CDFIs Support Childcare – From Model D
Childcare is not a family issue, but a workforce issue. Members of the MI CDFI Coalition showcase how investing in quality, affordable childcare and early childhood education positively impacts the…
OFN_SBFF_061226-0422 OFN Small Business Finance Forum 2026 in Austin, TX. Day Two, OFN CDFI Innovation Initiative: Pitch Competition
Northern Initiatives Named Winner of the OFN CDFI Capital Solutions Accelerator Pitch Competition
A panel of judges selected Northern Initiatives’ solution for its readiness, well-developed pilot plan, and broad applicability across the industry Washington, D.C.—Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) announced Northern Initiatives as the winner of…
Northern Initiatives named SBA Microlender of the Year
Michigan nonprofit lender has been making SBA Microloans since 1994 Northern Initiatives, a nonprofit lender serving communities across Michigan, has been named Michigan SBA Microlender of the Year by the…
BEI Fund grantees announced
MUSKEGON — The Business Equity Initiative Fund, at the Community Foundation for Muskegon County, has awarded $40,000 in grants to women business owners. The fund has been established to support…
Business Coach Justin Andert, left, with Denise and Benny Young
Mitts 2 Pits
Benny Young grew up cooking. He cooked at the church where his dad was the pastor and he cooked at home for his family of five brothers. Cooking was never…
Weavers Unlimited
Stuart Weaver has worked a thousand feet above the Arctic Circle, where steel groans in the cold and mistakes are unforgiving. Compared to that, a design-and-fabrication shop in Kalamazoo might…
Northland Precision
The roots of CNC machining run deep in Traverse City — and Northland Precision is carrying that legacy forward. It all started with John Parsons, a Traverse City engineer who,…
Fresh Coast Inspections
As Scott Kiaunis built a career in construction and building inspection, he kept noticing something important—every time he stepped into a compromised building, he stepped into a much bigger story.…
Capital Readiness Cohort
Twenty entrepreneurs took a significant next step in their business journeys by enrolling in Northern Initiatives’ Capital Readiness Program, an intensive cohort designed to help business owners prepare to successfully…
Tiny Tots Day Care
Consistency matters deeply to young children, and the former owners of Tiny Treasures Day Care understood that just as clearly as the 100 parents who trusted them with their kids…
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