. 10 – Vol.37, Honoring a leader.

Dec. 21 – Vol.38, A survey for small businesses.

November 2020

Nov. 23 – Vol. 36, BSOs are hiring.

Nov. 11 – Vol. 35. News on the network of support.

 

October 2020

Oct. 26 – Vol. 34. Make It Your Business, a revamped NEI communication.

 

May 2020

May 11 – Vol. 33. Have COVID-19 questions? We have answers

 

April 2020

Apr. 27 – Vol. 32. More answers to your COVID-19 questions

Apr. 13 – Vol. 31. Answering your COVID-19 questions

 

March 2020

Mar. 30 – Vol. 30. Find COVID-19 Resources

Mar. 02 – Vol. 29. Join us for Startup Story Night 2020: In Good Company!

 

February 2020

Feb. 17 – Vol. 28. Celebrate Black History Month with Boss: The Black Experience in Business: A Film Screening and Storytelling Event!

Feb. 03 – Vol. 27. Celebrate your love of your business and connect with your dream lender at Build Institute!

 

January 2020

Jan. 31 – Calling All Detroit Small Businesses!

Jan. 20 – Vol. 26. Startup Story Night 2020: Call for Submissions!

Jan. 06 – Vol. 25. Want to lead a session at Detroit Startup Week? Submit a proposal by Jan. 31

 

December 2019

Dec. 16 – Vol. 24. Enroll in Build Basics and get your business rolling in 2020

Dec. 02 – Vol. 23. Join us December 5 to celebrate the launch of In Good Co., a campaign for Detroit entrepreneurs

 

November 2019

Nov. 18 – Vol. 22. November and December Events and Opportunities for Southeast Michigan Entrepreneurs

Nov. 04 – Vol. 21. November Events and Opportunities for Entrepreneurs and Small Business owners in Southeast Michigan

 

October 2019

Oct. 21 – Vol. 20. Check out these Fall Events and Opportunities for Southeast Michigan Entrepreneurs 

Oct. 10 – Stories of Resident Led Solutions for Detroit

Oct. 07 – Vol. 19. Calling All Social Entrepreneurs – Net Impact is Coming to Detroit

 

September 2019

Sept. 16 – Vol. 18. Learn about Microloan Options for your Small Business

Sept. 03 – Vol. 17. Welcome to Detroit’s Month of Design

 

August 2019

Aug. 19 – Vol. 16. Need Help with your Tech Startup or Neighborhood Small Business? Ask a TechTown Expert 

Aug. 05 – Vol. 15. Apply to Pitch at the 10th Annual Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition

 

July 2019

Jul. 15 –Vol. 14. Share Your Retail Idea with Hatch Detroit for a Chance to Win 100k

Jul. 08 – Vol. 13. Read Our Report on Southeast Michigan’s Entrepreneurship Support Network

 

June 2019

Jun. 17 – Vol. 12. It’s Startup Week!

Jun. 03 – Vol. 11. What we know about southeast Michigan’s entrepreneurship support network.

 

May 2019

May 20 – Vol. 10. Get read, Detroit Startup Week is coming

May 06 – Vol. 09. Make the most of National Small Business Week with these resources

 

April 2019

Apr. 15 – Vol. 08. How Lester Gouvia opened Norma G’s, the first sit-down restaurant in Jefferson Chalmers in over 30 years

Apr. 01 – Vol. 07. Apply to pitch for $1.2M in cash prizes at Detroit Demo Day

 

March 2019

Mar. 18 – Vol. 06. Upcoming events and opportunities for SE MI entrepreneurs

Mar. 04 – Vol. 05. FREE tickets to Startup Story Night are going fast!

 

February 2019

Feb. 18 – Vol. 04. Why microloans are critical for small businesses

Feb. 04 – Vol. 03. We want to hear your startup story

 

January 2019

Jan. 22 – Vol. 02. Make It Your Business, an entrepreneurship newsletter from the New Economy Initiative

Jan. 07 – Vol. 01. News from New Economy Initiative