Bizwomen Marie Leech May 12, 2022 Fortune 500 boards appointed a record number of women in 2021, although Latinx, Asian and Asian American women continue to be underrepresented, according to a new report released by executive search firm Heidrick & …
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Comcast RISE to Award $1M in Grants to Small Businesses Owned by Women and People of Color in Detroit, Highland Park, and Hamtramck
On Thursday, May 12, Comcast announced it will award $1 million in grants to 100 Detroit, Highland Park, and Hamtramck small businesses owned by women and people of color, including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Asian American owners, among others. Detroit …
Continue ReadingMSU’s Cook Makes History as First Black Woman on Fed Board of Governors
The Detroit News Melissa Nann Burke and Riley Beggin May 10, 2022 Michigan State University economist Lisa Cook made history after the U.S. Senate voted along party lines Tuesday to approve her nomination to the Federal Reserve, where she will be the first Black woman to serve …
Continue Reading‘Activate Detroit’ Loan Helps Open Bagley Restaurant in Detroit
Michigan Chronicle April 25, 2022 Never say never to Jamaal Muhammad. Unless you want to see him succeed. “A high school teacher once told me I’d never go to college and, if I did, I’d fail,” recalled Muhammad, now a …
Continue ReadingFree Legal Help on the Way for Low-Income Detroiters Facing Eviction
Detroit City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed an ordinance that provides free lawyers for low-income Detroiters facing eviction.
Continue ReadingMeet the Former Nike Designer Helping Other Women of Color in Design
Black Enterprise Derek Major May 9, 2022 Design has kept Cheresse Thornhill-Goldson’s interest since high school. It’s also what led her to study industrial design at the College for Creative Studies (CCS) in Michigan. While at CCS, Thornhill-Goldson landed an internship at Nike, which …
Continue ReadingGoogle Offers $100,000 in Digital Skills Training to Michigan Businesses
Crain’s Detroit Business Jay Davis May 4, 2022 Google is offering up to $100,000 in workforce training to teach digital skills to businesses in Michigan. Grow with Google, which offers career and IT certificates and live training through free workshops, …
Continue ReadingMotor City Match Winners from Pickle Sandwich Maker to Child Care Center Share $500,000
Crain’s Detroit Business Jay Davis May 3, 2022 Twelve new businesses set to open in 10 different Detroit neighborhoods are the latest Motor City Match winners to share $500,000 in cash grants. The Round 19 winners announced Tuesday run a …
Continue ReadingNominate Detroit Entrepreneurs who Demonstrate ‘The Hustle’ by June 30
Crain’s Detroit Business Jay Davis April 27, 2022 Native Detroiter Mark Bland noticed something was missing in terms of attendance at city cultural sites such as the Detroit Institute of Arts and Detroit Historical Museum. “I started to see there weren’t a lot …
Continue ReadingNonprofit establishes $10 million loan fund for Black-owned contractors, with $30 million more expected
Crain’s Detroit Business Apr. 26, 2022 Nick Manes Another fund has popped up aiming to support minority-owned contractors doing business in Detroit. The Detroit-based Black Caucus Foundation, along with three financial partners, said the new Capital and Cash Flow Program …
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