Calling all Michigan-based social enterprises!
A new pilot program to provide intensive support for early-stage, mission-locked Michigan businesses. We’re recruiting now for our first cohort!
Social Enterprises serve as pivotal agents of change, adeptly addressing pressing social challenges while simultaneously fostering job creation, spurring economic advancement, and fortifying community resilience.
The Social Enterprise Collective is designed to offer training and technical assistance in a critical growth stage—the first 5 years of development.
Michigan-Grown, Mission-Driven
As a collective cohort learning together over the course of 8 months, grantees will have the opportunity to share resources with and inspire each other as well as form the foundational beginnings of a statewide community supporting social enterprise development in Michigan.
Applicants must meet the following criteria for their social enterprise (or proposed social enterprise)
Based in Michigan
For profit or non-profit organization
Have a social or environmental mission
Operate under a self-sustaining business model by selling a product or service
About the Collective
Grant Funded Vouchers
Selected applicants will receive grant funded vouchers to participate in training workshops as well as additional grant funded vouchers to use for personalized technical assistance with subject matter experts. In addition, each organization will receive a personalized promotional video to share their pitch and help introduce their social enterprise to the public.
Total grant voucher value per organization is estimated at $15,553
Grantees are also eligible for up to $5,275 in additional grant funding for reimbursement of expenses used to support the launch and growth of their businesses.
Trainings include:
Entrepreneurial Readiness
Business Plan Development
Legal Foundations for Launching Your Social Enterprise
How to Conduct a Feasibility Assessment
Best Practices in Disability Hiring for Employment Related Social Enterprises
Business Modeling for a New Social Enterprise
Branding your Social Enterprise
Marketing your Social Enterprise
Pitching your Social Enterprise Vision
Funding Due Diligence Preparation
Strategic Planning
Reporting and Recording Metrics