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For Michigan-based social enterprises!

A new pilot program to provide intensive support for early-stage, mission-locked Michigan businesses.

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

Grantees:

Meet the Cohort:


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