The Detroit Regional Chamber is hosting a series of events across 2021-2022 to help small, medium, and large diverse-owned businesses in Southeast Michigan grow. The Black- and Diverse-Owned Business series will provide resources to businesses, with the areas of focus being access to capital, procurement, digital divide, policy needs, talent access, and chief executive officer concierge services.
All events in the series are free to attend, but registration is required.
Click the links below to learn more about the events.
Listen to a panel of marketing professionals discuss the importance of multicultural marketing and learn how to implement it into your business marketing strategy.
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Listen to a panel of bank professionals from Bank of America, First Independence Bank, Huntington National Bank, and J.P. Morgan Chase discuss special funding opportunities for small, diverse-owned businesses.
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Listen to a panel of professionals discuss procurement opportunities and resources for small diverse-owned businesses in Michigan as well as upcoming matchmaking events.
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The Detroit Regional Chamber and Michigan Economic Development Corp.’s Pure Michigan Business Connect hosted a free matchmaking event for diverse-owned businesses in Michigan and Michigan-based financial institutions and banks, including Comerica Bank, Fifth Third Bank, Huntington National Bank, and Rock Central. Diversity and economic development partners also provided resources to attendees.
Listen to a panel of professionals in Southeast Michigan about the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion for small businesses, initiatives. that will help the small business landscape, and how Detroit-based businesses can get priority consideration in procurement opportunities.
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Listen to a panel of finance professionals during a virtual discussion about venture capital and traditional funding opportunities for small businesses in Southeast Michigan and a Q&A with the panelists.
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Learn how the Chamber is committed to racial justice and economic equity.
